Research Trainee

About Kantar Public

We are a leading evidence and advisory business for governments, multilateral organisations, and the private sector. With our roots in the world’s oldest and best-known social research businesses, we have been partnering with clients across the globe to answer the next generation of public policy challenges for almost ninety years.

Today, we work at the intersection of data, technology, and human understanding. Our specialist teams create the evidence required for decision making, and advise clients on national statistics and longitudinal programmes, public policy design and evaluation, ground-breaking behaviour change programmes, and public opinion trends.

We pioneer technologies that support new ways to reach and connect with citizens, often in challenging and hard-to-reach environments. We speak with hundreds of thousands of citizens every year on behalf of clients who trust us to define the gold standard of data integrity. We use our unique data ecosystem to provide the first evidence that enables governments to respond quickly at times of crisis. In the everyday, we continuously invest in our expertise in behavioural science and social change to tackle the world’s most pressing social, environmental, and economic challenges.

From advising governments on gender equality in the workplace, to providing the measure of national inflation, transforming the citizen experience of public services, or improving access to education in lower income countries – our consultants work across the breadth of public policy to build the quality of the public realm.

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Research Trainee

Belgium, Brussels

6 Month FTC

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE

As a Research Trainee you will be involved in the full life cycle of quantitative and qualitative research, from design to data control and reporting. Besides this you’ll be:

• Collaborating in project management of large-scale research studies.
• Working closely with other team members and external providers on a variety of tasks and ensuring successful delivery of projects.
• Day to day client contacts and attending meetings.

YOUR PROFILE

We are looking for a graduate with a curious and analytical mindset and who is interested in social and political research issues. You have solid knowledge of different research methods and a master’s degree, ideally you have experience with SPSS You could work both as part of a team as well as using your own initiative, depending on the demands of the situation, besides that you have:

• Fluent in English, French is an asset.
• High level of interpersonal and communication skills.
• A dynamic personality and are well-organized and able to multitask

WHAT WE OFFER
We offer an interesting trainee opportunity in an inspiring, international and informal working environment with a leading organization, with a possibility of a permanent role afterwards. A role in which you take responsibility and have plenty of room to develop your own initiatives. You will join a young and international team in an office in the heart of Brussel.

DOES THIS SOUND INTERESTING?

Apply via our online form.

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