Market Research Executive (102380-0525)

University of Warwick; Coventry; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Warwick is seeking a Market Research Executive to join its dynamic team. This role entails collaborating across departments and delivering insightful research projects that inform strategic decisions. The successful candidate will possess strong analytical skills and a background in market research within education or business sectors.

Benefits

Flexible working

26 days holiday plus Christmas closure

Attractive pension scheme

Onsite childcare facilities

Qualifications

• Knowledge of market research in a business or higher education setting is critical.
• Passion for delivering market research solutions.
• A high level of initiative and flexibility for various research projects.

Responsibilities

• Deliver primary and secondary research projects against annual plans.
• Collaborate with various teams for diverse research questions.
• Support the Market Research Manager in executing research tasks.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Quantitative tools

Qualitative tools

Education

Experience in market research

Job description

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About The Role

For informal enquiries, please contact Vanessa Walz (Market Research Manager) [e-mail]

The role of Market Research Executive sits within a dynamic and talented Market Research team. The team culture is extremely supportive and friendly, and there is a real camaraderie among team members.

The role requires collaboration with teams from across the University, providing a wide variety of interesting research questions.

As a Market Research Executive you will deliver primary and secondary research projects against the annual plan of work, as well as adhoc requests from stakeholders, with the support of other team members. Reporting to the Market Research Manager for Brand and Commercial Research, your workload will come from across the Market Research Team and will be varied, including brand research, prospective student research, current student research and staff research.

About You

Are you a market researcher and ambitious analytical thinker looking for a new challenge? If you’re excited about this key position, you’ll need to demonstrate knowledge and experience of market research/insight in a business or higher education setting.

You’ll be passionate about creating and delivering the best market research solutions for our stakeholders.

You will possess a high level of initiative, knowledge of quantitative and qualitative tools and techniques and be capable of responding flexibly to a wide range of research projects.

The successful candidate will have great interpersonal skills and a highly analytical approach, with good attention to detail and a passion for insight. You will be keen to succeed in a dynamic environment in which every day brings a new, exciting challenge!

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.

About The Department

The University of Warwick is world leading for teaching and research, with an absolute commitment to excellence and an ambition to challenge the status quo. We’ve inspired positive change, sparked innovation and created opportunity across our local community, our region, the country and beyond.

We’re incredibly proud of our global reputation as a centre of excellence for learning and research. It is our mission to open our doors even wider – to work hand in hand with industry, to connect with academics and partners around the world, to bring opportunity to our region and our country, and to engage students, staff and communities from all walks of life, all parts of society, all cultural backgrounds.

You will join a passionate and inspiring team of Marketing, Communications and Insight (MCI) professionals. MCI encompasses the teams for:

• Marketing and Student Recruitment
• Brand and Marketing
• Corporate Communications
• Market Research and Insight
• Creative and Digital Services
  
  

The post holder will be based in the Market Research and Insight team.

About The University

Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We’re one of the world’s top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be ‘world leading or internationally excellent’**.

You'll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.

• QS World University Rankings 2024
• Research Excellence Framework 2021
  
  

To find out more about us visit our website.

How to Apply

CLOSING DATE: Thursday 12th June 2025 at 23:55 (BST)

To apply, please click ‘Apply’ below and submit an application form by the closing date.

Please plan for any potential delays as you will not be able to submit an application form past this deadline (even if you opened the form at, say, 23:30).

You will have to attach a CV and a cover letter.

• Your CV should include your employment history (including your most recent employment), your education history, and any other relevant experience.
• Your cover letter should explain your motivations for applying to the role. It should also explain, using examples, how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the Job Description PDF document below. Please note that all essential criteria must be met by candidates who are invited to interview.
  
  

Please see here for guidance on writing a cover letter. We highly recommend using individual criteria as headers and explaining below, using examples, how you meet the criterion, though you are free to format the letter as you wish.

To streamline our hiring processes, we can only accept applications submitted via our official careers webpage, warwick-careers.tal.net.

• Interview Date: 30th June 2025
• Start Date: To be confirmed
  
  

What we Offer

We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 26 days holiday plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.

We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer you access to flexible working, for more information click here.

We are proud to say that we are a Living Wage employer.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

Warwick is committedto building an organisation ofmutual respectanddignity, promoting awelcoming, diverse, and inclusive workingand learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to berecognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.

We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpageshere.

The University currently holds aRace Equality Charter Bronze Award,Athena Swan Sliver Awardand aDisability Smart Bronze Award.Further information on all of the University's Awards and Accreditations can be found here. The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of theEUTOPIA European University Alliance.

Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)

The University of Warwick is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all those we work with.

In line with the DBS Code of Practice, the successful candidates for any roles involving regulated activity, will be subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level. The University will take all necessary measures to ensure that any individual subject to a barring order does not undertake any work with the barred group specified (i.e. children and/or adults).

We expect all employees, volunteers, and partners to share our commitment to safeguarding.

Rehabilitation of Ex-Offenders

The University undertakes not to discriminate against anyone who makes a disclosure relating to a conviction. The information disclosed at application stage is only visible to the central DBS team (i.e. not recruiting managers) to ensure there is no bias during the shortlisting process.

Job Description

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