Associate Research Director at the Public Affairs Team in Geneva

Vor 3 Tagen


Genf, Schweiz IPSOS SA Vollzeit

Ipsos is a global leader in survey-based market research activities, present in 90 markets and employing more than 18,000 people. Our passionately curious research professionals, analysts and scientists have built unique multi-specialist capabilities that provide understanding and powerful insight into the actions, opinions and motivations of citizens, consumers, patients, customers or employees.

In Switzerland Ipsos is the largest market research company; we are a team of 126, from more than 23 countries and based in Geneva, Basel and Root.

Our Public Affairs team based in Geneva is looking for a:

Associate Research DirectorThe Associate Research Director will have the following main responsibilities:

• Main point of contact with clients among International Organizations and Universities on project and account related matters, active relationship management with existing clients

• Responsibility for design, execution and delivery of international research programmes over 200k USD in the area of social and opinion research

• Finding new business opportunities and developing relationship with new prospects, promoting Ipsos knowledge and experience

• Finding new calls for tenders for global, multi-country research studies for UN and other

International Organizations and responding to them by writing comprehensive research proposals (including design and pricing elements) and pitch presentations

• Analysis and interpretation of results and preparation of Word and PowerPoint reports

• Workshops and presentation of results to various client stakeholders

• Overseeing work of juniors and coordination of work of different teams.

Desired qualifications, skills and experiences:

• 5-10 years of experience of working on quantitative research projects for UN and/or other International Organizations, Universities, or governments

• Experience in applied social research using some of the main quantitative methodologies (face-to-face, telephone and online), understanding of methodological and sampling requests

• Good knowledge of qualitative methodologies is an asset

• Interest for working in private sector and in business development, proactive approach to new clients

• Advanced university degree in a relevant discipline is a requirement, PhD is an advantage

• Positive, solutions-focussed approach and ‘out-of-the-box’ thinking

• Tenacity and excitement to work in a challenging environment with different teams and under time constrains, flexibility to changes in the project scope

• Good writing skills, ability to interpret results and generate insights

• Knowledge of SPSS or another statistical package is requested• Excellent reading/writing/speaking English, French or German is an asset.

If you recognise yourself in this description, then please send your application by email to:

Our career page and our vacancies in Switzerland can be found at: Professional vacancies |

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