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Your role

They have an opportunity for a recent or upcoming graduate interested in a consulting career in social research and enjoyment of working with data to analyze and determine insights for projects for public sector clients. The position is a mid-year start.

Successful applicants will develop and hone their technical and professional skills, as well as take part in a graduate project with peers.

About you

To be considered for this role you must meet the following selection criteria:

• Be an Australian Citizen, PR or have long-term, unrestricted Australian work rights
• Graduate or postgraduate qualification(s) in a relevant area 
• Studies in research methodology, statistical analysis, and data management and analysis would be well-regarded
• Strong tertiary academic record and strong ATAR results

General Technical Skills:

• Experience with Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Knowledge of research methodologies

Additional Specific Technical Skills:

• Experience with statistical software (e.g. SPSS, Q, R)
• Understanding of basic descriptive and inferential statistics (including regression, and factor analysis)
• Proficiency with programming languages (e.g. R, Python, VBA) will be well-regarded but not essential
• Experience with data-wrangling/manipulation and/or experience with relational databases (e.g. SQL) is preferred but not essential
• Interest in quantitative evidence-based social research, survey methodology, questionnaire design, large-scale studies and data sets

Professional Skills:

• Strong accuracy, attention to detail and problem-solving skills
• Advanced communication skills – both verbal and written with clear spoken English
• Time management and organisation skills
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Ability to work under pressure, to short timeframes in a busy environment, in a constructive and helpful manner
• An interest in, and possible understanding of, the public sector environment
• A positive mindset, resilient and ‘can do’ attitude, maintaining a solutions focus - ensuring you are positive with those around you
• Adaptability, energy, and flexibility to work with varying workloads including during peak periods
• Motivated by excellence, continual learning and intellectual rigour
• Strong learner with a desire to advance consulting skills and grow in leadership
• Humble, versatile and prepared to apply self to whatever is required to advance projects and serve client and team needs
• Focussed on a career in commercial social research/consulting

Compensation & benefits

As a graduate qualitative research assistant, you will receive a commencing salary of AUD 61,000 per annum plus superannuation and you will have access to:

• Comprehensive on-the-job training
• Buddy program 
• Learn from skilled, qualified professionals wanting to help you grow (ORIMA has more Qualified Professional Researchers (QPR) than any other firm
• Annual off-site conference/retreat
• Regular social events and celebrations
• Access to Employee Assistance Program

Training & development

The 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 and data analyst 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.

Graduates in the quantitative professional stream will be exposed to a range of research and consulting skills including:

• Understanding and designing quantitative research methodologies
• Organising and conducting research fieldwork, such as online surveys and possibly interviews (as applicable)
• Analysing and interpreting quantitative data using SPSS, Excel, SQL and other tools, and working with relational databases
• Producing, understanding and analysing charts and descriptive statistics in meaningful ways
• Problem-solving, drawing insights from findings and report writing, and
• Project management and coordination and client relationship management

Career progression

ORIMA Research is committed to training and developing young Australians. Their graduate program provides high-potential graduates with a pathway to a rewarding career in research and consulting, through transparent and clear career progression during the graduate program and beyond.

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. After 12 months of employment and subject to satisfactory performance, progression to Associate Research Consultant/Data Analyst.

How to apply

Applications close soon for a midyear start. Please apply ASAP as applications will be reviewed as received and the vacancy may close earlier.

Applications must include the following. Applications that do not include the following will not be considered.

• CV - please note your ATAR (Yr 12 result)
• Academic records (including transcripts of tertiary qualifications)
• Cover letter (of no more than 2 pages) addressing the key job requirements and outlining how well you align with ORIMA’s corporate values.

Source

The following source was used in researching this page:

• orima.com.au/working-with-us/graduate-program/