Graduate Research Executive

**BMG Research **part of** RSK Group** is a leading social research and analytics agency operating primarily in the UK. We partner with clients to inform decision making, shape policy and guide investment, leading to better public services, positive customer experiences and a fair and equitable society.

We are now hiring for dynamic, creative and analytical thinkers to join our teams in **Birmingham and London** on our **Graduate Scheme **as **Graduate Research Executives.**

The programme lasts 12 months and combines on-the-job and formal training. The formal training covers a mix of research skills and essential communication skills.

All members benefit from being part of a tight-knit graduate cohort and the RSK Young Professionals community. Members are also supported in moving towards professional qualifications.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Designing research materials e.g. questionnaires and topic guides
- Carrying out background research to support proposal and report writing
- Preparing project materials including job specification forms, coding and data analysis specifications
- Assisting with qualitative research, including preparation of materials, analysis and fieldwork
- Client servicing and management
- Day-to-day project management; including planning, problem solving and delivery with supervision
- Analysing and investigating data to uncover impactful insights
- Manipulating data e.g. checking, cross tab, formatting and charting data
- Reporting results in a clear, concise and usable way
- Developing thought leadership articles

**Person Specification**:

- Minimum of a 2:1 undergraduate degree or qualification. Relevant degree disciplines include social sciences, humanities, psychology and business and economics, or any degree that incorporates the analysis and evaluation of data or information
- Excellent written and verbal communication abilities accompanied by good numerical skills
- An ability to write around data/results (to tell an accurate and interesting story)
- An interest in, and knowledge of society and current affairs
- An understanding of data and statistics
- Strong interpersonal and organisational skills
- A willingness to take on challenging tasks and learn rapidly
- A desire to pursue a career in social research in a fun and exciting setting
- Excellent eye for detail
- A full working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Effective and efficient time management
- A keen eye for detail - spotting and correcting errors
- Some knowledge of primary research methods is desirable

**Salary & Benefits**:

- £27,000, per annum
- Contributory pension scheme
- A flexible benefits programme, including the option to buy additional holidays, payroll giving, cycle to work and health care plans
- Regular training and career development
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusions employee networks
- Flexible hybrid working approach (we currently operate a hybrid working model, with the expectation that staff will be in the office at least 40% of the time)

**Your career development path**

During the scheme, you will attend ‘training away days’, developing both your research skills and essential communication skills and taking part in career development workshops. You will receive on-the job technical-based learning, and will be guided by your line manager, along with your buddy and the early careers team. You’ll gain experience across the different teams in BMG, including public policy, public perceptions, resident and customer experience, employee research, evaluation, business research and crime and justice.

The final stage is an assessment day at one of our offices that will include a second interview, pre-prepared presentation and a data task.

Full job specification attached to the advert

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BMG Research is a leading social research and analytics agency operating primarily in the UK. We partner with clients to inform decision-making, shape policy and guide investment, thereby leading to better public services, positive customer experiences and a fair and equitable society.

By working with clients to understand the challenges they face, we can identify priorities for action and evaluate the impact of change. We combine our in-depth topic knowledge and methodological expertise with sophisticated analytics and impactful insight to create bespoke solutions tailored to a client’s need. Clients include large government departments, such as Defra, the Department for Business and Trade, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, HMRC, the Home Office and the Department for Education. We also work with government agencies and regulators, local authorities, charities, utility companies and housing associations. Our projects range from small to large, from exploratory research to evaluation and from qualitative to quantitative, including using official statistics. Topics vary and include crime and justice, the media and online harms, hea