Career Opportunity: Business Solutions Specialist
About GeoPoll: GeoPoll is a leading research organization that uses mobile phones to gather direct, real-time insights from millions of people throughout Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Working with clients including global brands, media outlets, and international development groups, GeoPoll facilitates projects that measure vital indicators around the world.
About this Opportunity
We are currently hiring for a Business Solutions Specialist based in Nairobi, Kenya or Latin America to support the growing needs of GeoPoll’s research and data collection services offered in over 160 Countries.
To be successful as a Business Solutions Specialist, candidates must be detail-oriented and able to thrive in a fast-paced work environment.
Responsibilities
- Utilize GeoPoll’s expansive list of survey modes (CATI, CAPI, CAWI, IDI, FGD, SMS, IVR, Mobile Web) to offer creative data collection solutions in difficult research environments
- Provide guidance and a framework in the fields of data collection, survey modes and sampling methodologies to the Business Development and Portfolio teams (project execution teams) to support proposal submission and the successful implementation of projects
- Use Survey Design principles to provide advisory support to GeoPoll team members
- Select, onboard, and assess GeoPoll’s international data collection partners to ensure that GeoPoll’s data quality standards are met
- Collaborate with the Business Development team and design customized data collection solutions that fit the needs of our clients
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned
Requirements
- Minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree
- Minimum of 2 years’ work experience in basic survey analysis (data cleaning data coding, pivot tables, descriptive statistics)
- Minimum of 2 years’ work experience in the Social Sciences or Market Research
- Previous work experience with both Quantitative and Qualitative data collection methodologies. (CATI, CAPI, CAWI, IDI, FGD, SMS, IVR, Mobile Web)
- Must show excellent attention to detail and organizational skills, with the ability to follow through and execute tasks in a timely manner
- Strong cross-departmental communication skills
- Experience with fast paced work environments
- Familiarity working in multicultural work environments
- Independent self-starter with the ability to take direction from GeoPoll’s Business Solutions Manager
- Professional experience with Microsoft Suite including Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
- Fluent in both written and spoken English
Applicants from Latin America should have written and spoken English & Spanish fluency
EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity) Statement
GeoPoll is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, tribe, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non- disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications and merit.
Application instructions
To apply please send a cover letter and resume as a single file, with your name as the file name to jobs@geopoll.com.
Please use Business Solutions Specialist as the email subject.
Applications that do not adhere to these requirements will not be accepted.