14 Senior Research Manager Positions jobs in Karachi

We are seeking a Project Management Executive to work directly under the CEO, ensuring smooth coordination and timely execution of all internal projects. The ideal candidate will act as a bridge between the CEO and various department/unit heads, monitoring project progress, resolving bottlenecks, and ensuring alignment with organizational goals and deadlines.

The incumbent must have a strong understanding of project management tools and software to effectively track and manage project performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and track progress of multiple internal projects across different departments.
• Work closely with all unit heads to ensure project milestones and deliverables are achieved on time.
• Assist the CEO in planning, prioritizing, and monitoring strategic initiatives.
• Prepare regular project status reports and highlight risks, delays, and dependencies.
• Follow up with departments to ensure timely completion of assigned tasks.
• Identify issues affecting project delivery and proactively recommend corrective actions.
• Organize review meetings, document key decisions, and ensure follow-up actions are executed.
• Support the CEO in maintaining transparency, accountability, and alignment across projects.
• Maintain dashboards and trackers for ongoing initiatives using appropriate tools.
• Perform any additional tasks assigned by the CEO related to strategic execution or coordination.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or a related field).
• 2–3 years of experience in project coordination, management, or operations.
• Strong understanding and practical experience with project management tools and software (e.g., Asana, Trello, ClickUp, Blue, etc).
• Strong communication and coordination skills.
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Professional demeanor and confidentiality when handling sensitive information.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Rs80, Rs120,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person

Job Overview

The Executive – Project Management plays a critical role in managing end-to-end execution of market research projects, ensuring quality, timeliness, and accuracy across all stages. This position acts as a bridge between internal stakeholders (Client Service, Field and Data Processing teams) and external vendors to ensure smooth delivery of projects within agreed timelines and budgets.

Responsibilities and Duties

Project Coordination & Execution:

• Manage the operational aspects of multiple research projects simultaneously from initiation to completion.
• Liaise with Client Service teams to understand project requirements, objectives, and deliverables.
• Develop and maintain detailed project timelines, tracking progress against milestones and deliverables.
• Coordinate with Field and Data Processing teams for data collection, data cleaning, and quality assurance.
• Ensure that all project documentation (questionnaires, sampling plans, timelines, and reports) is accurate and up to date.

Supplier & Field Management:

• Coordinate with supplier for data collection activities, ensuring adherence to quality and compliance standards.
• Monitor fieldwork performance and proactively resolve operational challenges.
• Support supplier evaluation, costing, and contracting processes.

Quality Control & Data Integrity:

• Conduct quality checks at each project stage to ensure data accuracy and completeness.
• Identify process gaps and suggest improvements to enhance project efficiency.

Client Support & Delivery:

• Support Client Service team in meeting client expectations by ensuring timely project delivery.
• Prepare project status reports, field updates, and other required documentation for internal and client review.
• Manage last-minute changes and ensure alignment among all stakeholders.

Financial & Administrative Responsibilities:

• Track project costs, monitor budgets, and support invoice processing.
• Maintain records of project documentation and ensure proper closure of completed projects.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, Marketing, Economics, or related field.
• Fresh Graduate or maximum 1 year of experience in Project management, Operations, or Market Research.
• Proficient in excel
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organized and able to multitask.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.

Job Type: Full-time

Application Question(s):

• What is your current salary?
• What is your expected salary?

Work Location: In person

Responsibilities and Duties:

· The person should be well-versed with project management software, tools, marketing research methodologies, and best practices.

· Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.

· Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of multiple projects.

· Experienced seeing projects through the full life cycle.

· Should be able to maintain oversight of all project activities, identify any issues and ensure they are resolved promptly.

· Analysing data as required.

· Design training modules and train the field team across Pakistan.

· Tracking and reporting project progress.

· Participate in on-site trainings.

Qualifications:

· Atleast Graduate / BBA / or any degree.

· Fresh Graduate or maximum 1 year of experience in Project management or similar role.

· Proficient in excel.

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

· Highly organized and able to multitask.

· Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.

· Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

· Able to work independently and as part of a team.

Job Type: Full-time

Application Question(s):

• What is your current salary?
• What is your expected salary?

Work Location: In person

We are looking for an energetic and multi-talented Media Intern.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with project coordination from initiation through execution to delivery.
• Help manage project timelines, schedules, and track deliverables across teams.
• Collaborate with internal teams to monitor project progress and ensure alignment with deadlines.
• Document meetings, record action items, and follow up on tasks to ensure everything stays on track.
• Communicate with clients, respond to queries and providing updates on project progress.

Key Requirements:

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Media Science, Marketing, or Business Administration, or a related field.
• Fresh grads are encouraged to apply
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with clients.

Location: Gulshan-e-Iqbal Block 2

Working Days: Monday to Friday

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Rs25,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person

About the Role:

We are seeking a motivated and creative Digital Executive to join our Growth Curve team. This role combines project management, web development, and data acquisition responsibilities, ideal for a fresh graduate eager to start a career in digital operations, marketing, or business development.

You'll work closely with the management team to help grow our client network, acquire and organize business data, and contribute creatively to ongoing digital initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in data acquisition — identifying, researching, and collecting information on potential leads, companies, and clients.
• Manage and update data in CRM systems (Microsoft Dynamics).
• Support project management activities to ensure timely and smooth execution of digital initiatives.
• Assist in web development tasks and contribute creative input to digital projects.
• Collaborate with teams to improve lead quality, streamline processes, and maintain data accuracy.
• Participate in online research and outreach activities to enhance business growth.

Requirements:

• Fresh graduate in Computer Science, Business, Marketing, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of web development basics (HTML/CSS or CMS experience is a plus).
• Interest in project management, data handling, and digital marketing.
• Basic knowledge of CRM tools (preferably Microsoft Dynamics).
• Excellent research, analytical, and communication skills.
• A creative mindset with attention to detail and problem-solving ability.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary range (PKR 30,000 – 50,000) based on skills.
• Hands-on experience with international projects and CRMs.
• Exposure to data-driven business development and digital operations.
• A supportive environment encouraging learning, creativity, and growth.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates who meet the above requirements are encouraged to apply with their updated resume and CV highlighting relevant experience.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Rs30, Rs50,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person

Description

The professional selected for this role will lead/support the design of various research studies and evaluate programs at different stages of maturity and scale. They will collaborate with external research partners, the relevant program teams, and the data and knowledge-sharing teams to plan studies that are purposeful, methodologically robust, insightful, and substantive in informing program and system redesign and improvement.

• Design and conduct methodologically robust studies that address TCF needs and can generate insights to guide decision-making in the areas/programs of interest.
• Collaboratively develop logic models and theories of change with the relevant program or cross-functional teams.
• Work with external evaluators, where needed, to help design studies that are mission-aligned and useful to both TCF and the various stakeholders (internal and external) who can learn from TCF's experience
• Ensure that the researchers, evaluators, observers, moderators, data enumerators, etc., are trained, fully understand the research instruments, and can capture rich, accurate, high-quality data and insights from the field.
• Set mechanisms in place that allow for the testing of tools and instruments for their validity and reliability ahead of their deployment in the study.
• Work closely with the Data Analysis and Knowledge Sharing unit leads to extract relevant findings and jointly create research products ready for dissemination and packaged for consumption by their various intended users/user segments.

Required Skills

• Thorough academic grounding in mixed-methods research (professional experience would be of great value)
• Familiarity and experience with quantitative and qualitative research frameworks, methodologies and tools.
• Experience designing and implementing program evaluations to assess the impact of social interventions and initiatives.
• Understanding of logic models, theories of change and how they feed into research design.
• Attention to detail, particularly in developing a thorough and nuanced understanding of research problems, design of programs and dissemination of results.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and collaborate with multiple teams.
• Proficiency in MS Office and experience with quantitative or qualitative data analysis software.
• Fluency in English and Urdu (speaking and reading/writing skills)
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills with the ability to present information in an insightful and structured manner.
• Passion for social impact and commitment to advancing evidence-based solutions for underserved communities.

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Education, Evaluation, Public Policy, Development Studies, or a related field.

Experience

A minimum of 3 years of research and evaluation experience, preferably in the education/development sector, having leveraged qualitative and quantitative research methods.

Job Type: Full-time

Application Question(s):

• What is your Current Salary?
• What is your Expected Salary?
• Are you willing to negotiate?

Work Location: In person

Description

The Assistant Manager-Research Design will contribute to the design, implementation, and dissemination of research and evaluation studies across TCF's programs. The role involves supporting evidence generation for learning and decision-making, ensuring that research outputs are methodologically sound, insightful, and actionable

About RKS:

TCF's Research and Knowledge Sharing team works to enable TCF in organisational introspection and learning by supporting evidence-based decision-making towards individual, school, program, and system improvement through robust research studies, assessments, and evaluations.

• Help support the design of methodologically robust studies that can generate insights to guide decision-making in the areas / programs of interest.
• Work with the team on multiple stages of assigned research/evaluation studies; from needs assessment, research design, and tool development to data collection, analysis and reporting of findings. This may include:
• Conducting literature reviews, developing logic models and theories of change with relevant program/cross-functional teams.
• Developing robust data collection tools/instruments and setting mechanisms in place that allow for testing these for validity and reliability ahead of deployment.
• Ensuring that researchers, evaluators, data enumerators, etc. are trained, understand research instruments fully, and can capture rich, accurate and high-quality data and insights from the field.
• Organising and analysing data collected from the field with the help of set protocols.
• Documenting and summarising the design, process and findings of each study and coordinating with internal and external teams to help disseminate output.

Required Skills

• Familiarity and experience with quantitative and qualitative research frameworks, methodologies and tools.
• Attention to detail, particularly in developing a thorough and nuanced understanding of research problems, design of programs and their outcomes of interest
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills in English and Urdu, with the ability to present information in an insightful and structured manner.
• Strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and collaborate with multiple teams.
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• Passion for social impact and commitment to advancing evidence-based solutions for underserved communities.

Education

Bachelor's degree in in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Education, Economics, or a related field.

Experience

A minimum of 2-3 years of research and evaluation experience, preferably in the education/development sector.

Job Type: Full-time

Application Question(s):

• What is your current salary?
• What is your expected salary?

Work Location: In person

Assistant Manager in the steel sector researches

Looking for market trends, production processes, and competition to support strategic decision-making, and their responsibilities can include data analysis, report writing.

Working with various teams to support and processes.

The role requires strong analytical skills, knowledge of the steel industry.

Key responsibilities

• Market and competitor analysis: Researching domestic and international market trends, demand, and production levels, and tracking competitor activities.
• Data analysis and reporting: Collecting and analyzing data to identify patterns and opportunities, and preparing detailed reports for management.
• Support strategic planning: Assist senior management with strategic planning by providing insights derived from market analysis and research studies.
• Analytical skills: Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities are essential for interpreting complex financial and industry data.
• Experience: 3-5 years of experience in the manufacturing or steel sector, with experience in sales or a technical role being beneficial.
• Education: Having a bachelor's degree in a relevant field.

Location: Karachi, Pakistan

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person

At Plutus21 Capital, rigorous research is at the core of our investment strategy. The Research Quality Assurance (QA) Lead ensures that every report, model, and memo reflects the firm's standards of precision, clarity, and investor relevance. This role is both editorial and analytical, combining a sharp eye for detail with strong investment literacy.

• Write, edit, and review research reports to ensure they meet professional and investor-ready standards.
• Maintain consistency of tone, structure, and messaging across all research and company-wide outputs.
• Develop and implement QA frameworks for research outputs, data models, and investment memos.
• Collect, maintain, and structure large financial, blockchain, and macroeconomic datasets
• Review research for methodological soundness, statistical rigor, and data integrity.
• Coordinate with analysts and researchers to provide structured feedback and ensure revisions are addressed.
• Maintain version control and documentation standards across research products.
• Establish best practices for reproducibility, citation, and data governance.

• Master's degree in Economics, Finance, Data Science, or related discipline (PhD preferred).
• 4+ years of experience in research management, editorial oversight, or data auditing.
• Strong understanding of econometrics, data pipelines, and financial analysis.
• Experience with reproducibility tools (Git, Jupyter, LaTeX, etc.) is a plus.

Detail-oriented mindset with ability to enforce high standards.