The Nursery Research and Planning Ltd
3-5 Rathbone Place
London
W1T 1HJ

tel. +44 (0)20 7734 1166

We're always on the lookout for talented and enthusiastic people to join us. If you'd like to be part of our growing community, send us an email with your CV to recruitment@the-nursery.net

We’re always on the lookout for talented and enthusiastic people to join our growing Nursery community. If you would like to find out more, please do send us an email with your CV.

Voted at the 2022 MRS Awards as The Best Place to Work, The Nursery Research and Planning is a highly respected agency specialising in brand strategy, communications, and customer experience. We carry out qualitative and quantitative research, and data analytics, across a huge range of sectors including FMCG, financial, automotive, leisure and healthcare.

We are looking for a Research Executive or Senior Research Executive to join our close knit, friendly, quantitative team, working together to achieve great results for a large variety of leading brands. 

Ideally you should have market research agency experience (a placement, internship or permanent role), but relevant study in a subject like marketing, statistics or quantitative methods would be considered.

You will be self-motivated, take responsibility and have a real interest and passion for people, brands and advertising. Good communication skills are a must. 

You will be assisting on both tracking and ad hoc projects across a range of sectors with a wide range of brands – everything from holidays to finance to education. You will need to be able to work flexibly to tight deadlines when required. 

You will be contributing to projects from commission to completion and assisting in the design and implementation of a variety of quantitative research projects under the direction of senior staff.  A team player who will be developing core research skills while delivering an excellent product that answers the client brief, while reflecting company values.

·      Focuses on developing core skills and gaining a good understanding of project requirements

·      Works collaboratively on all aspects of a project as directed including elements of costing, design, data processing, managing suppliers and ensuring good quality control

·      Is able to organise themselves to deliver tasks on time and prioritise effectively, showing the right levels of initiative and consultation

·      Demonstrates a willingness to work co-operatively with others for the overall benefit of the company

·      Communicates with clients and colleagues in a confident and articulate manner and adds intelligent and useful contributions to debriefs

·        Questionnaire design and survey testing

·        Manages fieldwork suppliers, constructing fieldwork quotas and monitors fieldwork progress

·      Tabulation and analysis of survey data to meet the client brief

·       Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint for analysis and chart creation 

·      Good written skills to contribute to final project reports

Life’s a little different at The Nursery. We are a community of Partners and being employee owned means that everyone is a co-owner of the business and invested in our future.

Community to us means that every single person at The Nursery is fundamental to our culture, our thinking and ultimately our success. People are what makes The Nursery. We help our people grow by nurturing talent and embracing our differences. 

We are committed to promoting a fair, equal, and inclusive environment that everyone has the opportunity to learn and strive in. We are currently trialling a hybrid model of working: 3 days in the office, 2 days working remotely.

·        Employee Ownership Bonus (subject to conditions)

·        25 days holiday + 3 days for Christmas closing + 1 day for Birthday

·        Employee Assistant Programme

·        Death in Service (Life Cover) 

·        Group Income Protection Scheme 

·        Private Medical Insurance scheme – Bupa Healthcare 

If this sounds like the role for you, please send your CV and an email cover letter to recruitment@the-nursery.net.

Research Exec / Senior Research Exec, Quantitative

Senior Research Executive / 2-3 years’ experience 

We are looking for an Account Director and SRE to join our start up Healthcare team.  You will be one of the first of 3 recruits this year under the Head of Health.  Business momentum is already very healthy within the first 6 months of this dedicated practice.  Our mission is to bring our brand expertise from Consumer land into the world of Healthcare (pharmaceutical and consumer).  Our healthcare clients are keen to understand how we can help them work their brands harder through a focus on person centricity (i.e. understanding both HCPs and Patients beyond the therapy area). 

A start up mentality will be critical to you enjoying this role!  Enthusiasm to do a broad-spectrum role in the near term with big developmental and professional opportunities over the medium term.  You will be tangibly inputting into the growth of the practice, from a client, product development and staff recruitment point of view.  You will work closely with the Head of Health, Elena Geatches, who has 20 years’ industry experience across research, business and account development and commercial leadership.  Our growth targets are realistic, steady and sustainable making work life balance a reality.  This exists within the kind and flexible culture of an established and employee-owned business (born in 2002) of 40 people.  See more details below about the benefits of being employee-owned (cultural and financial).

We are a British company, based in London, just off Oxford Street.  We have a flexible hybrid model; working a minimum of two days in the office each week.  We have regular company socials on Wednesdays and enjoy ‘Thirsty Thursdays’ in the last week of each month.  You will be working the remaining days from home, plus 2-3 fieldwork / client trips / evenings (some international) per month.

Both qual and quant experience is desired, as many of our projects involve both – with a focus on strategic and brand oriented qualitative skills in this role, including interviewing, moderating, and workshopping.  Four people in our Consumer quant team regularly deliver our quant projects in healthcare, so you will have more internal support across quant project delivery.

As a member of this intimate team, you will run projects across a range of healthcare clients and disease areas, and work with a range of brands.  You will be managing international research (with local partner agencies) which include both healthcare professionals and patients.  You will need an understanding of the industry and its regulations to fulfil compliance obligations.

Some of your responsibilities will include: 

·     Managing 2-4 projects at a time

·     Communication with key client stakeholders (SRE: to support project leader)

·     Communication with recruitment partners, domestic and international 

·     Preparing research and stimulus materials, sample specifications and screener documents 

·     Scheduling fieldwork and client meetings 

·     Conducting client meetings and research sessions (SRE: sharing with project leader)

·     Analysing research results and building debrief / reporting decks

·     Supporting with the day-to-day management of online communities when project requires

·     Ensuring all projects are conducted in an industry-compliant way, following all necessary client and industry  compliance standards 

7.5 hours standard week, plus 2-3 fieldwork evenings / client meetings (sometimes international) a month

2 office days, 3 working from home days in a standard week (with flexibility when required)

We are looking for someone passionate about healthcare, self-motivated and ambitious, with strong organisational skills.  You will have 2-6 years’ experience in all aspects of research and effective and fluid communication skills are a must.  We are a small and hands-on team, so an independent mind and entrepreneurial spirit will ensure you enjoy this role as the team and practice grow.  As The Nursery works predominantly in brand and strategy research, an interest in brands and customer (unmet) need is central.

If you would like to apply for either of these roles, please send your CV and an email cover letter to recruitment@the-nursery.net 

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