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Project Management sits at the forefront of what we do at Ipsos – spearheading new and better ways of working across the organisation. As a Graduate Project Executive, you will be encouraged to take responsibility from the outset, thrown straight into working on live projects.
- You will gain exposure to a variety of clients and research approaches whilst working alongside experienced project managers
- You will work on a wide range of research projects
- You will see the end-to-end project life cycle, from costing, working through timelines, supporting on set up, quality control, and project financial management
- You will learn key project management skills
- You will focus on the day-to-day management of project actions, briefing and liaising with external and internal partners, monitoring progress against sample quotas, analysing fieldwork for errors or unexpected abnormalities, managing timings,and troubleshooting
- You will support in the management of all compliance, pharmacovigilance and industry requirements, also observing contractual agreement with clients
- Ensure client satisfaction and represent Ipsos in a professional and ethical manner at all times
What do I need to bring with me?
We are looking for individuals who have a curiosity for problem solving, a passion for planning and organisation, and excellent communicators who are not afraid to challenge the status quo. As such, you’ll need to bring the following:
- An interest in planning and delivering Healthcare projects. This will include working with different sectors within the industry, healthcare professionals, decision makers, patients and other stakeholders. We deliver impactful work and curiosity in this filed will be essential.
- Ability to find creative and innovative solutions for complex and varied problems
- Strong interpersonal skills – the ability to communicate clearly and persuasively
- Outstanding attention to detail
- Comfortable juggling different tasks, planning and using your time effectively
- Strong personal and team organisational skills
- Impartiality and adaptability
- Strong initiative, negotiation and influencing ability
- Being self-motivating and confident
- A natural curiosity about the world we live in and an intrigue for human behaviour
Along with
- The unrestricted right to work in the UK
What is in it for me?
Our Generation Ipsos programme provides a comprehensive foundation in research and how it’s practically applied in a commercial environment. You’ll be trained in client management, project management and the nitty-gritty of research including methodologies, sampling, weighting and ethics. You’ll learn through real life, hands-on experience, webinars, seminars and specialist workshops.
We will provide you with dedicated training designed to achieve the industry recognised Market Research Society (MRS) Advanced Certificate accreditation. Networking is a key skill so we have Early Careers events with other Graduates, Placement Students and Interns across the company.
Ipsos UK offers a hybrid working environment, 3 days in the office and working the rest from home. We realise you may have commitments outside of work and will consider flexible working applications - please highlight what you are looking for when you make your application.
We have a flexible working culture where we support our colleagues and celebrate our successes is important to us. We invest our time in you and you will benefit from working alongside our expert teams.
Your manager will help you set goals to achieve your personal objectives throughout the year and help you exceed these.
And the fun stuff
Ipsos UK offer an attractive basic salary including flexible benefits to suit your personal needs.
- 25 days’ holiday which increases over time to 30 days, plus an extra day for your birthday
- Annual summer and All Staff events
- Team socials, including Christmas parties
- Season ticket loan
- Future talent loan - an optional and interest-free loan of up to £1000 to help with any unexpected costs, so you can focus on having a great start to your career
- A huge variety of benefits e.g. pension contributions, income protection, winter flu jabs, eye care vouchers, online and high street discounts
- Opportunity to participate in and benefit from participation in our multiple Diversity and Inclusion ‘Belong’ groups, which bring together people with shared identities and interests to ensure that their voices are heard through the company and that Ipsos can continue to carry out research that is most representative of the UK and wider world today. (Our current – highly active – groups comprise: the Gender Balance Network, the Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage group, Ipsos Pride, Parent Network, Menopause Support Group, Neurodiversity Network, Carers Network, International Employees Network, and Disability & Long-Term Health Conditions Network - we are always open to creating more groups where they represent our people and our values).
Ipsos is committed to equality, treating people fairly, promoting a positive and inclusive working environment and ensuring we have diversity of people and views. We also recognise that this is important for our business success - a more diverse workforce will enable us to better reflect and understand the world we research and ultimately deliver better research and insight to our clients.
