ABOUT US:

For more than 25 years Ipsos Scotland has worked closely with government and a wide range of other public and third sector organisations, using our social research expertise to advise policy makers on their service delivery. We carry out the full range of quantitative, qualitative and mixed-method research studies and evaluations.

Our work spans the public policy agenda including: children and families; crime and justice; health and wellbeing; politics and elections; public and community engagement; energy and environment; transport and infrastructure; social security and taxation; business and enterprise; education, employability, workforce and skills; housing; local government and public sector reform. Our work has a direct bearing on the decisions made by government, organisations and citizens. We take that seriously and, because of this, do work of the highest quality that stands up to close scrutiny.

YOUR ROLE:

As a Graduate Research Executive, you’ll be encouraged to take responsibility from the outset - thrown straight into working on live projects.  You will gain exposure to a variety of policy areas and research approaches, whilst working alongside industry experts.

• You’ll work with both quantitative and qualitative data

• You’ll see the end to end project life cycle: taking client briefs, working through time lines and costings, research design (for example questionnaire development), quality control, and liaising with our fieldwork specialists.

• You will learn key project management skills.

• You will focus on what the narrative of our research is, showing your findings to the client and impacting policy development with a powerful and insights-led story.

• You’ll help us think about how we can deliver our conclusions and recommendations in an engaging and creative way.

OUR OFFER –

Our Generation Ipsos programme provides a comprehensive foundation in research and how it’s practically applied in a commercial environment. You’ll be trained in client management, project management and the nitty-gritty of research including methodologies, sampling, weighting and ethics. You’ll learn through real life, hands-on experience, webinars, seminars and specialist workshops. We’ll provide you with dedicated training designed to achieve the industry recognised Market Research Society (MRS) Advanced Certificate accreditation.   Networking is a key skill so we have Early Careers events with other Graduates, Placement Students and Interns across the company.

Having a flexible working culture where we help our colleagues and celebrate our successes is important to us.  We invest our time in you and you’ll benefit from working alongside our expert teams.  Your manager will help you set goals to achieve your personal objectives throughout the year and help you exceed these.

And the fun stuff …

• 25 days’ holiday (plus public holidays) which increases over time to 30 days, and an extra day for your birthday.

• 4pm finish on a Friday

• Regular social events

• Team Christmas parties

• Season ticket loan

• A huge variety of benefits e.g. pension contributions, income protection, winter flu jabs, eye care vouchers, online and high street discounts

 ABOUT YOU -

• A natural curiosity about the world we live in and human behaviour

• A passion for public policy

Along with ….

• The ability to work creatively and think commercially

• Exceptional attention to detail and a meticulous approach to analysing data and analysing research

• Strong interpersonal skills – the ability to communicate clearly and persuasively

• Exceptional organisational skills as well as the ability to multi-task and work towards multiple deadlines

• The right to work in the UK

Those who are successful at this stage will be progressed to a skype interview and gamified test.  The final stage will be an assessment centre.

Applications close Friday 4th March 2022, but we may close early if we receive a high level of interest, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible!

We are committed to equality, treating people fairly, promoting a positive and inclusive working environment and ensuring we have diversity of people and views. We recognise that this is important for our business success - a more diverse workforce will enable us to better reflect and understand the world we research and ultimately deliver better research and insight to our clients. We understand the importance of commitments you may have outside of work and we consider all flexible working applications - please highlight what you are looking for when you make your application.