Research Manager - Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism Industry

www.massvacation.com

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:
The Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism (MOTT) is the state
agency dedicated to promoting Massachusetts as premiere visitor
destination set in the midst of rich historical and cultural
tradition. MOTT's budget is derived from a portion of the state hotel
room occupancy tax and is therefore responsible for encouraging
overnight stays, as well as increasing tourism related spending and
payroll. MOTT serves as a leader in the tourism industry, bringing
together the public and private sectors to promote Massachusetts as a
leisure destination.

More than 31 million people visit Massachusetts each year who spend
approximately $11 billion, making tourism one of the largest
industries in the Commonwealth. The industry generated $750 million in
state tax revenues and supported 124.800 jobs in 2003.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:
This position manages a comprehensive program of primary and secondary
research to inform marketing decisions, track results, and evaluate
the industry's economic impact.

Duties:
1. Define and implement a research program driven by MOTT's
information deficits and supports the development of a successful
marketing strategy;
2. Review, analyze, and summarize actionable marketing research
data and reports for MOTT managers;
3. Communicate relevant primary and secondary research findings
to MOTT staff, external advertising and public relations agencies,
regional tourism councils, and the Massachusetts travel industry, at
large;
4. Monitor key data and publish a monthly tracking report;
5. Direct and coordinate all research and data management vendor
contracts;
6. Coordinate all research vendor programs and oversee financial
transactions to ensure contract compliance;
7. Prepare and monitor statistical reports tracking the economic
impact of tourism and travel to Massachusetts;
8. Assist private and public tourism-related organizations in
understanding tourism impacts for strategic planning and investment
purposes;
9. Manage all aspects of Travel Industry Association's
Travelscope program, including data analysis, interpretation, and
reporting, as well as vendor oversight;
10. Manage all aspects of MOTT's web analytics, including analysis
and reporting of massvcation.com usage;
11. Provide input into strategic marketing decisions;
12. Manage allocation of regional tourism grant funds in
accordance with established formula guidelines;
13. Provide general advice about research techniques to the
regional tourist councils and the Massachusetts travel industry;
14. Support the information needs of MOTT's communications staff
and the media;
15. Network with peers to leverage learning and research
strategies used by other states/destinations;

REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must have (A) at least four
years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, technical or professional
experience in research or statistical work, and (B) of which at least
one year must have been in a supervisory, administrative or managerial
capacity, or (C) any equivalent combination of the required experience
and the substitutions listed below. Driver's License Required.

This position is within the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism
(MOTT) and is supervised by the Deputy Director for Domestic
Marketing.

Substitutions:
I. A Bachelor's degree may be substituted for a maximum of two
years of the required (A) experience.*
II. A Graduate degree from a recognized degree-granting college or
university may be substituted for a maximum of three years of the
required (A) experience.*

*Education towards such a degree will be prorated on the basis of the
proportion of the requirements actually completed.

NOTE: No substitutions will be permitted for the required (B) experience.

POSITION LOCATION:
Boston, MA
APPLY TO:
Please send your cover letter, salary requirements and resume to Amy
Strack, Director of Marketing Communications, Massachusetts Office of
Travel and Tourism, 10 Park Plaza, Suite 4510, Boston, MA 02116.
email: Amy.Strack@state.ma.us

Market Research Consultant - Fidelity Investments, Wellesley, MA

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

• This position will be responsible for designing, executing and analyzing primary and secondary research results to enable effective decision making. Candidate will be expected to build a deep knowledge of the key areas within HR; Compensation, Benefits, Management Effectiveness, Staffing, HR Solutions, and its outsourcing partners.

Major Responsibilities

• Work with business partners to diagnose research needs and clarify research objectives to understand impact of HR processes on quality of service delivery.

• Design and execute quantitative and qualitative studies as needed, including preparing detailed project proposals, defining scope, objectives and business deliverables, designing the survey, analyzing and interpreting findings.

• Interpret findings through building covariate statistical models to understand which survey answers most influence satisfaction and translating those factors into recommendations for process change.

• Build a conceptual framework that uses the findings to make specific process recommendations for changes across HR.

• Coordinate dialogue / manage relationships with HR service providers to both interpret results and gain their support and input for recommendations.

• Manage vendor relations to ensure the projects are delivered with the highest quality, on-time and on-budget.

• Assess market trends through secondary research, external consultants and trade associations and communicate through reports or presentations to management.

• Communicate concepts, ideas, information and analysis in clear, thoughtful, and creative oral presentations and written materials.

• Responsible for identifying emerging industry trends and analyzing competitors' strategies to assist HR with business planning.

• Act as coordinator and consultant to all HR groups for survey design / construction and analysis of results.

REQUIREMENTS:
• Degree in business, marketing, economics, social sciences or the equivalent experience

• An MBA in Operations Management or MS/MPS in Statistics a plus

• Experience or education to design and quantitative surveys

• Background in social science and interest in Human Resources

• Solid knowledge of statistics, including covariate model building and use of logistical regression and correlation analysis.

Special Skills

• Experience with customer satisfaction research as well as research designed to identify and measure the key customer leverage points

• Experience with service development research, web site usability and effectiveness research, customer segmentation research.

• In-depth interviewing skills

• Excellent analytical, oral and written communication skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work across the organization

• Proficient with Excel and PowerPoint

• Comfortable working in an undefined process or action

• Strong customer service approach
APPLY TO: Visit www.fidelity.com/jobs and apply on-line. The requisition # is # 0506279

Senior Capital/Strategic Analyst - Intel, Hudson, MA

Position Title: Senior Capital/Strategic Analyst
Company: Intel
website: http://www.intel.com/

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:
Business group overview: As a member of the Finance team, employees act as a full partner in making and supporting business decisions that are aimed at maximizing shareholder value. Intel Finance has a strong focus on facilitating change and improvement both within finance and in the operations supported.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:
In this position, you will be focusing on strategic and capital projects in driving productivity improvement. Your responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
- Performing capital forecasting, reuse maximization and asset management
- Working with the Capital Coordinator and Analyst
- Partnering with Industrial Engineer and Corporate Services in developing product and/or factory strategies to improve capital efficiency
- Driving process improvement
- Identifying strategic and/or emerging issues impacting capital equipment forecasting and purchasing
- Driving data gathering and analysis
- Supporting all financial aspects of potential new ventures including business potential valuation, manufacturing capabilities, affordability and cost models, Plan/POR impacts and capital and business plans

REQUIREMENTS:
You must possess an MBA with more than one year of applicable experience or a Bachelor of Arts degree with more than two years of applicable experience. Additional qualifications include:
- Prior experience in capital and/or /strategic in a financial or other related roles
- Excellent technical business acumen
- Advanced financial modeling skills
- An understanding capital process, systems and controls and capacity dynamics
- Excellent orientation for action
- A self-starter with the abilities to balance tactical and strategic priorities
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, communication,leadership, partnering and influencing skills

POSITION LOCATION:
Hudson, MA

APPLY TO:
Intel only accepts resumes/CV's submitted to our web site. To enable us to process your application, please submit your resume/CV to www.intel.com/jobs. Please note the job title and location to complete your search and application. Intel hires qualified candidates who are authorized to work in the U.S.-- that is, authorized to work without restriction as to a particular employer. This includes U.S. citizens or nationals, U.S. legal permanent residents, temporary residents granted legalization under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, asylees, and refugees. For foreign nationals who do not fall in one of the above categories, we limit our hiring of persons requiring visa sponsorship or individuals currently on a non-immigrant visa ( e.g., H-1, J-1, L-1, F-1, B-1, TN) to candidates at the MS and PhD levels (or those who have equivalent work experience) who are applying for positions for which there is a demonstrated shortage of qualified U.S. candidates. At Intel, we are committed to equal employment opportunity.

Analyst - CB Richard Ellis-Whittier Partners, Inc, Boston, MA

Position Title: Analyst
Company: CB Richard Ellis-Whittier Partners, Inc.
Industry: Finance
website: http://www.cbre-ne.com/

POSITION DESCRIPTION:
The Analyst position is the primary source of financial modeling and analysis for prospective and existing investment property sales. There is direct coordination with the brokerage, marketing and research departments. Major responsibilities include:

· Perform valuation analyses of investment properties utilizing Argus and Excel incorporating the following factors: income; rent roll; vacancy & credit loss; reimbursements; operating, non-operating and capital expenses; debt financing; terminal cap rate; residual costs; financial impact of lease proposals, terminations, renewals and future market leasing assumptions; present value discounting; internal rate of return, etc.

· Outline critical issues at the property, and perform sensitivity analysis. Identify property strengths, weaknesses and mitigating factors to weaknesses.

· Design and assemble an investment sales flyer for each property to be sent to a confidential list of prospective buyers.

· Research details of the property, including: significant sale and lease comparables, and relevant market and submarket information, property details

· Coordinate with brokerage, marketing, research and property management to create in-depth offering packages for client base.

· Design and assemble all aspects of the sale offering book, including, but not limited to, the investment summary, property description, aerial maps, site plans, property photographs, regional and local maps, market information, tenant profiles, rent roll, lease abstracts, real estate tax details, detailed operating statements, investment and market leasing assumptions, pro-forma cash flow statements, and any other necessary financial information. (Pricing/valuation matrix, etc.)

· Utilize Peracon to manage property specific web pages and market investments to potential buyers.

APPLY TO:
Eileen KileyVice President, Director of Human Resources - eileen.kiley@cbre-ne.com

Business Analyst - VP Applications Development - US-Delaware

Position Business Analyst - VP
Job category Applications Development
Locations US-Delaware

Description
JPMorgan Chase is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $1.1 trillion and operations in more than 50 countries. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers and businesses, financial transaction processing, asset and wealth management, and private equity. Under the JPMorgan, Chase and Bank One brands, the firm serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients.

IB Technology requires a strong analyst with excellent communication and influence skills to be a contributing team meember for the conversion of systems from the existing domestic (US) GL to the strategic SAP GL. The successful candidate will be detailed oriented, have had hands-on full software lifecycle project management experience and have either interfaced at least one trading application to the GL or have a detailed understanding of the current financial architecture. Furthermore the candidate will have very strong communication and influencing skills.

Specific responsibilities will include:

To become an expert in the current and target financial systems architecture.

To become an expert on the overall enterprise programme plan to implement the strategic SAP GL.

To compelte analysis of the impact of this project across the whole of IB Tech.

To track towards this programme plan escalating / resolving issues in a timely and efficient manner.

Identify, define and document client requirements and project specifications resulting from research and analysis which you perform in tandem with other team members

Develop and Execute project plan inclusive of approach and definition of roles/responsibilities, tasks, and milestones

Act as liaison between Business and technology partners with the goal of clear communication around all project deliverables

Manage and execute estimation and budget processes

Create and execute on communication plan

Track risks and mitigating strategies

Create scorecard and management reporting

Manage resource plan/tracking

Qualifications/Requirements:

College degree, specialized training or equivalent work experience

Minimum five years of combined business, project management, team leadership and IT experience required

Experience with projects in multiple technologies, functions (e.g. transaction management, risk management etc.) and industries

Knowledge of CMM and Six Sigma Methodologies and Standards

Knowledge and experience using project management software such as Microsoft Project, Project Workbench, PMI, etc.

Experience managing geographically distributed and culturally diverse work-groups with strong team management, leadership and coaching skills

Project Management Certification a plus

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to develop strong client relationships

Team Player with ability to achieve independent goals

Ability to achieve quality results in a high-pressure, rapidly changing environment

Flexible and adaptable to rapidly changing environment and directives

Securities Processing General Ledger experience a plus

Previous SAP G/L experience a plus

Previous JPMC G/L experience a plus

JPMorgan Chase offers an exceptional benefits program and a highly competitive compensation package.
To apply: http://www.jpmorganchase.com/

Experienced Accountant - Gretta Cole spas, Boston, MA

Gretta Cole, the owner and operator of multiple prestigious spas and fashion boutiques is looking for an accountant with 5-7 years experience. Their Web site is: http://www.grettacole.com/