Market Research Apprentice in London

Swarm Recruitment is supporting Yonder Consulting in their search for two Market Research Apprentices. This full-time role offers an excellent opportunity to launch your career in market research within a supportive and inclusive team. Based in Yonder's vibrant Farringdon office, you'll gain hands-on experience while completing a Level 4 Market Research Apprenticeship with comprehensive training and support throughout.

About Yonder Consulting

Yonder is a consultancy that helps clients to unlock opportunities and deliver business impact through Insight, Strategy and Imagination. We are a team of 175 researchers, data analysts, strategists, creatives and innovators based in London and New York. The Insight specialists at Yonder will help you to develop your market research career in a nurturing and friendly team environment with a professional, creative, and informal working culture.

About the Role

As a Market Research Apprentice, you will support and work alongside Yonder's expert Insight specialists on a variety of client projects. Your focus will be providing support on data delivery, reporting and analysis to the end client and will gain a full understanding of your role in the project lifecycle, from designing a research programme that answers a client's objectives to delivering the final presentation or workshop.

• Support the team with quantitative and qualitative research projects, including survey testing and data quality checks.
• Conduct desk research on clients to inform proposals, marketing, and business development.
• Assist in designing research studies, organising datasets, and analysing findings.
• Help set up and support qualitative fieldwork (e.g., interviews, focus groups), including liaising with recruitment partners and note-taking.
• Contribute to reporting by charting insights and populating presentations.
• Collaborate effectively with colleagues and clients, managing priorities to ensure deadlines are met.

Desired Qualities

• Has an enquiring mind, hungry to learn and develop.
• Has an interest in learning how to use research techniques to solve business problems.
• Has a growth mindset, being open to both positive and constructive feedback.
• Has great time management and attention to detail.
• Is proactive with a customer-focused approach.
• Has excellent writing and numerical skills.
• Desired to have a minimum of three A-Level grades at C or above.

Working Week

Core working hours are 37.5 hours from 9am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday. It is required to work in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. The rest of the week, you have the opportunity to work from home.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday per year.
• A day off for your birthday.
• Two days of volunteering leave.
• All-company and team social events.
• Life assurance and membership of Yonder's Private Medical Health insurance scheme, Group Income Protection.
• Access to Yonder's Employee Assistance Programme, flexible/hybrid working, eye test vouchers, winter flu jabs, enhanced parental leave benefits, free fruit in the office and annual well-being allowance.
• After successful completion of the apprenticeship, there may be an opportunity to apply for a full-time Associate role.

Training Information

The apprenticeship training will be delivered by Swarm Training, a national provider of apprenticeships across the UK. The successful candidate will work towards the Level 4 Market Research qualification, which typically takes 15–18 months to complete, including assessments. As part of the apprenticeship requirements, 20% of the working week (equivalent to one day) will be allocated to self-study and off-the-job learning, supported by regular guidance from a dedicated tutor.

Application details

At Yonder, they cherish diversity and believe that a diverse and inclusive business is key to the success of their business. Yonder are proud of the environment and culture they have created, where their employees can truly strive and be themselves. Therefore, they aim to recruit from the widest pool of candidates possible irrespective of social background, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender or disability.

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