# Market Research Officer Job BURN Canonical URL: https://primejobalerts.com/jobs/market-research-officer-job-burn Company: BURN Category: Administration & Office Support Location: Kenya Work type: Full-time Work arrangement: On-site Published: 2026-07-22 Expires: 2026-09-05 ## Job Description About the role The Market Research Officer will be involved in managing active research projects, focusing on producing regular deliverables, interpreting analyses, and using analysis software. ### Duties and Responsibilities ### Market Research and Consumer Insights - Conduct primary and secondary research to size and segment demand for institutional cooking solutions (schools, colleges, prisons, hospitals and other large-scale kitchens), with scope to extend to household biomass products. - Map the competitive landscape — stove technologies, fuels (firewood, charcoal, briquettes, LPG, pellets and electric), pricing and positioning — and track market share and emerging trends. - Assess customer needs, cooking practices, fuel consumption and willingness to pay to inform product and commercial strategy. - Analyze policy, regulatory and funding developments (e.g. carbon finance, school-feeding and energy programmes) affecting institutional and biomass cooking demand. - Translate findings into clear, evidence-based recommendations for product development, pricing and go-to-market decisions. ### School Profiling and Solution Definition - Build detailed profiles of target schools and institutions — enrolment and meals served, kitchen setup, current stoves and fuels, fuel volumes and costs, cooking schedules and operating constraints. - Gather this information through site visits, key informant interviews and observation, and validate it against real cooking needs and pain points. - Segment schools by size, fuel type, geography and purchasing model to prioritize the most viable opportunities. - Define the target solution profile — capacity, fuel type, efficiency, durability, safety and price point — that best fits the profiled institutions. - Feed institution profiles and solution requirements into product development and commercial planning. ### Reporting and Stakeholder Engagement - Prepare and present reports, dashboards and briefs that turn research and field data into actionable insights for management and stakeholders. - Provide regular status updates on the progress, outcomes and budgets of research activities. - Support investor-, partner- and donor-facing materials with validated market and field evidence. ### Risk Management and Problem-Solving - Proactively identify risks and issues within research and profiling activities, and develop mitigation and contingency plans to keep studies on track. -     Address technical or operational challenges related to research design or data collection. - Work closely with product development and commercial teams to resolve issues identified during research.  Skills and Experience - Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Social Sciences, Business, Environmental or Energy Studies, or a related field; a relevant postgraduate qualification is an added advantage. - 2–4 years of experience in market research, consumer insights or monitoring and evaluation, preferably in the clean cooking, renewable energy or development sectors. - Demonstrated experience designing and executing both quantitative and qualitative research, including survey design and sampling. - Proficiency with mobile data collection tools (KoboCollect) and data analysis software (Excel and one of SPSS, Stata, R or Python; familiarity with Power BI or Metabase an advantage). - Strong analytical, report-writing and presentation skills, with the ability to turn data into actionable business recommendations. - Willingness to travel for fieldwork across Kenya; fluency in English and Kiswahili. - Knowledge of the clean cooking sector, cookstove testing protocols, or carbon MRV is an added advantage. ### How to Apply Click here to apply ## Apply Use the canonical Prime Job Alerts page for full application instructions and source verification.