Consultancy Research Manager

Infopro Digital; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Infopro Digital is seeking a Consultancy Research Manager to enhance its Market Research division within Barbour ABI. The role spans various research projects and requires a blend of qualitative and quantitative skills along with a strong data analysis capability. Joining this dynamic team offers opportunities for professional development, a collaborative culture, and great benefits, including a remote working option and flexible holiday arrangements.

Benefits

25 to 30 days holiday

Day off for birthday

Volunteering days

Pension and Life Assurance

Great company culture and social events

Qualifications

• Expertise in qualitative and quantitative research.
• End-to-end project management experience.
• Strong analytical and report writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage qualitative and quantitative research projects.
• Conduct surveys, focus groups, and depth interviews.
• Support freelance researchers in project delivery.

Skills

Research techniques (quantitative and qualitative)

Data analysis

Project management

Microsoft Excel

Report writing

Education

Degree in Business Studies, Marketing, or Economics

Tools

Qualtrics

Job description

Infopro Digital, the B2B group specialising in information and technology, is currently lookingfor a Consultancy Research Manager on a permanent contract to strengthen the team at its Barbour ABI business.

Barbour ABI powers the UK built environment with the best intelligence to help our clients grow. Best known for our construction project leads, our portfolio includes analytics, market research reports and bespoke consultancy. With over 1.7 million projects in our dataset, our products and services are renowned for their accuracy, depth, and efficacy.

Join Barbour ABI and get the best of both worlds

Working at Barbour ABI will provide you with the exciting challenges and autonomy you are looking for within a dynamic and nimble SME, but backed by the growth plans and structure of a global business, Infopro Digital, with 4000+ employees and leading intelligence brands in 18 countries.

As Consultancy Research Manager you will be a key player in Market Research division. The Market Research division works remotely but has a strong and supportive online network of communication. You will be required to attend a monthly team meeting at our offices in Cheshire Oaks (near Chester).

Key Accountabilities:

• You will be responsible for qualitative and quantitative research projects including market sizing, brand positioning and health checks, market scoping, acquisition due diligence, new product development research and testing, etc. These require a blend of primary research in the form of surveys, focus groups, depth interviews and trials, along with secondary research including data gathering and analysis, studies on company and product information, often requiring lateral thinking to create and test data sets and market profiles.
• You should be adept at bringing these different techniques into play and balancing work across multiple projects and clients, so experience of project management is important. You’ll need to be comfortable setting up and managing several projects at a time and keeping them on track and delivering to the client within agreed timescales.
• You will be required to manage and support freelance researchers in the delivery of projects.

About you:

·Expertise in research techniques both quantitative and qualitative

· Able to run surveys and maximise response rates – technical set up (Qualtrics experience preferred), you will oversee list management, manage communications and the process flow to encourage participation.

·End-to-end management of quantitative primary research programmes, from client briefing, questionnaire design and scripting (Qualtrics experience preferred), sampling techniques, data interpretation, and delivery of insights and recommendations.

·End-to-end management of qualitative research studies including discussion guide development, methodology design, fieldwork management, qualitative data interpretation and delivery of insights and recommendations

·Previous experience in research looking at data and statistics, especially company data and official statistics and reporting.

·Experience in using Microsoft Excel, including familiarity with using Pivot Tables and Graphs

·Strong data analysis skills, especially the ability to derive insight from data.

·Experience of managing multiple projects concurrently

·Experience of managing freelance researchers and ensuring they meet deliverables.

·First-class report writing experience and attention to detail.

·Analytical, questioning mindset and the ability to think critically

·Positive, solutions-orientated attitude towards problem-solving

·Experience in trends analysis and market forecasting.

Desirable skills and experience:

·Educated to degree-level in a relevant field, e.g. Business Studies, Marketing, Economics (desirable but not essential)

·Market research agency experience (desirable but not essential).

·Built environment/construction sector experience (desirable but not essential).

·Membership of MRS is desirable or working towards accreditation.

Fully remote role

3pm finish on a Friday

25 to 30 days holiday

Day off for your birthday

Purchase extra holidays

Volunteering days

Pension and Life Assurance

Great company culture that offers professional development, training and regular social events

Our Foundations and Values:

At Infopro Digital, we are driven by core values such as entrepreneurial spirit, constant customer focus, promoting diversity, striving for significant impact, and a collaborative culture. By joining us, you become part of a dynamic community that embraces these values on a daily basis, shaping the future with passion and commitment.

Diversity is one of our core values. We are convinced that our teams, drawn from all backgrounds and with different backgrounds and experiences, are one of the key drivers of our success. The Group is committed to a policy of equal opportunities and inclusion, from recruitment to career development, and we strive to provide an equitable working environment to promote the well-being of our teams.

Who are we?

Infopro Digital is a B2B group specialising in information and technology. With a presence in 18 countries, the group has 4,000 employees of 55 nationalities.

Infopro Digital connects professional communities.

Our brands are leaders in the five key economic sectors: construction and public sector, automotive, industry, risk & insurance, and retail.

With our solutions, our customers make informed decisions and companies develop their business and sustainable performance.

Are you a passionate professional looking for new opportunities? Don't wait any longer and join Infopro Digital's community of professionals!

Equal Opportunities

We provide equal opportunities to employees and job applicants and do not discriminate either directly or indirectly, because of any protected characteristic or any other characteristic or activity protected by law. To fully comply with all laws prohibiting discrimination in all phases of employment, we have set up a system of monitoring all job applications, we therefore ask you to complete the equal opportunities questions on this form.

This information will be collected anonymously, in confidence and will not be seen by anyone directly involved in the hiring process, it will be stored separately and used only to provide statistics for monitoring purposes. There is no obligation on you to provide information. All applicants will be treated the same, whether or not they provide this information.

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