The Role

Location: Bristol, hybrid
Job Grade: Global Grade 8 

Join a Global Force in Innovation and Insight!

Are you ready to make your mark in a dynamic, inclusive, and forward-thinking global FMCG powerhouse? Backed by a team of 25,000 passionate professionals across the globe, we’re on the lookout for a Research Governance Analyst to join our Global Insights Centre of Excellence on a fixed-term contract.

In this pivotal Analyst-level role, you’ll report directly to the Insights Capability Transformation Director and play a critical part in shaping how we understand and engage with consumers worldwide. From coordinating new research initiatives to overseeing project governance and managing global research budgets, your work will ensure our insights engine runs with precision, integrity, and impact.

Principle Accountabilities

• Driving the effective organisation of the Global and Regional Consumer Research Advisory Board(s) (CRAB), including the initial set-up of these governance forums, live facilitation of sessions, coordination and distribution of forum materials (input and output), tracking and monitoring key forum decisions/actions, ensuring attendance of required individuals etc.
• Acting as a central point of contact for providing necessary information/briefings to all CRAB attendees (including non-regular attendees), ensuring attendees have sufficient awareness and knowledge of CRAB processes to facilitate effective cooperation
• Maintaining a global Consumer Research database, which tracks the status, cost, topic etc of both current and historic consumer research projects
• Monitoring and tracking the high-level status of all engagements with strategic 3rd party suppliers (i.e. research agencies)
• Monitoring, tracking and updating the global Consumer Research budget, providing both regular and ad hoc updates to Global Insights LT and flagging risks where necessary
• Proposing, developing and helping to implement new governance measures/controls relating to Consumer Research to ensure the Insights organisation remains transparent, accountable, responsible and consumer-centric

Skills and Experience Required

• Educated to degree level in relevant field
• Experience in Consumer Research
• Experience in project management and/or governance management
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills; highly collaborative
• Sector experience across FMCG

 

Whilst applications from all locations will be considered, please note that priority will be given to candidates who are based locally and possess the required skills and experience for the role.

Everyone Belongs

Everyone belongs in Imperial. We are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, sexual orientation, religions or beliefs and of neuro divergence. We give fair and equal consideration to all our applicants. Please contact us at recruitment@impbrands.com to let us know if we can provide support in helping you complete an application and/or attend an interview.

 

For further information about the role please contact your Talent Acquisition Partner iwona.pajak@impbrands.com.