Senior/research Executive, Public Policy

The Research Executive will support and assist in the delivery of assigned research project activities and will have the opportunity to learn critical research skills and domain knowledge from senior researchers by conducting relevant current affairs, trends, and information, and thereafter translating them into insightful reports, commentaries, and briefings.

**About Blackbox**

Blackbox is an award-winning* Singapore-based company that provides its clients with **decision science solutions **, providing consumer, business, and community perspectives on contemporary problems and challenges.

We work with Government agencies, multinationals, and NGOs and regularly conduct our own self-funded polling that we share publicly as a way of contributing to current community debate and dialogue.

We also monitor emerging trends both regionally and globally with the main aim of signalling potential changes of significance before they happen or flagging the implications of today’s decisions for the future.
- Marketing Magazine local agency of the year twice, ASME Entrepreneur of the Year Award (EYA) - the oldest award in Singapore that honors local entrepreneurs who have shown outstanding performance as business owners, be they emerging or established enterprises, in their respective fields.The Research Executive is socially curious with demonstrated ability in conducting quantitative analyses and developing professional and intellectually sound deliverables for clients, both independently and in close collaboration with team members. The incumbent will:

- Deliver research for multiple projects and ensure timely project kick-off with clients and internal stakeholders
- Collaborate with team members to develop research methodologies and approaches to address and support the achievement of the client’s business strategic goals
- Conduct quantitative research, develop analytical takeaways, and synthesize findings into strategic recommendations for clients
- Draft deliverables and present findings, including questionnaire design, presentation decks, briefing, insight reports, commentaries, and recommendations
- Provide effective client servicing and maintain regular interaction with clients to build and establish a strategic partner relationship
- Keep abreast of the latest public-policy-specific news, trends, and market changes

The Research Executive is socially curious with demonstrated ability in conducting quantitative analyses and developing professional and intellectually sound deliverables for clients, both independently and in close collaboration with team members. The incumbent will:

- Deliver research for multiple projects and ensure timely project kick-off with clients and internal stakeholders
- Collaborate with team members to develop research methodologies and approaches to address and support the achievement of the client’s business strategic goals
- Conduct quantitative research, develop analytical takeaways, and synthesize findings into strategic recommendations for clients
- Draft deliverables and present findings, including questionnaire design, presentation decks, briefing, insight reports, commentaries, and recommendations
- Provide effective client servicing and maintain regular interaction with clients to build and establish a strategic partner relationship
- Keep abreast of the latest public-policy-specific news, trends, and market changes

**Critical Technical, Professional and Personal Capabilities**
- Degree in Marketing Science, Public Policy, Communications, Brand, Economics, Sociology, or equivalent discipline
- Possess at least 1 year of internship experience conducting custom marketing research projects and/or consulting experience (within government, public/third sector/academic, or at a research consulting firm)
- Ability to understand requirements, documentation, a good grasp of existing technologies with good communication skills to articulate concepts and key messages at scale
- Drive to see plans through to implementation as well as can deliver content
- Possess a proactive learning attitude who is self-motivated and a self-starter
- A collaborative team player who is not afraid to articulate his or her points-of-view
- Organized, meticulous, deadline-driven, and able to multi-task
- Works well under pressure, with the patience and perseverance to see through long timelines

**Critical Success factors and key challenges**
- Intrinsic drive to get things done in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, producing work independently and collaboratively
- Possess a sharp eye on client relationships
- Be able to operate in a team
- Excite about the prospect of working directly with (and balancing the workload for) multiple clients and new business pitches at any given time
- Able to form strong, lasting, and meaningful bonds with all internal and external stakeholders
- Be open-minded, persistent, and highly collaborative to interact successfully with both internal and external cl