Project Manager / Associate Project Manager (Market Research)

The following are the roles and responsibilities of the Project Manager

• The key face for the customer, managing clients, issues, and engagement through the course of projects. Provide clients with solutions related to projects with focus on nurturing client relationships
• The Project Manager is responsible for the management and implementation of the internal business processes involved in the collection and preparation of market research data; from the provision of the questionnaire to the delivery of the final deliverables.
• The Project Manager is responsible for a broad range of complex market research, administrative, and technical activities. The position requires management and facilitation among the various internal departments and external agencies involved in the project.
• With minimal consultation from a senior team member, manages all aspects of the internal business process
• all administrative tasks
• project initiation
• project scheduling
• managing all field activities to ensure that projects are completed within established budgets, parameters and schedule
• monitoring field status reports
• understanding the data requirements
• checking data and proofreading deliverables
• coordinating with internal and external departments/agencies
• Project management, client management, client servicing, excellent communication skills

 

PRE-REQUISITES FOR THE ROLE

• Experience in MR  Data collection and  consulting
• Study setup Scheduling projects: Planning what happens when, negotiating where necessary; preparing detailed instructions on studies to ensure studies are correctly administered; and personal briefings to Survey Programming, Data Collection, and Data Processing when appropriate.
• Questionnaire input and specs Liaising with client; with suggestions/ recommendations for effective data collection.
• Project handling: Monitoring job progress and providing feedback; ensuring deadlines are met and taking corrective action where necessary; liaising with client service and data processing on code frames and DP specs; handling project-related queries from data collection or data processing post field; ensuring work meets quality standards.
• Quality control: Project Managers keep in touch with data collection and data processing or suppliers during the project so that problems can be rectified early in the job cycle. Adhere to all processes/standards to ensure Quality.
• Job analysis: Analyzing the performance on the study and providing recommendations to client service and operations for the future.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to handle multiple tasks and meet assigned deadlines within extremely short timeframes
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent analytical, computational, and problem solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with internal and external clients.  
• Ability to explore solutions to complex project situations within tight deadlines
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office and/Suite and other specialized business-related software systems
• Enthusiastic with Good people skills.
• Enjoy working with and talking to people, and be open and interested in new ideas and ways of doing things
• Should be willing to work in night shifts (US EST Shift)
• Must be willing to work in US EST shift hours
• All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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