Research Consultant Melbourne, Aus $AUD 75-85,000 + SUPER - (posted Sep 22 2025)

Company: Resources Group
Advertisers Ref: GL120925
MrWeb Ref: 162499

Job Spec: Looking for a role that's as diverse as your curiosity? Join one of Australia's leading research agencies, where commercial smarts meet meaningful social impact.


Why you'll love it here

• Genuine & supportive culture - smart, fun, and nurturing. You'll be surrounded by people who care deeply about clients and each other.
• Not pigeon-holed - enjoy the rare chance to work across quant and qual, commercial and social, with projects spanning behaviour change, brand strategy, communications, segmentation, customer experience, and more.
• Immediate application of insights - Zero lengthy social reports. Clients are action-driven and use your work to brief creative teams, shape campaigns, and drive change.
• Diverse clients - from government departments through to services, retail, finance, energy, and beyond. Recent work includes:
  • Public transport - designing safety campaigns.
  • Marine safety - behaviour change programs.
  • Energy - helping providers trial, pack, and commercialise green innovation.
  • Insurance - innovation and choice modelling
  • Tourism - new opportunities to drive summer tourism for ski resorts.
• Inspirational leadership - your line manager is a huge asset: super passionate, growth-minded, and always looking for ways to do things differently and better. You'll have a true mentor in your corner.
• Vibrant environment - Renowned agency. Amazing reputation. Part of a large group an excellent network to leverage. Did I mention the coolest offices in town?

The role

As a Quant-leaning Research Consultant, you'll:

• Manage quantitative projects while having the chance to flex into qual.
• Contribute across the research project full cycle - from design and analysis through to strategic recommendations.
• Work directly with clients - advising, presenting, and building trusted partnerships.
• Deliver punchy reporting and strategy that clients apply immediately.

About you

You'll be a research consultant (around 2 - 4 years' experience) who:

• Has market research agency experience.
• Is confident with quantitative methods (survey design and strong stats skills), but open to working across mixed methodologies (depth interviews/focus groups)
• Familiarity with Q or equivalent
• Loves variety - juggling government, commercial, social, and thought-leadership projects excites you.
• Thrives on delivering sharp, actionable strategy, not just data.
• Is client-facing, curious, and collaborative.

Why now?

Here, your career will thrive in an environment that's intellectually stimulating, supportive, and genuinely fun.


About Resources Group

We are the Leading Global Talent Agency for Insights, Analytics & Data Strategy. Our consultants take the time to truly understand your career aims and are dedicated to providing tailored, impartial advice to find you the very best career move. We have access to an unrivalled and exclusive range of job opportunities with trailblazing agencies and blue-chips across Australia, NZ and APAC.

Resources Group's Diversity and Equality Policy determines that we submit applicants to our clients on the basis of merit and ability, regardless of race, colour, age, disability, family responsibilities, gender, marital status, nationality, religious or political views or affiliations, sexual orientation or socio-economic background.

Who to contact: Send your CV to Gemma Lewis (Director, APAC) at glewis@resourcesgroup.com or call Gemma on 04524 17265 for a confidential discussion about this role and other related opportunities.

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