Responsibilities The Consultant role is central to the running and further growth of Euromonitor’s ad hoc research capacity. Consultants must be self-starting, autonomous individuals willing and able to take on full personal responsibility for delivering projects to full client satisfaction.
The primary function of the Consultant role is to successfully execute the strategic objectives of Euromonitor Custom research clients. The Consultant position reports, on a line-management basis, to a Consulting Manager.
Key Responsibilities Include:
Primary and Secondary Research: Conduct thorough, detailed desk research on a regular basis across multiple studies to gain a thorough understanding of project objectives with the goal of better informing the client and the consulting team.
- Primary Interviewing: Conduct interviews with trade associations, leading companies and internal Euromonitor associates to gain insights into specific custom research objectives.
- Secondary Research: Utilize in house resources and external published information to more clearly understand the market and companies under review.
- Share new resources with colleagues and seek out new sources of information.
Research Management: oversee and be responsible for on-going custom research work for projects, including:
- Client Communication:
- Project Set-up:
- Project Execution:
Requirements
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in consulting or market research
- Highly developed research skills and knowledge of desk research and sources, trade interviewing and a solid understanding of and/or experience in strategy and competitive analysis
- Experience in presenting to clients at an executive level
- Experience evaluating, manipulating and analyzing numerical data
- Experience managing or leading small market research teams beneficial with hands-on management skills
- Highly numerate and possess an analytical mindset, critical thinker with a structured yet creative approach to problem solving
- Ability to formulate appropriate research solutions and manage complex ad hoc research projects to a successful outcome
- First class organisational skills, including prioritisation, scheduling, multi-tasking and comprehensive, unfailing attention to detail
- Excellent written/verbal presentation skills
- English & Mandarin fluency a must (both written & oral)
- Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills
- Tenacity, attention to detail and commercial awareness
- Ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines
