Job Details

Project Managers are responsible for managing market research projects which involves dealing with outside recruiters, international researchers and internal researchers, as well as dealing with clients.

The distinction between Project Managers and Researchers is that Project Managers manage, while researchers research. Anything that is not about the research ‘content’ of the project is and should be handled by the Project Manager, making this a pivotal role in the organisation

This role involves:

Project Preparation: - Taking initial contact or brief from the client or researcher to explore feasibility and timings - Setting up and arranging briefing meetings - Entering projects on InfoSystem and keeping their status up to date - Contacting international sub-contractors for quotes and diary planning/project scheduling - Scheduling in and booking travel for domestic and international projects - Helping to prepare and gather international costs – entering received costs onto InfoSystem and pulling together a client research quotation for Director approval - Contacting recruiters to book out domestic projects and arrange fieldwork times - Contacting viewing facilities for availability - Ensuring that the researcher diaries are kept up to date with project plans on a daily basis

Project in progress: - Writing screeners and getting researcher/client approval as necessary - Scheduling project timing with researcher/client - Sending out client job confirmation and project confirmations /purchase order numbers to international agencies - Booking recruiters/researchers/viewing facilities/venues/video hire - on going liaison as the project progresses - Writing spec sheets and sending out recruiter work packs - Preparing and sending locations list to client - Getting respondent lists from recruiters in advance of fieldwork and checking for any issues - Checking ‘all is well’ the day before fieldwork, and general progress chasing - Ensuring incentives are ready - Ongoing communication with client and researcher re: sample, arrangements, stimulus material delivery - Making sure stimulus material arrives on time, and is ready for the researcher (unpacking, sorting, preparing it) - Setting up researcher work pack – booking taxis as necessary or organising routes to venues/hostess homes - Setting up debrief time with client

Project Production - Checking on quality of recruitment and dealing with any recruitment issues arising - Liaising with researcher re production of report/debrief document/ensuring stimulus is ion a PowerPoint file for debrief document

Project completion - Overseeing project filing and completion: sending back stimulus/products to client as necessary

Essential Skills: - Excellent communication and organisation - Excellent IT skills and be a proficient user of all MS Office products - Attention to detail - Previous experience within this type of role preferable

£23,000 - 24,000 per Annum