Kairos Consumers Country Contract Analysts Jobs in Kenya

Background

Kairos Consumers is a global consumer research and consulting company based in Chicago, IL. Currently, Kairos Consumers is recruiting qualified contract analysts in Kenya.

Kairos Consumers is working only on adhoc (rather than syndicated) projects therefore the positions are for a contract basis only. Preference is given to contract analysts that are located in key urban areas in Kenya where research is to take place.

Job description

Reporting to one of our regional managers, a contract analyst would be involved in various (or all) stages of the research process, which might vary considerably from one project to another.

Job responsibilities might include personal visits to stores, gathering information from secondary trade sources or from trade surveys, reviewing activity by demographics and/or psychographics (including online behavior), report writing and analysis.

A contract analyst should be able to balance multiple tasks as well as think in both an analytical and creative manner.

Qualifications must include:

* Fluent written and spoken English as well as fluency in the local national language
* Availability to work 25 – 40 hours per week depending on the project
* Research experience
* Strong numeracy and analytical skills
* Global expertise is a must; international work or living experience is ideal
* PC or laptop ownership and access to high speed Internet (ideally at home) plus Skype account
* Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
* Ability to work from home
* Strong work ethic: adherence to strict deadlines is necessary…deadlines cannot be changed
* Strong attention to detail

Other skills of value include:

* Experience with web analytics
* Quantitative or qualitative consumer research experience
* Experience in marketing, strategy or advertising
* Ability to think subjectively – in addition to objectively – based on existing research i.e. clearly share opinions and assessments relating to Kenya.
* The time commitments vary significantly from one project to another i.e. from1 day to over 4 weeks.
* Contract analysts will be paid within 30 days of work completion, ideally via PayPal.

Application

To apply please send your resume to Maria Tsigoni at mtsigoni@kairosconsumers.com with a covering letter.