Kantar Public - Associate Director

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Reporting to the CEO, this is a business development role with a clear focus on building our brand and offer within the Victorian market.

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Company: WPP AUNZ Ltd

Location: Melbourne

Work type: Full Time

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Phone: +61-8-7510-5174

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Company Description

Kantar Public are one of Australia’s leading providers of research and consulting services to federal and state governments. We work with our clients to produce highest quality consulting and research on topics that are high profile, meaningful and rewarding; from Australia’s obesity epidemic, to youth unemployment, road safety, social cohesion, drugs and alcohol, mental health and domestic violence (to name a few!). We work with Governments, NGOs and NFPs and, alongside advertising, public relations, digital and media agencies. 

The Australian team is part of the broader Kantar Public global team, and with offices in nine countries, we have access to leading thinking and technology from around the world. 

In order to continue to grow our business and capitalise on our market strengths, we are recruiting for a new senior team member in Melbourne. 

 

 

Job Description

Reporting to the CEO, this is a business development role with a clear focus on building our brand and offer within the Victorian market.  You will focus on strengthening relationships within the Victorian state government and driving new revenue from the sector in the State.

Your key accountability within this role will include:

  • Leading our offer in the Victorian market, with a focus on increasing revenue and market share in the State. 
  • Driving business with new-to-firm clients while strengthening and deepening existing client relationships.
  • Promoting Kantar Public’s thought leadership in the areas of behaviours change, communication development and communication evaluation/ROI.
  • Integrating best practice into research and consultancy services in Victoria.
  • Collaborating with the broader Kantar Public Australia team across the country.

And, of course, you’ll be doing amazing research and working with a team of more than 30 brilliant social and government researchers across the country. 

 

 

Qualifications

  • A strong background in social and government research (circa 8-10 years of practice)
  • Well established and strong links with government in Victoria with a proven track record of high quality delivery and happy clients.
  • Experience in proactive business building and business winning – with evidence of an ability to move beyond the response to brief process, through to active client engagement and identification of opportunities.
  • A solid understanding of government research processes, communication cycles and tendering.
  • An ability to collaborate to maximise the efficiency of the team and deliver best practice to clients. 
  • High level written communication skills and ability, in addition to understanding of qualitative and quantitative research process. 

 

 

Additional Information

First and foremost, we do the work that all social researchers want to be doing – our size and standing within the government sector means we work on some of the most challenging societal issues of our time.  We don’t do the small or boring stuff. 

But there’s lots more than that.  As the state lead, you will have strong support and mentoring from both within the Kantar Public Australia leadership team and from members of the broader Kantar and WPP business. 

Our office is located in sunny Richmond in Melbourne and comes will all the benefits that you would expect from a global business – we give you day off on your birthday, a clear promotion pathway, access to world-class learning and development opportunities exposure to a global network.  

 

Please apply online with your CV attached.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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