Junior Research Consultant

Would you like to gain a broad insight into market research and gain initial experience in conducting a wide variety of market research studies? If so, this could be the opportunity you’re looking for! YouGov's marketing research division delivers customized insights for all industries. Whether in the areas of marketing efficiency, product development, pricing, branding and image, qualitative research, customer experience or advanced analytics - we recommend the research approach, target group and survey method specifically according to our clients' insight needs. We live innovation by continuously developing our tools and methods. We always strive for the highest quality in design, data collection and analysis.

We are currently on the hunt for a Junior Research Consultant to join our Swiss YouGov team in Lausanne. We maintain a collegial and professional working environment with good benefits and many opportunities to develop your skills. To be considered, you must be a native or near-native speaker of French and have at least a B2 level of English. Proficiency in both French and English is an advantage. As Junior Research Consultant, you will be based onsite in our Lausanne office at least 3 days a week.

As the Junior Research Consultant, you will be involved in projects within the Marketing Research division for our clients by taking on activities in the following areas:

• Assist in the acquisition of projects and preparing proposals.
• Contribute to the design of quantitative market research projects including the definition of the survey method, sampling and weighting design, research approach and questionnaire development and analysis concept.
• Supervision of studies and coordination of project staff (service functions) from various business areas.
• Produce research-led (insight) reports and present findings to clients
• Execute agile research projects from conception to questionnaire development including programming sample definitions, field monitoring, analysing and presenting results in dashboards and reports.
• Taking on sub-tasks in larger projects under the direction of senior researchers

These are the essentials you’ll need to be successful:

• Hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in social science, psychology, economics or business informatics or a related field (no professional experience is required).
• You have learned about empirical research in projects and modules as part of your degree programme or acquired knowledge through work experience or internships.
• Experience of working with data programs such as SPSS or R (either at university or in a working environment).
• Experience of working with MS Office especially MS Excel and MS PowerPoint.

What can you expect when you become a YouGover?

• 5 weeks of paid vacation with the possibility to take additional unpaid leave.
• Option to work from home 1-2 days per week.
• Access to resources such as LinkedIn Learning or Headspace.
• Optional half-fare travelcard, attractive expenses regulations (e.g. 1st class train).
• Pension fund: extra-mandatory savings contribution, 50% financed by YouGov Switzerland and 50% by employees.
• Daily sickness benefit insurance.
• Accident insurance, incl. private hospitalization and daily accident benefit insurance.

Note, we are unable to support residency or visa applications.

Why join YouGov?
Join our global team to help us achieve our social mission: to make millions of people’s opinions heard for the benefit of our local, national, and international communities.

Understanding diversity of opinion requires diversity of background. Although our global panel of millions of people worldwide powers our research, our biggest asset is our people. If our research is to be truly representative of what the world thinks, we need people from all walks of life to be part of the team to bring their perspective to the work we do. 

Life at YouGov
We are driven by a set of shared values. We are fast, fearless, and innovative. We work diligently to get it right. We are guided by accuracy, ethics, and proven methodologies. We respect and trust each other, bringing these values into everything that we do.

We strive to provide YouGovers with best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. We want our employees to have a sense of belonging and uniqueness in a supportive workplace, so they can bring their full selves to work. 
 
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