Senior Associate, Policy Development

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**Job Details**:**KANTAR PUBLIC**

**Senior Associate - Policy Development & Evaluation**

**Sectors: Government, NGO, Government Linked Companies; Academic Research Institutions**
**Location: Based in Singapore**
**Coverage: Singapore**

**About Kantar Public**

We are a leading evidence and advisory business for governments, multilateral organisations, and the private sector. With our roots in the world’s oldest and best-known social research businesses, we have been partnering with clients across the globe to answer the next generation of public policy challenges for almost ninety years.

From advising governments on gender equality in the workplace, to providing the measure of national inflation, transforming the citizen experience of public services, or improving access to education in lower income countries - our consultants work across the breadth of public policy to build the quality of the public realm.

**Responsibilities**:

- Plan and implement quantitative and qualitative research, including in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, participant observations and surveys
- Conduct reviews of academic literature, as well as trends and social media scans
- Support the design and execution of impact evaluation audits, including liaising with stakeholders, donors and beneficiaries to collect and report relevant data
- Play an active role in designing and facilitating workshops and capability building sessions with both clients and study participants
- Prepare and deliver clear, concise and impactful reports and presentations
- Provide effective and timely client servicing

**Key Requirements**:

- Degree in Economics, Psychology, Sociology or other related social science discipline
- At least 1-3 years of research and/or consulting experience (within government, public/third sector/academic or at a research consulting firm)
- Preferably with prior experience in quantitative data analysis of individual-level data
- Knowledge of impact measurement (programme outcome frameworks, logic models / theories of change) and/or impact evaluation designs would be an advantage
- Genuine interest in issues facing the public sector and desire to make a positive social impact
- Ambidextrous thinker who is comfortable with data but also able to think laterally and creatively
- A natural problem-solver who is self-motivated and has a passion for learning
- A collaborative team player who is also unafraid to articulate his or her points-of-view
- Organised, meticulous, deadline driven and able to multi-task
- Works well under pressure, with the patience and perseverance to see through long timelines
- Able to provide guidance to junior staff
- Strong verbal, written and presentation skills
- Bilingual (English and Mandarin/Malay/Tamil)
- Currently resides in Singapore
- Able to start immediately

**Location**
Singapore, Scotts RoadSingapore

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