One of Australia's most respected research firms

When you join Sweeney Research, you're joining an organisation that has grown, over three decades, to become one of Australia's most respected research companies. You'll also be joining one of the largest, as we're inside the top ten in annual research revenue.

Established in 1972, Sweeney's has always stayed true to its founding principles (more on these later) and we've remained proudly independent in an environment of mergers and acquisitions. We haven't sold out.

Our staff see our independence as a true point of difference.

From our perspective, it's a differentiator that sees us attracting, and importantly retaining, some of the best researchers in Australia. It also sees us earning enviable loyalty from our clients. Combined, this allows us to generate year on year growth.

With independence comes freedom

But what does independence mean in a day-to-day context?

For our employees, it means a lot.

Being independently owned means that we don’t report to overseas masters or listed holding companies. We aren’t accountable to accountants looking to squeeze out as much as they can quarter to quarter.

This means we can focus on what matters; and what matters to us is producing the most respected research-led solutions for our clients.

When you join, you'll find some of the clear benefits of independence are...

Flexibility... no time sheets constricting commitment to projects and creating an administrative burden for our staff

Focus... no internal "sales" competition. We employ great researchers who don't have to be great salesmen. Consistently good research drives revenue via repeat business and referral

Empathy... a management team who are hands-on researchers – out on the frontline with our clients and working alongside staff at all levels

Support... we invest heavily in fully functional in-house support teams for our researchers.

Stability... unmatched staff retention at all levels of the company

Agility... an ability to quickly develop and implement new ideas

Trust... the freedom to have confidence our staff will do the right thing. We don't need reams of rules and layers of managers.

Ultimately, independence gives us and our staff greater latitude and this delivers greater potential for growth. It also creates a more enjoyable and collaborative atmosphere that you'll find brings out the best in people.

Research with impact

As a member of the Sweeney Research team, you’ll be working with some of the most prolific brands in Australia for leading local and global organisations.

You’ll also be able to work with Federal, State & Local Government departments on a diverse range of challenging social issues (from road safety to drug addiction to problem gambling).

You will find you will be challenged to think from the perspective of top-level client management. This will require you to ‘go beyond the brief’ to create innovative solutions and put forward astute recommendations that will have a long term impact on clients.

If you would like to learn more about Sweeney Research…please contact Lewis Jones, Erik Heller or Liana Khart. We also have a detailed ‘Working at Sweeney’s’ document available for prospective employees.

Liana Khart
HR Manager
liana.khart@sweeneyresearch.com.au
Ph: +61 3 9699 8466

Lewis Jones
Managing Director - Melbourne
lewis.jones@sweeneyresearch.com.au
Ph: +61 3 9699 8466

Erik Heller
Managing Director - Sydney
erik.heller@sweeneyresearch.com.au
Ph: +61 2 9262 3266