Research Associate (Recent graduates invited to apply)

Our client is a Dubai-based boutique market research consultancy and one of the most trusted research partners in the region for brands seeking strategic and actionable insights to grow in the Middle East and Africa for the past 13 years.

As part of growing their current team, they are currently hiring for a Research Associate / Research Executive to assist with conducting qualitative research including moderating focus groups, analyzing the findings, and working on presentations.

Fresh Graduates are invited to apply for the role. Training will be provided on the job.

Job Responsibilities:

• Communicating with clients to understand and document the business objectives.
• Assisting the manager in designing research questionnaires and moderator guides.
• Briefing the field teams and working with them to supervise and observe the fieldwork to ensure quality.
• Moderating focus groups and translating questionnaires and guides from English to Arabic.
• Transcribing the information from focus groups/in-depth interviews and conducting content analysis.
• Interpreting data, writing reports, and making actionable recommendations.
• Verbal presentation of the results to the client (it is imperative that the candidate has a strong command over spoken and written English and Arabic).

Required Skills & Experience:

• Graduate or post-graduate in Psychology or Business Management from a reputed institution in the UAE or overseas.
• Good written & spoken English is mandatory for all candidates.
• Additionally, for Arabic-speaking candidates, good written & spoken Arabic is mandatory.
• A self-starter with a hunger to develop a research career in a creative supportive environment.
• Good organizational & interpersonal skills are required.
• Attention to detail.
• Tech-savvy and computer literate.
• Passion to go beyond the obvious.
• Can-do attitude.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and for long hours when the work demands.