Research Marketing Services: Field Project Manager

Research Marketing Services (RMS), affiliate of TNS is the leading Market Research Agency in West and Central Africa.


A dynamic and highly-rated marketing research company whose vision is “to be the dominant world class provider of market insights” with local and multinational clients seeks to employ local & expatriate staff to occupy the following positions. The company is an equal opportunity company.

Job Title: Field Project Manager (Ref: FPM 3)

Location: Lagos

Person’s Specification

The Field Project Manager’s position is a middle level management position that requires the best fit candidate to have the following:

- First Degree/HND in Social Sciences/Management/Engineering/Planning

- Post Graduate degree(MBA) would be an advantage

- Project management experience is a requirement

- Field management experience is an added advantage

- Must have at least (3) three years post experience in either

- Project/Operations Management/Field Research

- Mature with great organisational skills

- Should have sound working knowledge of Microsoft Excel

- Working knowledge of Microsoft Project is an added advantage

- Be personable with great initiative and high level integrity

- Must have good communication skills

- Can work with minimum supervision

Key Job Responsibilities:

- Coordinate the spectrum of projects and reporting field matters

- Plan and execute specific project timelines .

- Scheduling of tasks and routing of research instruments across the country

- Collating and reporting of projects progress at their various life cycle stages

- Analyse, track and evaluate project portfolios

- Collate and write field technical reports on projects

- Manage cost profile of projects and evaluate cost benefit analysis of the various projects

- Develop and monitor project itinerary/schedules

- Project appraisal and performance evaluation, and monitoring of field resources .

- Develop and manage field project costing

Method of Application

Interested Candidates should forward their CVs to: recruitment@rms-africa.com not later than 31st August 2010.

Please quote the Ref. No. of the position applying for on the ‘Subject’ heading of your email.