Senior Research Associate - Surveys

PEI Group; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A global business intelligence firm in London seeks a Senior Research Associate to manage survey creation and data analysis. The ideal candidate will possess strong research skills, excel in data management, and have excellent communication abilities. This role offers opportunities for growth within a diverse team committed to accuracy and high-quality output.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Inclusive culture

Qualifications

• Experience in a research role or working with surveys is highly preferred.
• Confidence in multitasking and meeting deadlines.
• Ability to communicate market data knowledgeably.

Responsibilities

• Build complex surveys based on internal briefs.
• Lead post-event survey processes and advise on data collection.
• Analyse and extract trends from survey data.

Skills

Highly developed research skills

Strong time management skills

Excellent spoken and written English skills

Attention to detail

Self-motivation

Tools

Survey software

Excel

Job description

About The Role

We at PEI Group are looking for a Senior Research Associate, Surveys to join our welcoming, diverse and growing team in London. The successful candidate will be a part of a global team, responsible for the research and maintenance of online intelligence services covering alternative asset classes and will play a key role in survey-based research activities.

The role demands high levels of self-motivation, first-rate organisational skills, excellent verbal and written communication, strong excel and data management skills and an analytical and driven mindset. A keen eye for detail is also essential to ensure that we maintain accuracy and a high quality of output.

The Senior Research Associate is primarily engaged in the following activities:

Research:

• Build complex surveys according to briefs from different internal departments, making sure questions are well written and survey functionality is optimised.
• Lead on post-event survey process and confidently advise on best format of data collection.
• Assemble survey contact lists by selecting relevant respondents and compose and track corresponding email campaigns and response rates.
• Ensure survey respondent quality remains high, screening contact lists for relevance, duplicates and low-quality responses.
• Confidently manipulate, analyse and extract trends from survey data in excel.
• Develop an overall awareness of all research activity at PEI, with a particular focus on the types of survey-based projects conducted across the business.
• The balance of the above tasks, along with other duties, will vary.

Knowledge:

• Maintain an excellent knowledge of alternative assets.
• Develop a deep understanding of the different teams at PEI and their research requirements.
• Demonstrate best-practice techniques in contributing to survey projects.
• Experience working with survey software (highly preferred).

Key relationships:

• The Senior Research Associate will work within the larger Research and Analytics team within the London office.
• Build relationships with editorial, sales, events, network and marketing staff members across offices where necessary.

Key success measures:

• Managing time extremely well, meeting agreed deadlines and working well under pressure.
• Demonstrating a high level of attention to detail and exceptional adaptability in their work.
• Maintenance of an enthusiastic and positive attitude towards work.
• Building a range of surveys efficiently and to a high standard.

About You

Requirements

The role would suit individuals with;

• Highly developed research skills.
• High levels of self-motivation.
• The ability or willingness to learn the dynamics of the private markets industry to have informed conversations about market data.
• Experience within a research role or working with surveys (highly preferred).
• Demonstrated attention to detail and patience so that work is completed on time and to the required standard.
• Confidence in multitasking and strong time management skills are also essential.
• Excellent spoken and written English skills.
• Be inquisitive and have a proactive, methodological and enthusiastic approach to work.
• The ability to work on one’s own initiative whilst maintaining close and effective relationships with others in the team and company is needed.

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About Us

Who we are:

PEI Group is a subscriber-focused business intelligence company. With our multi-talented global team of over 490 people, spread across EMEA, USA & Asia, our purpose is to inform and connect investment professionals across global, specialised markets. We identify specific high growth, high value investment sectors and themes where deep insight, strong market relationships and active capital flows are critical for success.

What we do:

PEI Group provides industry-leading journalism, data, and market insight to subscribing clients via a wide portfolio of specialist brands supported by our robust and scalable digital publishing, analytics, and database platform. We also track the firms and individuals who shape markets and bring client-communities together to enable knowledge sharing, profile building and relationship development through professional networks and events. Wherever our markets are active – in New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore, London and elsewhere – PEI is hard at work examining crucial market forces and shifting investment themes, identifying active investors and their capital allocations, and scanning ahead for regulatory changes, new compliance requirements and other risk factors.

At PEI we value diverse talent and welcome applications from everyone – regardless of background. We are an equalopportunity employer and our inclusive culture at PEI is reflected in every stage of the recruitment journey. Please inform us at initial stages of the recruitment process if you require any reasonable adjustments and we can accommodate this.

PEI Group supports flexible working arrangements, and we welcome career returners.