Seth Townsend Email & Phone Number

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

I lead quantitative research projects for clients in various industries, delivering data-driven insights and solutions.Strategic Planning: Develop and execute strategic market research plans aligned with business objectives. Responsible for defining research objectives, methodologies, and timelines.Team Leadership: Leading and mentoring market research teams across various industries. Responsible for recruiting, training, and managing research staff, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work culture.Research Methodologies: Utilizing various research methodologies, such as surveys, focus groups, interviews, and data analysis techniques.Data Analysis and Interpretation: Apply analytical skills to interpret complex data sets to extract actionable insights. Utilise software and tools such as Tableau, SAP Crystal Dashboard Design, SPSS, Excel and PowerPoint for data analysis and visualization.Report Writing and Presentation: Compile comprehensive research reports and delivering engaging presentations to stakeholders. Translate data findings into clear, actionable recommendations for senior management.Client Management: Manage client relationships, understanding their specific research needs. Budget Management: Manage research budgets efficiently, optimizing resources, and delivering results within budget constraints.Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, such as marketing, product development, and sales, to ensure research insights are integrated into business strategies and initiatives.

South Africa

Lead quantitative research projects, ensuring adherence to timelines and budgets.Collaborate with clients to define research objectives, advising on appropriate research methodologies and sample designs to meet their needs and objectives.Work closely with 3rd Party partners and vendors to assess feasibility and costs for new briefs and - potential projectsManage, supervise, and help execute all phases of research studies, from questionnaire preparation, scripting and coding, creating / maintaining code-frames and tab specs, data analysis, report design, writing and presentation.Conduct data analysis, utilising advanced statistical techniques and data visualization tools to derive meaningful insights that our clients can confidently use in their decision-making process.Deliver persuasive presentations to internal stakeholders and external clients, effectively communicating research insights and driving informed decision-making.Manage day-to-day operational and tactical aspects of multiple research studies and delegate or coordinate duties with research staff.Implement and manage project activity timelines and tracking documents for management of research projects

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

OVERVIEW:Responsible for the coordination and management of all research projects. This includes all aspects of project delivery, team management , client communications and general queries.KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:Drawing up proposals detailing research design, costs and timingSample designQuestionnaire design & testingData collection, processing and analysisReport design, writing and presentationCOMPITENCIES:Practical experience and understanding of the research process in order to coordinate a research project from start to finish.Understanding research methodologies and techniques.Understanding of client processes to enable input into client discussions, research design and analysis, brainstorming etc.ADDITIONAL SKILLS:Excellent leadership and project management skillsAbility to build and maintain internal and external client relationshipsWorking with both local and global teams Analytical skills, training skills and delegation skillsExcellent computing skills in Word, Excel and PowerPointExperience in dashboard development (Tableau, Google Data Studio & SAP Dashboard Design)

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Develop strategies for effective data analysis and reporting.Design & implement dashboards that present data in a meaningful/actionable framework.Select, configure and implement analytics solutions.Define Institution-wide metrics and relevant data sources.Build systems to transform raw data into actionable business insights.Provide strategic support to the Human Resource function in the areas of people metrics, reporting, and advanced predictive analytic capabilities.Manage HR analytical tools, reporting and dashboards.Mine data and provide intelligence to produce credible reports for decision making.Conduct data analysis and discovery to identify trends and correlations to uncover insights.Provide business insights into Human Capital Services through data intelligence gathering and interpretation.Manage and guide the maintenance of employee data on the HR information system and for periodic reporting purposes.Maintain HR data to support HR analytical needs and ensuring accuracy and consistency of key data sets, reports and metrics.Produce and submit reports to enable informed decision making by executive management and relevant governance structures.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Receiving, analysing and capturing data for BI Dashboards.Generating reports.Liaising with APSinc Network Partners and Consultants.Providing personalized customer service of the highest level to all clients.Updating the existing databases with changes and the status of each customer/prospective customer.Arranging the dispatch information packages, brochures etc. to clients and other interested parties. Creating presentations for pitches.Designing and developing training and development curricula and all related materials which include presentations, training slides, course materials and assessment booklets. Responsible for overseeing that all training was reported appropriately and consistently. Ensuring that all management processes surrounding the training were carried out consistently. Aligning APSinc’s training programmes to NQF standards.Ensuring that all applicable unit standards are included and aligned to SETA Accreditation standards. This includes the various measures for assessment of learning for each course.

Bachelor Of Commerce - Bcom, Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

Management And Leadership Skills, Business Administration And Management, General

Sap Crystal Dashboard Design, Management Information Systems And Services

Tpq Assessment Certification (Tpq), Human Resources

Organisational Climate Survey Certification (Ocs), Human Resources

T360 Questionnaire Certification (T360), Human Resources

Assessor Certificate (Conduct Outcomes Based Assessments)

High School Diploma, 12