Research Executive

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**Job Details**:
**ROLE DESCRIPTION**

To develop a strong understanding of Worldpanel analysis & services. Develop the analytical skills and knowledge required of this role, with the view to be an indispensable support to the Client Service Team in the Africa & Middle East region with respect to responding to client data requests, handling analysis briefs for presentations by delivering timely, accurate and insightful information.

**ROLE DELIVEABLES**

**_Client Service Team Relationship
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- Assist client service teams across the region in producing regular reports, answer client briefs and other regular deliverables and projects
- Proactively seek to understand the teams’ markets and client businesses, using this knowledge to improve the work you do

**Project Handling**:

- Demonstrate real curiosity and a willingness to go the extra mile in dealings with teams on client projects
- Support the client service teams in client meetings/ onsite visits by preparing meeting material and handling follow-up requests
- Production and interpretation of Worldpanel special analyses with a focus on finding patterns in the data and highlighting key points
- Confidently start to use the more advanced capabilities within Powerview, our data software, such as user defined fields, level groups, etc

**Basic Data & Tracking**:

- Be responsible for/involved in producing the regular deliverables of data and ensuring that they are on time and accurately
- Understand the client’s ways of working and ensure delivery of information meets these requirements
- Be able to retrieve data and understand the output from Powerview, WorldpanelOnline and any other software systems required
- Develop competence in charting data and be able to produce basic presentation decks

**Analysis & Insight**:

- Begin to recognize patterns and draw logical conclusions based on your analysis of the data set
- Begin to learn how to build stories from the data
- Support line manager/client service teams in obtaining contextual information from different data sources
- Build knowledge of FMCG environment including macro trends and Worldpanel’s competitive environment
- Build category and brand awareness in order to be able to identify/explain key influencers to market performance

**Team, People & Self Development**:

- Actively participate/visibly demonstrate and eagerness develop the required skills in training
- Take part in your own performance management using the Kantar appraisal system

**ROLE CAPABILITIES**
**_A person in this role is likely to have the ability to:

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- Provide a high level of attention to detail
- Operate as a friendly, flexible, and willing team member who seeks opportunities to help others and in doing so develop their own knowledge, and influence their own reputation positively
- Communicate effectively, as the job environment requires confident individuals who are socially adept (both in face-to-face and remote working environments)
- Organize own work and prioritize independently if required
- Be dependable and take responsibility for own work
- Bring enthusiasm and energy to the role
- Be inquisitive and interested in exploring theories & ideas - using the available analytical tools to aid them
- Be self-disciplined in their approach to their work and learning
- Listen and seek feedback and take on board suggestions to help develop knowledge and skills

**Location**
Cairo, Downtown MallEgypt

**Kantar Rewards Statement**
At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and also to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver.

We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and well being is taken into consideration.

We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes.

Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies, Kantar’s 30,000 people help the world’s leading organisations succeed and grow.