- Salary
- £28k+
- Location
- London
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Education
- Source
- Pinpoint
Description
Graduate Project Executive - Employee Experience Research
Application Deadline: 19 August 2026
Department: Graduate
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: London
Compensation: £28,000 / year
Description
Are you driven by data and passionate about insights? We are a leading global market research company, enabling organisations to make smarter, bolder, and faster decisions.
The Project Management team sits within Ipsos Karian & Box, helping organisations understand what employees think, feel and experience at work. We combine employee research, consulting and listening technology expertise to help world leading organisations drive meaningful change.
- IK & B was founded in 2006 and has been part of Ipsos since October 2021 with the ambition to grow the business globally and take our research solutions to the next level.
- IK & B employs around 90 people, 20 of which in the consulting team. Consultants are supported by analysts, designers, project managers and data scientists.
- We work across sectors including Financial Services, Energy, Retail, Healthcare, Manufacturing and the Public Sector.
- We deliver engagement surveys, pulse surveys, lifecycle listening, culture research and organisational diagnostics.
- We are platform agnostic and partner with a number of leading employee listening platforms including Qualtrics, Viva Glint, Perceptyx and Medallia.
The Role
As a Graduate Project Executive, you will be accountable for ensuring projects are delivered successfully from initiation through to completion, balancing scope, quality, timelines, risks and client expectations.
This is a varied role where you'll support the delivery of employee research programmes for leading organisations. Your role will include:
This is a varied role where you'll support the delivery of employee research programmes for leading organisations. Your role will include:
- Supporting/leading on the end-to-end delivery of employee research and listening programmes.
- Developing and maintaining project plans, timelines, budgets and resource allocations.
- Undertaking project governance using our specialised project management tools
- Managing action logs, project risks, issues, dependencies and change controls.
- Building trusted stakeholder relationships.
- Ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope and to the highest quality standards.
- Driving effective communication and collaboration across all project participants.
- Supporting commercial delivery through scope management, forecasting and project financial oversight.
- Contributing to the development of project management best practices, tools and methodologies.
About You
We encourage diversity of thought so we look for candidates who are as diverse as the societies, markets and people we work with. Therefore the essential skills we are looking for are:
- Strong organisational skills and a process-oriented mindset, with the ability to adapt to changing priorities and work effectively in evolving and sometimes ambiguous environments.
- Strong attention to detail, with an interest in supporting project governance through maintaining project plans, documentation, reporting and project management systems to ensure accurate and effective project delivery.
- Ability to identify, monitor and escalate project risks and issues, helping to ensure successful project delivery.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships and work effectively with colleagues, clients and stakeholders.
- Commercial awareness and a client-focused mindset, with a genuine passion for understanding client needs and delivering impactful, value-driven solutions.
- Self-motivated and dependable, with the ability to remain calm under pressure and contribute positively to a supportive and collaborative team culture.
- Proactive and collaborative, with the confidence to take initiative, contribute ideas and work effectively with others while valuing diverse perspectives.
- A focus on self-awareness and a growth mindset, driven to succeed and make a real impact, with a willingness to reflect, learn and grow.
- An aptitude for leveraging AI tools and techniques to enhance research and insights, in line with Ipsos' standards and policies.
Along with…
- The unrestricted right to work in the UK.
Why Ipsos
Launch your career with our 12-month global Generation Ipsos Graduate Programme. You will gain the essential skills, values, and in-depth knowledge to excel as a top consultant. Benefitting from extensive, best-in-class training covering technical, research, personal, and client-focused skills. Being part of a cohort, you will collaborate with fellow graduates across the business, building your network and driving innovation.
After completing the programme, you will be eligible for promotion to further your career at Ipsos.
After completing the programme, you will be eligible for promotion to further your career at Ipsos.
- 25 days’ holiday which increases over time to 30 days, plus an extra day for your birthday
- Flexible working and bank holidays to acknowledge that we have a diverse workforce and everyone may not celebrate the same events.
- Interest-free Future Talent Loan of up to £1,000, providing optional support for unexpected costs so you can focus on starting your career
- Work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks each calendar year (subject to relevant Right to Work requirements)
- Comprehensive benefits including pension contributions, income protection, winter flu jabs, eye care vouchers, and many others
- Bupa Well+ Health and Wellbeing Services for ongoing health and wellness support
- Company Paid Curiosity & ESG Days
- Diversity and Inclusion Belong Networks, bringing together people with shared identities and interests to foster a welcoming and supportive workplace
Successful applicants will move on to a cognitive and personality assessment, followed by a virtual interview with one of our talent partners. The final stage will be an in-person assessment centre at our London office on 22nd September and we are looking for candidates to start on November 2nd
We are committed to equality, treating people fairly, promoting a positive and inclusive working environment and ensuring we have diversity of people and views. We recognise that this is important for our business success - a more diverse workforce will enable us to better reflect and understand the world we research and ultimately deliver better research and insight to our clients. We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme, certified as a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. We provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
Skills
Project Management
