Research Analyst, Strategic Initiatives
Overview & Scope Market research expertise driving decisions to support business plans, analyzing data for business ideation and enhancement recommendations in line with the company’s Business Plan.
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Overview & Scope
- Market research expertise driving decisions to support business plans, analyzing data for business ideation and enhancement recommendations in line with the company’s Business Plan.
- Assimilation and analysis of data to develop commercially viable strategic initiatives/products, which cater to GEMS’ target markets.
- Primary and secondary research to validate assumptions to enable data-driven financial models and Investment Committee propositions.
- Driving the market research and data analytics component for the financial models.
- Preparing opportunity proposals for the Investment Committee.
- Preparing correspondence and infographics for thought leadership and feedback to regulators.
***Data Analytics & Reports (Internal)***
- Harnessing data from Company Wide Phoenix, Salesforce and PowerBI interfaces to conduct analysis such as Student Demographic Analysis, Residential Location and Drive Time Analysis, Enquiry-Enrolment Conversion Analysis, Joiners-Leavers Analysis, Sibling Analysis, Academic Outcome Analysis, Customer Satisfaction & NPS Commentary Analysis.
- Prepare weeklyupdate reports on different initiatives and their respective status.
- Preparing data driven, insightful and visually captivating notes and reports for the Investment Committee /SMC.
- ***Market Research (External)***
- Secondary research using a variety of sources (e.g. analyst reports, market research reports, news articles, real estate and education publication and periodicals).
- Customer segmentation, market sizing, demand and competitor analysis, macroeconomic forecasting and make recommendations to support the company’s Business plan.
- Designing and executing in-depth interview guides to solve the problem statement with key organizational stakeholders, industry experts, customers, Education Business Group & Reporting with recommendations.
- Conduct research on the relevant industry in relation to the strategic initiative on the competitor landscape.
Qualifications
- University degree in business, finance or related discipline
- 2 years’ post-qualification experience in Research & Analytics, Advisory & Consulting.
Skills
- MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, Power BI, Salesforce, Analysis, Research, Drafting Presentations for Senior Management / Board / subcommittee of the Board.
- Well-spoken/articulate, proficient in English (Arabic is a plus), thinking & reasoning, ability to make inference from Market Data and publicly available information & make recommendations relevant to the business unit lead.
- GEMS Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all of its students and staff.
- A UK-enhanced DBS or equivalent police check is a pre-requisite for all appointments.
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