Research Executive(Public policy and Governance)

  • Full-time

Company Description

Infotrak Research and Consulting is a full service research company that was founded in 2004 following the vision of the founder to provide the Pan African Market with suitable information solutions required to sustain the ever-growing economies in the continent.
Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, Infotrak also has affiliate offices in Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria and field contacts in more than 12 other countries in Sub Saharan Africa. The firm attributes its rapid growth to not only innovation, high level of professionalism and dynamism, but also on the excellent caliber of personnel who have been described by many as “Business minds who specialize in research”.
Services provided include: Customer & Employee Satisfaction Surveys, Market Segmentation Studies, Brand Health checks, Consumer Usage and attitude studies, advertising awareness/impact surveys, advertising pre-post testing, media surveys, pricing studies, new product research, market feasibilities, formative research, perception surveys, KAP studies etc.

Job Description

Public Policy and Governance Research dept.



• The holder of this position will be expected; in consultation with other team members, to

prepare a comprehensive work plan that ensures the Public Policy and Governance research

division grows and becomes profitable.

• He/She will formulate, prepare proposals and presentations on possible research projects and

present these to clients or senior management. It will be expected that he/she continuously

pitch projects to potential clients.

• He/She will scope for prospective clients and organize meetings to sell, negotiate and agree

research projects; it is their responsibility to look for research briefs and work on the proposals.

• He/She will be expected to be the regular client liaison via meetings, email and the telephone.

Qualifications

• First degree or higher diploma in statistics, business related course or social sciences

• Masters in related field is an added advantage

• A minimum of two(2) years’ experience in data analysis and processing, market or social research

• Background knowledge in project management, business development or client portfolio management

• Excellent computer skills (Microsoft office and or statistical packages i.e STATA, SPSS, CS-Pro, EPIDATA)

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Flexible and able to travel within or outside the country within short notice

• Ability to work in a team and under minimal supervision

Additional Information

If you meet the above requirements, send your CV with a cover letter and testimonials to the address [email protected] so as to reach us on Friday, February 14, 2013 by 4pm.

NB: Kindly indicate your current salary in your cover letter.