Early Career Social Quantitative Researcher

1 week ago


Melbourne, Australia ORIMA Research Full time

Posted: 25/03/2024

Closing Date: 24/04/2024

Job Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Melbourne

Job Category: Research & Consulting

ORIMA Research is a private Australian-owned professional services firm that provides market and social research, data analytics, organisational performance improvement and related advisory services. We are a genuine public sector research specialist, whereby over 90% of our clients are in the government sector. Established in 1996, we now have around 60 professional staff working across four offices in Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane.

ORIMA is a values-based organisation and we pride ourselves on our service ethos, high performance culture, innovation, integrity and focus on helping our staff to thrive. We are:

- People who believe in the value of evidence-based approaches to inform government decision making;
- Lateral thinkers and problem solvers - we find the best solutions for our clients; and
- From a diverse range of qualifications and professional backgrounds.

**The Opportunities**
- _Do you have an analytical mind? Are you curious? _
- _Do you enjoy problem solving using quantitative data? _
- _Are you interested in understanding and measuring how people think, feel and behave?_
- _Would you like to conduct research that informs government communications and policies in public health areas such as tobacco / vaping control, alcohol and other drug harm reduction, cancer prevention, chronic disease management, mental health promotion, occupational health and safety, disability services and more?_

If your answer is ‘yes’ to any of the above, then you may be interested in this role for an early career researcher in ORIMA’s Public Health Research Division. We are looking for high-performing graduates or researchers with 1-3 years of experience in research consulting, who take pride in the quality of their work, want to learn and be intellectually challenged, seek to develop a strong professional foundation, and aim to thrive in their workplace.

The role is best suited to someone who wants to **pursue a career in commercial social research/consulting** and be trained to progress to experienced levels, as opposed to a research career in academia.

**Associate Research Consultant i.e. Graduate with 1-3 years commercial, social research experience**

The role is focussed in ORIMA’s Public Health Division, with the opportunity to also work across a number of teams, research disciplines and policy areas. We are looking for a self-starter who will uphold privacy and confidentiality in all that they do, and who will contribute to a supportive, positive and engaged office culture.

Key duties include:

- Supporting senior research consultants on all facets of project delivery, including assisting in project and client management
- Management of fieldwork suppliers
- Providing input to research and questionnaire design, including involvement in proposal and quote drafting
- Organising and supporting research fieldwork
- Data processing and data file preparation
- Content analysis and coding
- Analysing and interpreting data (using Q/SPSS/R and Excel), including higher level statistical analysis where required
- Data visualisation e.g. infographics, custom charts and diagrams
- Deducing key findings and overall project ‘narrative’, communicating this clearly and concisely in written and oral form (with guidance)
- Preparing reports to publication standard - including primary drafting (with guidance)
- Proactive learner keen to advance their professional development and to actively participate in the ORIMA professional development program

**Graduate Research Assistant i.e. Graduate position**

ORIMA Research is committed to training and developing young Australians. Our formal graduate program provides high-potential graduates with a pathway to a rewarding career in social research and consulting, through transparent and clear career progression during the graduate program and beyond. The opportunity in the Public Health practice will appeal to graduates with an interest in quantitative evidence-based research, survey methodology, social marketing research, and public health.

This is a career growth opportunity to be part of an expanding, high-performance, award-winning private research consultancy firm with a supportive and strengths-based culture, underpinned by positive psychology principles, with a strong focus on scientific and intellectual rigour, and collaboration and development.

Our graduate program is underpinned by a Competency Framework and a clear progression pathway. The program provides the opportunity and support to learn and develop quantitative research skills, as well as the technical and non-technical skills required for a successful career in the private sector and the market and social research industry.

This is a quantitative research role in ORIMA’s Public Health Division. Successful applicants will also have the opportunity t



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