Graduate Research Assistant

ORIMA Research is a private Australian-owned professional services firm that provides market and social research, data analytics, organisational performance improvement and related advisory services. We are a genuine public sector research specialist, whereby over 90% of our clients are in the government sector. Established in 1996, we now have around 60 professional staff working across four offices in Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane. 

ORIMA is a values-based organisation and we pride ourselves on our service ethos, high performance culture, innovation, integrity and focus on helping our staff to thrive. We are:

• People who believe in the value of evidence-based approaches to inform government decision making;
• Lateral thinkers and problem solvers – we find the best solutions for our clients; and
• From a diverse range of qualifications and professional backgrounds.

 Our formal graduate program provides high-potential graduates with a pathway to a rewarding career in research, data analytics and consulting, through transparent and clear career progression during the graduate program and beyond.

This is a career growth opportunity to be part of an expanding, high-performance, award-winning private research consultancy firm with a supportive and strengths based culture, underpinned by positive psychology principles, with a strong focus on scientific and intellectual rigour, and collaboration and development.

Our graduate program is underpinned by a Competency Framework and a clear progression pathway. The program provides the opportunity and support to learn and develop quantitative and/or qualitative research skills, as well as the technical and non-technical skills required for a successful career in the private sector and the market and social research industry.

Successful applicants will work across a number of teams and research disciplines to develop and hone their technical and professional skills, as well as take part in a graduate project with peers. We have a very strong, collaborative culture that is enhanced by our staff being co-located in our offices. 

Graduates in the professional stream will be exposed to a broad range of research and consulting skills (depending on the Division you are placed in) including:

• understanding and designing quantitative and qualitative research methodologies
• analysing and interpreting quantitative (using SPSS and Excel and other tools) and qualitative data
• producing, understanding and analysing charts and descriptive statistics in meaningful ways
• organising and conducting research fieldwork, including online surveys, interviews and focus groups (as applicable)
• project management and co-ordination
• problem solving, drawing insights from findings and report writing.

We have around 5 graduate positions available for our 2024 intake in Melbourne and Canberra. Specifically, roles are available in:

• Quantitative research teams (Melbourne and Canberra)
• Data Science research teams (Melbourne and Canberra)
• Qualitative research teams (Melbourne)

Please see our website for the full position description, selection criteria and how to apply.