Potentiam Limited
Duties and Responsibilities:
Your role is vital to the smooth running of the projects, as it immediately follows fieldwork (survey data collection) and leads into our analysis and reporting stage.
Within your role, you will be required to undertake the following core functions using Excel and bespoke software:
Cleaning
Ensuring the raw data from fieldwork is excellent quality
The data for inconsistencies and/or bad quality
These records from the dataset and liaising on next steps with the project manager
Manipulation
Getting the raw data ready for reporting
Datasets
Custom variables
Reporting
Using bespoke software to create easy to understand tables for our consultants
Data tables
Averages, grouped responses, ranking of responses, significance testing etc.
Excel tables
The majority of your job will be dealing with quantitative data i.e. large, structured datasets that result from surveys, however there will be ad hoc requests that may result from our more innovative methodologies.
The client currently script and conduct data processing for all of their surveys in-house, meaning that you will be able to work closely and learn from the existing team.
There are multiple opportunities for progression within this role, with expansion opportunities including:
Scripting – providing you experience in the full end-to-end research operations process.
Design – creating innovative and engaging ways of capturing data, or adapting the look and feel of specific surveys when required
Efficiencies – Exploring ways to automate the data collection, reporting and DP process
Roles – taking on the management of other team members as you progress in the organisation
Visualisation– Helping to create dashboards and present the data in a fast, accurate and intuitive way
Must have skills
As this is an entry level position, we’re not looking for specific experience as full training will be provided. What we do need from you however, is the ability to learn quickly and recognise the importance of the role you will be playing in delivering quality to our clients.
They all about passion, so successful applicants will show a desire to give it their all.
Knowledge of MS Excel – VLOOKUP, pivot tables
Excel is our bread and butter, so you must be familiar with how it works and be interested to learn new tips and tricks
Passion for working with data
job is all about data, so caring about accuracy, structure and best practice are all essential to the job
Desire to learn software packages to manipulate data
use our own software for data processing, so a willingness to learn, explore and master a new way of working will be ke
Good to have skills
These are not essential, however if you’ve picked these up in your time studying or working, they would be advantageous:
Experience in web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
Knowledge of VBA / Excel macros
Experience in data structuring / analysis tools e.g. SPSS
Other skills and requirements
Tertiary degree
Fluent spoken & written business English
Excellent internal/colleague communication skills
Strong team player
Understand the importance of meeting deadlines
A desire to expand one’s own knowledge
Ability to articulate complex concepts in simple succinct terms
Excellent numerical and analytical skills
The capacity to develop and document procedures and workflows
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