Research Director

at  Roy Morgan

15/3/2024

• Work in Australia’s leading independent research company; based in MEL or SYD
• Broad suite of research projects with opportunities to lead impactful research
• Competitive salary package and benefits including hybrid working arrangements

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Roy Morgan is Australia’s most well-known and trusted market and social research company. Over the last 80 years we have built a reputation for providing accurate, meaningful, impactful information to help our clients with their research objectives and to make better, more informed decisions. Roy Morgan is growing and is seeking an experienced researcher leader to join our bustling Research Institute.

Side by side with senior leaders in the Research Institute, you will lead research projects end to end including client engagement, questionnaire development, generating evidence-based insights and reports. You will have a central focus on ensuring that your projects are managed effectively, are on time, and within budget and scope. You will also manage a team of researchers and mentor junior level and graduate researchers, as they embark on their careers.
You will be responsible for business development which will take the form of responding to tenders or business leads and will have the opportunity to bring your skills to innovate and enhance the work we do, providing insightful and effective results for our clients.

We are looking for a progressive professional researcher who shares our values of discovery and excitement, respect and responsibility, with:

• Experience in the design, collection and delivery of research projects
• Experience in mixed methodologies including face to face, telephone and online data collections
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in the research industry, coupled with quantitative research expertise
• Passion about research and delivering impactful results and insights to clients including government agencies
• Skilled at writing analytical and technical reports, and proposals to a very high standard
• Ability to read, analyse and understand data, synthesise meaning, to draw insights and tell a story
• Ability and proven experience leading staff and teams
• Appropriate tertiary qualifications such as a degree in Social Sciences, Business and/or Marketing
• Competent Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Above all, we are looking for a highly motivated, collaborative and thoughtful person – passionate about research, committed to accuracy and delivery of high-quality research outcomes. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.