Senior Research Executive (German speaking)

Job Description

With a leaning in the Research Team’s Realtime Research area, you will be running and working on research projects on a whole host of topics for a wide range of clients. You will become an expert in leveraging our Omnibus and Field&Tab platform effectively. You will help our clients to transform business questions into appropriate research designs. You will design questionnaire (in German and English language) and conduct both German and international research projects successfully. You will help senior staff on delivering research for YouGov’s top-tier accounts. You will be supported by more junior researchers on some projects, so delegation skills are key. will have support from the Research Solution Partner Team and Research Managers on larger and complex projects.

This role relies on excellent communication and quantitative research skills. You will be working with other teams, researchers, and directly with clients to design and deliver research and reporting which hits the brief and is clear, unbiased and stands up to scrutiny.

• Delivering quantitative research projects across a range of sectors and audiences: Managing and monitoring of fast-turnaround research projects across the entire life cycle (incl. research and questionnaire design, fieldwork, analyses, delivery of data)
• Presenting and attending client meetings (kick-off meetings, debriefs etc.)
• Leading, joining and creating virtual teams (both within team and across other teams as necessary) to service and retain medium and large accounts
• Partnering with commercial team members to respond to and advise on speculative enquiries, interpreting client briefs and effectively writing proposals and costing of projects
• Mentoring, developing, supporting and delegating to junior researchers to help the team deliver our clients’ research needs. This role may lead to line management of junior researchers

Qualifications

Demonstrated knowledge and experience

• 4+ years of experience in market research (Research Executive: 2+ years)
• Ability to develop research designs for research projects as well as to organize and deliver fast-turnaround projects successfully
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

Technical skills and qualifications

• Academic degree in economics, social sciences, psychology, or comparable field
• Knowledge of MS Office software (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Knowledge of statistical software (R, SPSS, or comparable)

Behavioural competencies

• An active and open mindset
• Excellent communication skills (in written, oral and electronic communications)
• A drive to commercially succeed and solve clients’ problems
• Open for adapting new technologies
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to organize time and deliver results in stressful situations
• Excellent German language skills, business English skills

Additional Information

YouGov’s Research Team works together with other teams from across Europe to produce research for organizations from many sectors. Across business, the media, and the public, YouGov’s research is a trusted source of information.

You will get multi-sector experience, working with your team to deliver deep, connected Custom research solutions and market-leading Omnibus research.

It’s a busy, fun, hard-working team where the right candidate will see their leadership, management, commercial and research repertoire grow and develop.