Research Marketing Services Vacacies

RMS (Research Marketing Services) is the leading Market Research Agency in West and Central Africa. For 30 years we have provided value added solutions in quantitative, qualitative, technical and field research methods to world-class organisations.Our indepth understanding of African markets allows us to conduct market research in over 26 countries including Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Cameroun, Senegal, Kenya and DRC providing unparalleled service to a diverse client base.

RMS an affiliate of TNS, a dynamic and highly-rated marketing research company whose vision is "to be the dominant world class provider of market Insights" with lOcal and mUltinational clients seeks to employ local 8. expatriate staff to occupy the following positions. The company is an equal opportunity company.

RESEARCH EXECUTIVE (QUANTITATIVE) (Ref: RQT 1)
Key Job Responsibilities:

Will work with Account Managers on project-related issues ensuring that clients' needs are met. Day-to-day involvement with research projects, including: drafting proposals, questionnaire design, liaison witlh senior team members on data analysis, interpretation and development of recommendations and preparation of presentation
of findings.

Requirements:

• University or College degree in Social Sciences/Marketing/Business/Mathematics.
• At teast 2 years experience client service or research aligned business.
• Proven knowledge of market research.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent Power Point, Words and Excel Knowledge. Should have knowledge of SPSS.
• Excelfent presentation skills
• Commercial awareness.
• Excellent command of ~nglish, both written and verbal.

RESEARCH EXECUTIVE (QUALITATIVE) (Ref: RQl2)

Key Job Responsibilities:

Will work with Account Managers on project-related issues ensuring that the clients' needs are met. Day-to-day .Involvement with research projects, including; drafting proposals, designing topic/interview guides. cnducting-groups/in depth interviews and other qualitative fieldwork interpretation, report writing and development of recommendations as well as undertaking clients' presentations

Requirements:

• University or College degree in Social Sciences/Marketing/Business/English Literature
• At least 2 years experience in client service or research aligned business.
• Proven knowledge of market research.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent Power Point and Word Skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Commercial awareness. Excellent command of English, both written and verbal.

FIELD PROJECT MANAGERS (Ref: FPM 3)

Person's Specification

The Field Project Manager's position is a middle level management position that requires the best fit candidate to have the following:

• First Degree/HND In SOcial Sciences/ManagementJEngineeringlPlanning
• Post Graduate degree(M8A} wl)uldbe an advantage
• Project management experience is a requirement
• Field management experience is an added advantage
• Must have at least (3) three years post experience in either Project/Operations Management/Field Research
• Mature with great organisational skills
• Should have sound working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Project is an added advantage
• Be personable With great initiative and high level integrity
• Must have good Communication skills
• Can work with minimum supervision

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the spectrum pf projects and reporting field malters
• Plan and execute speeific project timelines
• Scheduling of tasks and routing of research instruments across the country
• Collating and reporting of proiects progress at their various life cycle stages
• Analyse, track and evaluate project portfolios
• Collate and write field technical reports on projects
• Manage cost profile of projects and evaluate cost benefit analysis of the various projects
• Develop and monitor project itinerary/schedules
• Project -appreilial and performance evaluation, and monitoring of field resources
• Develop and manage field project costing

Positions RQT & RQL2 are available, only in Lagos while FPM 3 is available in Lagos, lbadan, Benin, Port- Harcourt. Enugu. Jos, Abuja, Kaduna, Maiduguri and Kano.

Interested Candidates should forward their CVs to: recruitment@rms-africa.com on or before 31st August, 2010 . Please quote the Ref. No. of the position applying for on the 'Subject' heading of your email.