E S S E NT I A L S KI L L S RE Q UI RE D | Communication & Presentation Skills • Expresses and transmits information with consistency, clarity, and confidence • Ability to communicate with ease both in written and verbal form • Demonstrates active listening techniques to understand effectively, interpret outcomes and formulate the next steps • Can read a room and understand implications • Delivers engaging prepared presentations to clients and presents ideas in a compelling way • Within a project context, can think on their feet and answer client questions in a succinct and strategic way • Can facilitate and lead client workshops Project Management • Effectively runs projects within timelines • Ability to lead any tier 2 and tier 3 projects • Ability to prioritize workflow to meet project deliverables • Acts as day-to-day primary point of contact with clients • Ability to lead internal and client project kick-off meetings • Accountable for keeping project tracker up to date and approving invoices if the project lead • Approaches recruiting with strategic and creative problem-solving skills Client Management • Anticipates client expectations and ensures they overdeliver through execution and deliverables • Proactively manages client needs without client or Senior Management prompting • Actively problem solves to overcome challenges and develops win/win solutions for client and the company • Ensures timely communication with clients • Builds client relationships that instill confidence and trust • Effectively manages the backroom Discussion Guide Development • Ability to deconstruct a client need into the required knowledge areas to pursue and develop client-ready discussion guides • Leverages, interprets and integrates existing projective techniques and can develop new ones when needed • Sells guide rationale to clients and can apply judgment for when to push back on client feedback Moderation • Ability to moderate across all methods and respondent types • Ability to adapt in the moment and be present in the interview • Ability to be strategic and not depend on discussion guides • Ability to procure deep insights and knows when to probe in strategically rich areas Debrief Writing • Manages the debrief writing process, including brainstorm meetings, on time • Leverages Strategic Oversight (SO) as required • Visualizes concepts or insights in an impactful way • With direction, creates a clear, tight and persuasive story • Elevates all debriefs with strategic thought
About the Client: The client uses Applied Anthropology Thinking (AAT)™ to go deeper beneath the surface to better understand human behavior, enabling our clients to drive business decisions with unique humanistic insights. As a full-service qualitative research consultancy, the client is a globally-recognized leader in humanistic insights. We have been pioneering the application of Anthropology in marketing and business for over two decades. We leverage our Applied Anthropology Thinking (AAT)™ approach to create game-changing business results for our clients around the world. Central to our approach is the Anthropological principle that 80% of what drives human behavior lives at a subconscious and “hidden” level.
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