Researcher

North Yorkshire  ‐ Onsite
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Description

Sopra Steria Recruitment is working in partnership with a major public sector client in the UK. We are currently recruiting a Researcher for an initially 9 months contract based in Shipley.

Responsibilities:

  • Working alongside other researchers in the Behavioural and Customer Insight Team (BCI) and with internal stakeholders to understand business needs and agree research-based approaches to meet those needs
  • Design and implement research projects promoting fit-for-purpose research methods.
  • Undertake a range of different kinds of research including but not limited to
    • focus groups
    • immersion
    • ideas generation and co-creation
    • customer journeys
    • depth interviews
  • Use project management tools to monitor the progress of research projects.
  • Analyse and interpret data to identify patterns and solutions, including quantitative data and focus group transcripts.
  • Produce detailed reports on research findings and present results to colleagues and stakeholders.
  • Work with other researchers in BCI to develop the skills, knowledge, and experience of participatory and qualitative research methods through coaching, formal training and other methods.
  • Use customer researcher findings to help inform the development of customer journeys

Essential experience:

    • Experience and expertise in undertaking research in a wide range of areas with diverse types of participants, including businesses and hard-to-reach individuals
    • Experience in all stages of the research process including research design, delivery, write up and dissemination
    • Experience of applying innovative qualitative methods such as participatory research, innovation and ideas generation, immersion, co-creation and co-design, ethnography, and customer journeys.
    • Experience applying traditional qualitative research methods eg depth interviews, focus groups, and survey design and delivery
    • Excellent qualitative analysis and reporting skills
    • Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

    Desirable

    • An upper second class (2.1) honours degree in a research related discipline such as Social Research, Quantitative and Qualitative Research, Consumer Psychology or a similar field
    • Member of the Market Research Society or similar professional body
    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
    • Experience of training and developing colleagues
    • Experience using statistical packages such as SPSS, Stata, SAS or equivalent
    • Experience working in the digital space eg carrying out user research, using web browsing/eye tracking software

    Security Clearance Level Required: CTC

    Sopra Steria Recruitment Limited acts as both an employment business and as an employment agency.

    Please Note: Shortlisted candidates would be contacted via Call/Email.

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    Start date
    ASAP
    Duration
    9 months
    From
    Sopra Steria Recruitment Limited
    Published at
    08.06.2017
    Project ID:
    1357343
    Contract type
    Freelance
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