ABOUT QUANTUM
Quantum is a specialised human & culture driven strategy consulting company with 10 offices spread across 8 countries in Asia and UK. We are proudly privately held and conduct about 300+ annual engagements across the globe.
We are a collective of anthropologists, semioticians, historians, behavioural economists, strategists, entrepreneurs, designers, and more. Our shared values & purpose influence the work that we do, with the aim of putting humans at the centre of business decision making.
Our thinking is informed by the field of human sciences. Businesses across the globe approach us to solve complex business, category and brand challenges that involve a deep understanding of human and social behaviour.
Our collaborative and multidisciplinary approach marries rigour of thick data analysis with strategic frame working that helps address client issues across the value chain; future visioning and growth opportunity mapping, business purpose, building strong purpose-led brands and conceptualising new products & services.
WHO YOU ARE
- Genuine interest in understanding humans, their attitudes, behaviour, and preferences; naturally curious and observant about people.
- Adept at embedding yourself in social groups to gain a deeper perspective into their culture
- Open to learning new things, you question and challenge old ways of doing things.
- Analytical and rigorous in reading and interpreting written and visual data.
- Computer literate, especially in MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Zoom Meetings; candidates with digital knowledge preferred.
- High interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with diverse groups of people.
- Eager to be part of a hard-working team culture with great attention to detail.
- Ready to travel frequently across the nation and stay outside Dhaka for longer times for fieldwork if necessary.
- Willing to be trained in aspects of semiotics, ethnography, qualitative techniques, and innovation frameworks.
- Strong communication ability in both Bangla & English.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Conducting and coordinating fieldwork (i.e. focus group discussions, in-depth interviews, ethnography, etc.) across the different parts of Bangladesh.
- Designing research instruments such as recruitment questionnaires, discussion guides, and content analysis.
- Preparing project budgets, and settling field and travel expense documents.
- Independent end-to-end management of projects (duration: from a few weeks to 3 months)
- Attend client meetings and translate these into proposals that will be overseen by a Lead
- Contribute meaningfully to discussions, analysis, writing parts of documents (proposals and debriefs)
EDUCATION
A minimum Bachelor’s Degree in any subject with a strong inclination to understand culture & brands:
- Sociology/Social Anthropology/Human Geography
- Semiotics/Linguistics/Language
- Art History/History
- Film Studies
- English Literature/Creative writing
- Business with a focus on Marketing/Consumer Behaviour
- Economics
- Public Administration / International Relations
WHAT WE OFFER
- Competitive Salary + Benefits.
- Chance to work in a dynamic and flexible workplace.
- Access to a wider network of practitioners outside Bangladesh.
- Away day with other offices across Asia.
- Training opportunities, rotations across offices.
- Participation and speaking opportunities in conferences.
- Robust performance management system that guarantees 360 degree feedback.
- Learning opportunities within and outside Bangladesh
APPLICATION
The application can be sent by e-mail to fatema.akhter@quantumcs.com or via our website.
Interested candidates are requested to send their detailed resumes with the position name: Associate or Apprentice mentioned in the subject of the mail.
