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Research Executive- Social & Education Research

Job description

Are you happiest when working in social research? Are you passionate about conducting research to support communities and have a long-term benefit for Australians?
  
Come and work with a leading social research organisation. A national business renowned for their rigorous evidence-based insights to inform policy, decision making and social change.
  
As a Research Executive you will help deliver a range of customised, quantitative research programs with full training towards long term growth as a social researcher.
  
Key Responsibilities:
  
Stakeholder management: Day to day interaction with various stakeholders. Attending meetings, distilling the important actions, and taking away action points.
  
Project Management: Overseeing the smooth running of quantitative research projects to time and budget, working with suppliers on data collection. 
  
Survey Design + Data Analysis: You’ll have a high attention to detail for designing surveys, quality checking and data analysis – seeking the story in the data.
  
Writing skills: Help write reports and presentations – charting key information and messaging to take key insights back to clients.
  
Selection criteria:
  • 1+ years’ experience in quantitative market or social research
  • A foundational experience of the research cycle – proposal to presentation
  • Social or Education experience ideal
  • Experience with a stats package such as SPSS/Q
  • High attention to detail
  • Ability to juggle and prioritise tasks
By joining Australia’s largest provider of research, advisory and data services to the public sector, you will be setting yourself up for success to learn all the skills you needs for a career in social or market research.
  
Interested? I’d love to have a chat on 0452417265 or send your CV to Gemma Lewis at glewis@resourcesgroup.com.
  
About Resources Group
  
We are the Leading Global Talent Agency for Insights, Analytics & Data Strategy. Our consultants take the time to truly understand your career aims and are dedicated to providing tailored, impartial advice to find you the very best career move. We have access to an unrivalled and exclusive range of job opportunities with trailblazing agencies and blue-chips across Australia, NZ and APAC.
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