About This Role
Undertaking market research activities, primarily quantitative, in socio-economic, corporate/industrial, and evaluation studies, and preparing proposals for competitive bids, is the core of this research assistant role.
Responsibilities
- Understand project requirements to be able to execute market research projects
- Plan field work and assist project manager for all primary research activities
- Carry out primary research activities individually, through agencies, teams, etc.
- Put together the detailed findings information report on projects
- Perform quality check control
- Coordinate data management with teams
- Conduct qualitative discussions and recruit participants for discussions
- Use research knowledge, understand research requirements, and draft new proposals
- Manage documentation for participating in tender/competitive bids
Requirements
- At least 1-2 years of field research experience in customized research/consumer primary market research
- Adept in competitive bidding tendering process (mandatory)
- Excellent understanding of economics statistics
- Prior experience in managing large scale research work, including social industrial research
- Able to commence work in the field in all conditions, across India
- Ability to manage a research team
- Manage multiple projects with competing deadlines
- Good command over written and spoken English
- Superior understanding of CAPI/CATI technology-enabled data collection process
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to prioritize work within tight operational deadlines
- High proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word
- Ready to travel at short notice
