{"id":103112,"date":"2026-07-22T10:06:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T10:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/uncategorized\/market-research-officer\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T10:06:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T10:06:32","slug":"market-research-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/jobs\/kiambu\/market-research-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Market Research Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \"@type\": \"JobPosting\", \"title\": \"Market Research Officer\", \"description\": \"About the role\\nThe\u00a0Market Research Officer\u00a0will be involved in managing active research projects, focusing on producing regular deliverables, interpreting analyses, and using analysis software.\\nDuties and Responsibilities\\nMarket Research and Consumer Insights:\\nConduct primary and secondary research to size and segment demand for institutional cooking solutions schools, colleges, prisons, hospitals and other large-scale kitchens, with scope to extend to household biomass products.\\nMap the competitive landscape \u2014 stove technologies, fuels firewood, charcoal, briquettes, LPG, pellets and electric, pricing and positioning \u2014 and track market share and emerging trends.\\nAssess customer needs, cooking practices, fuel consumption and willingness to pay to inform product and commercial strategy.\\nAnalyze policy, regulatory and funding developments e.g. carbon finance, school-feeding and energy programmes affecting institutional and biomass cooking demand.\\nTranslate findings into clear, evidence-based recommendations for product development, pricing and go-to-market decisions.\\nSchool Profiling and Solution Definition:\\nBuild detailed profiles of target schools and institutions \u2014 enrolment and meals served, kitchen setup, current stoves and fuels, fuel volumes and costs, cooking schedules and operating constraints.\\nGather this information through site visits, key informant interviews and observation, and validate it against real cooking needs and pain points.\\nSegment schools by size, fuel type, geography and purchasing model to prioritize the most viable opportunities.\\nDefine the target solution profile \u2014 capacity, fuel type, efficiency, durability, safety and price point \u2014 that best fits the profiled institutions.\\nFeed institution profiles and solution requirements into product development and commercial planning.\\nReporting and Stakeholder Engagement:\\nPrepare and present reports, dashboards and briefs that turn research and field data into actionable insights for management and stakeholders.\\nProvide regular status updates on the progress, outcomes and budgets of research activities.\\nSupport investor-, partner- and donor-facing materials with validated market and field evidence.\\nRisk Management and Problem-Solving:\\nProactively identify risks and issues within research and profiling activities, and develop mitigation and contingency plans to keep studies on track.\\nAddress technical or operational challenges related to research design or data collection.\\nWork closely with product development and commercial teams to resolve issues identified during research.\\nSkills and Experience\\nBachelor's degree in Statistics, Economics, Social Sciences, Business, Environmental or Energy Studies, or a related field; a relevant postgraduate qualification is an added advantage.\\n2\u20134 years of experience in market research, consumer insights or monitoring and evaluation, preferably in the clean cooking, renewable energy or development sectors.\\nDemonstrated experience designing and executing both quantitative and qualitative research, including survey design and sampling.\\nProficiency with mobile data collection tools KoboCollect and data analysis software Excel and one of SPSS, Stata, R or Python; familiarity with Power BI or Metabase an advantage.\\nStrong analytical, report-writing and presentation skills, with the ability to turn data into actionable business recommendations.\\nWillingness to travel for fieldwork across Kenya; fluency in English and Kiswahili.\\nKnowledge of the clean cooking sector, cookstove testing protocols, or carbon MRV is an added advantage.\", \"datePosted\": \"2026-07-22\", \"hiringOrganization\": {\"@type\": \"Organization\", \"name\": \"BURN\"}, \"jobLocation\": {\"@type\": \"Place\", \"address\": {\"@type\": \"PostalAddress\", \"addressLocality\": \"Kiambu\", \"addressCountry\": \"KE\"}}, \"directApply\": true, \"validThrough\": \"2026-08-05T23:59:59\", \"employmentType\": \"FULL_TIME\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> BURN<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Kiambu<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Full Time<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply Before:<\/strong> 2026-08-05<\/p>\n<h3>Job Description<\/h3>\n<p>About the role<br \/>The\u00a0Market Research Officer\u00a0will be involved in managing active research projects, focusing on producing regular deliverables, interpreting analyses, and using analysis software.<br \/>Duties and Responsibilities<br \/>Market Research and Consumer Insights:<br \/>Conduct primary and secondary research to size and segment demand for institutional cooking solutions schools, colleges, prisons, hospitals and other large-scale kitchens, with scope to extend to household biomass products.<br \/>Map the competitive landscape \u2014 stove technologies, fuels firewood, charcoal, briquettes, LPG, pellets and electric, pricing and positioning \u2014 and track market share and emerging trends.<br \/>Assess customer needs, cooking practices, fuel consumption and willingness to pay to inform product and commercial strategy.<br \/>Analyze policy, regulatory and funding developments e.g. carbon finance, school-feeding and energy programmes affecting institutional and biomass cooking demand.<br \/>Translate findings into clear, evidence-based recommendations for product development, pricing and go-to-market decisions.<br \/>School Profiling and Solution Definition:<br \/>Build detailed profiles of target schools and institutions \u2014 enrolment and meals served, kitchen setup, current stoves and fuels, fuel volumes and costs, cooking schedules and operating constraints.<br \/>Gather this information through site visits, key informant interviews and observation, and validate it against real cooking needs and pain points.<br \/>Segment schools by size, fuel type, geography and purchasing model to prioritize the most viable opportunities.<br \/>Define the target solution profile \u2014 capacity, fuel type, efficiency, durability, safety and price point \u2014 that best fits the profiled institutions.<br \/>Feed institution profiles and solution requirements into product development and commercial planning.<br \/>Reporting and Stakeholder Engagement:<br \/>Prepare and present reports, dashboards and briefs that turn research and field data into actionable insights for management and stakeholders.<br \/>Provide regular status updates on the progress, outcomes and budgets of research activities.<br \/>Support investor-, partner- and donor-facing materials with validated market and field evidence.<br \/>Risk Management and Problem-Solving:<br \/>Proactively identify risks and issues within research and profiling activities, and develop mitigation and contingency plans to keep studies on track.<br \/>Address technical or operational challenges related to research design or data collection.<br \/>Work closely with product development and commercial teams to resolve issues identified during research.<br \/>Skills and Experience<br \/>Bachelor&#8217;s degree in Statistics, Economics, Social Sciences, Business, Environmental or Energy Studies, or a related field; a relevant postgraduate qualification is an added advantage.<br \/>2\u20134 years of experience in market research, consumer insights or monitoring and evaluation, preferably in the clean cooking, renewable energy or development sectors.<br \/>Demonstrated experience designing and executing both quantitative and qualitative research, including survey design and sampling.<br \/>Proficiency with mobile data collection tools KoboCollect and data analysis software Excel and one of SPSS, Stata, R or Python; familiarity with Power BI or Metabase an advantage.<br \/>Strong analytical, report-writing and presentation skills, with the ability to turn data into actionable business recommendations.<br \/>Willingness to travel for fieldwork across Kenya; fluency in English and Kiswahili.<br \/>Knowledge of the clean cooking sector, cookstove testing protocols, or carbon MRV is an added advantage.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Apply<\/h3>\n<p>Interested and qualified? Go to BURN on burnmanufacturing.applytojob.com to apply<br \/>Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjobmag.co.ke\/apply-now\/1285277\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:10px 20px;background:#2271b1;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Source: MyJobMag<\/small><\/p>\n<p><!-- job-expiry: 2026-08-05 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company: BURN Location: Kiambu Job Type: Full Time Apply Before: 2026-08-05 Job Description About the roleThe\u00a0Market Research Officer\u00a0will be involved in managing active research projects, focusing on producing regular deliverables, interpreting analyses, and using analysis software.Duties and ResponsibilitiesMarket Research and Consumer Insights:Conduct primary and secondary research to size and segment demand for institutional cooking solutions [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1408,1430],"tags":[1628,1425,1413,1412],"class_list":["post-103112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs","category-kiambu","tag-burn","tag-full-time","tag-job-listing","tag-myjobmag"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103112"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103112\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}