Manager - Kantar Public Farmer Surveys at Kantar

Position overview:

• The Manager – Kantar Public Farmer research is responsible for ensuring client(s) within the portfolio are satisfied with the deliverables and servicing of primary research projects.
• Providing strategic & relevant insights to clients through storytelling and emphasizing applicability of social research
• Ensure annual revenue targets are met by the identification of opportunities to sell more agricultural based research projects
• Managing projects in and out of field from proposals through questionnaire design, analysis to delivery of insightful, well produced and actionable deliverables

Team structure:

• The position will report into Director Kantar Public East Africa.

Key responsibilities:

         • Managing primary research projects from proposal through to reporting, that is projects involving     researching people

         • Very efficient and timely coordination of all elements of a research project, excluding fieldwork

         • Sales prospecting with agricultural and other organizations

         • Preparing winning research proposals

         • Agriculture specific research and analytical work, such as ex ante analysis, impact studies, baseline surveys and so on

 Knowledge and experience required:

         • At least 5 years of working experience on and leading agricultural surveys with farmers

         • Ideally some experience working in a consulting organization or market research agency

         • Agricultural economist or related background and qualifications

         • We are NOT looking for someone who only has scientific research experience