Data Processor

We combine global opportunity with local support giving you the chance to grow make an impact and build a long-term career in a business thats scaling fast.

Global clients. Clear progression. Real opportunity.

About our Client

They arean award-winning strategic insight and market research agency that helps organisations understand what people think feel and do and use that insight to make smarter decisions.

They partner with global brands nonprofits governments and institutions to deliver actionable research and intelligence across core areas including:
Brand & Communications helping clients shape strong brand narratives based on what matters to
Product & Service Development testing and validating ideas before market launch
Stakeholder Understanding deep insight into customers employees and key audiences
Thought Leadership & Public Debate Research influencing conversations in media and policy

With offices in London New York Amsterdam and Cape Town they blend robust methodology with creative thinking to help clients navigate complexity and turn insight into impact.

Purpose of the role:

The Data Processing Executive plays a critical role in delivering structured high-quality analysis-ready data across global markets

You will take ownership of complex multi-market datasets ensure rigorous quality control support data governance standards and contribute to automation and operational efficiency initiatives. There will be opportunities to streamline processing workflows maintain documentation and structured operating procedures and mentor junior team members and review outputs.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Data Quality

• Own post-fieldwork data validation and cleaning
• Identify routing quota and logic inconsistencies
• Apply structured cleaning frameworks and document decisions
• Ensure datasets meet governance and version control standards
• Support change control processes across trackers and multi-wave studies

Data Preparation & Transformation

• Merge restructure multi-market datasets
• Create derived variables and recodes aligned to reporting specs
• Manage multi-response (0/1) sets weighting and significance testing
• Manipulate and clean SPSS data
• Prepare datasets for client ingest

Tabulation & Reporting

• Build and validate client-ready tabulations
• Produce grouped responses nets rankings and statistical testing
• Ensure consistency across waves and markets
• Deliver high-quality Excel outputs to consultancy teams

Skills & Abilities

• Minimum 2years data processing experience
• Strong understanding of survey logic quotas weighting and statistical testing
• Experience working on trackers or multi-market studies
• Proven ability to manage deadlines in high-volume environments

Platform & Tool Expertise

Data Collection Platforms (essential):

• Decipher (Forsta) Dimensions Qualtrics ConfirmIT or similar platforms

Data & Statistical Tools (essential):

• SPSS
• Advanced Excel

Tabulation Software (at least one of):

• Quantum Merlin Q Research Software SPSS or Equivalent Tabulation platforms

Location and Hours:

Cape Town I SAST 10.00-18.30 (Mon-Fri)

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