Associate Director/Director – Research & Evaluation

Our client a global research agency that are entwined in society and famous for thought leadership and polling. They continue to have fantastic successes and growth stories in their public and commercial research practise. They are looking for an Associate or Director to join their highly successful long established Northern Ireland office who take on a rich tapestry of commercial research assignments and policy evaluations for local and national government

Having a longstanding presence in Northern Ireland they have an enviable network of clients and contacts. The existing talented team is also a well-established and experienced and includes researchers and evaluators in a range of policy areas so you can always talk to an expert no matter the topic.

There is a fair amount of financial clients and a lot of, Politics and election research, which covers a breadth of subjects including cultural identity, vote share, support for a border poll and Brexit. In Health research, they run studies in mental health and maternity health projects. They collaborate with the university of Belfast team has also run waves of the Northern Ireland Cohort for the Longitudinal Studies. There is a lot of Local government, work specifically in relation to resident’s surveys on consumer issues and utilities. There is a legacy expertise in advertising and branding, more specifically, aiding brand and advertising agencies to inform and develop campaigns and strategies through evidence-based research.

They are looking for an Associate Director or Research Director with substantial research experience to join them and help deliver and drive our growth in these key areas.

They seek a methods expert Research and Evaluation specialist with in either quantitative or mixed method research skills, with experience in business development and managing client accounts. We are particularly keen to hear from applicants with localised knowledge and experience of project delivery in the Northern Ireland region.