BMi Research requires a highly motivated and focused individual to assist as a research intern within the consumer behaviour and business insights division. The intern position is an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the research environment through on-the-job experience. The candidate needs to be a logical thinker, pay the utmost attention to detail and be deadline-driven.
The successful intern will:
Assist in building and developing the consumer behaviour and business insights division
Support the CBBI team with day to day administrative and project management functions
Need to be an all-rounder with qualitative and quantitative research interests
Research functions:
Project management within stipulated time and budget constraints
Anticipate and manage bottlenecks and project delivery delays.
Draft questionnaires and discussion guides, with guidance
Draft supplier agreements and co-ordinate with suppliers on deliverables
Preparation of fieldwork material e.g. stimulus, schedules, briefing instructions
Attend client meetings and fieldwork/briefings as and when required
Charting of qualitative and quantitative analysis
Checking of charted data
Desk research
General administrative functions
Document control
Formatting/creation of Word, Excel and PowerPoint reports (in keeping with BMi Research templates)
Checking of all supporting documents such as receipts, visuals, quotes and recordings.
Skills, qualifications and education requirements:
Matric Certificate or equivalent, including good performance in English and Mathematics (excl Maths Lit)
Completed tertiary education in an appropriate field (eg communications, research, psychology)
MS Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Teams proficiency essential
Required attributes:
Passionate about market research
Analytical (accurate, attention to detail)
Confident communication skills (articulate)
High level of personal accountability (professional)
BMi Research (Pty) Ltd is a research house specialising in consumer, retail, FMCG and industrial research and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the South African-based Cognition Holdings, a JSE-listed company.
