Posted 11/12
Vice President - Public
Affairs Research
Environics Research Group, Washington, D.C.
Environics is one of North America’s leading public
opinion and marketing research companies. Our custom and syndicated research
projects include a wide range of topics, and cover markets in the United
States, Canada, and around the world.
Environics Research Group has an immediate opening for the following
position: Vice President – Public Affairs Research (Washington, D.C.)
This is a new position and the successful candidate will be responsible for
establishing and managing the company’s public affairs research practice in
the United States. The primary activities will be proactive business
development and the management of research projects, including design,
analysis, presentations and client liaison. The business practice is
expected to encompass primary research (public opinion surveys, focus
groups, one-on-one interviews) and secondary research (media and stakeholder
analysis, environmental scans), based on market opportunities and the
successful candidate’s experience and interests.
Candidates are expected to have an established track record in building
business as a research consultant and in managing public opinion and/or
public affairs research, preferably in the Washington,
D.C., market. Qualified
candidates will hold a graduate degree in sociology, political science,
quantitative analysis or a related field.
This position will be located in Environics’ downtown Washington,
D.C., office (which currently houses the company’s
communications arm). Salary and benefits are competitive with the industry.
Environics offers a stimulating environment with opportunity to work on
important social and public policy issues in the U.S., and potentially
abroad.
Interested candidates should send their resumes and a letter of intent to:
humanresources@environics.ca
or to:
Human Resources
Environics Research Group
2000 L Street, N.W., Suite 520
Washington, DC 20036
Posted 9/18
Research Associate / Senior
Research Associate
Opinion Research Business
ORB
(the Opinion Research Business) wishes to appoint an additional Research
Associate / Senior Research Associate. This is a superb opportunity for an
ambitious person with excellent research skills and an interest in combining
both qualitative and quantitative research in an international setting.
This position offers the opportunity to work on public opinion research of
citizens across the Middle East, Asia and Africa. This position will feature
foreign travel, and we expect a high comfort level with travel to
non-Western countries and cultures.
The responsibilities include managing international public opinion surveys
and focus groups; analyzing the results of quantitative and qualitative
research; reporting results from qualitative and quantitative research
through clear, concise presentations and written products; writing
proposals; and keeping abreast of relevant news in regions of study.
We will be looking for the following types of experience: Knowledge of the
methods and techniques of public opinion polling, including developing
survey questionnaires, drawing a sample, and assessing the quality of
resulting data; Experience managing or previously conducting field
interviews or focus groups in an international setting is preferable;
Experience statistically analyzing public opinion data and writing reports
or presentations based on this analysis; Knowledge of the politics,
economics, and societies of Africa, Central Asia, and the Middle East;
Foreign language fluency.
Full or part time positions considered. Salary and benefits are negotiable.
ORB is an independent, privately-owned agency, headquartered in London with
a small US-based office in the Washington, D.C.,
region. Please send a cover letter and CV with 'Research Associate" in the
subject line to ccarter@opinion.co.uk.
The position is initially based in Charlottesville, VA, with an option to
relocate it elsewhere in the region after a trial period. To find out more
about us please visit our website at
www.opinion.co.uk
Posted 9/15
Administrative Assistant
Belden Russonello & Stewart
Belden
Russonello & Stewart is seeking an administrative assistant for
our friendly, busy, small public opinion
research firm. Requirements: excellent computer,
verbal, organizational and personal skills, and
bachelors degree. Ideal candidate will be smart, a team player,
interested in the issues we work on, a self starter, and detail
oriented. For a list of our clients and examples of projects, please
go to our website:
www.brspoll.com
Responsibilities include office management tasks such as making meeting
and travel arrangements, banking and record keeping, answering
telephones and email. Research duties may include assisting BRS
partners and other staff with reports, proposals,
tables and other products, interviewing.
We are located at DuPont Circle in Washington, DC. Benefits include two
weeks vacation, health insurance and more.
Please send a cover letter and resume to
katestewart@brspoll.com. No
calls please.
