Junior Research Analyst

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct research and analysis on a broad range of socio‑political, security and economic topics relevant to the MENA region.
• Monitor open‑source media and publicly available information for research and analysis purposes; ability to synthesise relevant key findings to stakeholders and senior management.
• Support the development of high‑quality programme material for IN2 projects, assisting programme staff in the collection and delivery of high‑quality reports to key stakeholders.
• Contribute to the facilitation of relationships with new clients and partners.
• Help promote IN2’s work by drafting communications materials, ad‑hoc reports and supporting any other related requests.
• Provide ad‑hoc support to Research Analysts, Research Portfolio Leads, Head of Research and Analysis and IN2 business development colleagues as required.

• Native English language skills; strong written English/Arabic and experience editing English/Arabic language content.
• Exceptionally strong report‑writing skills.
• In‑depth knowledge of and/or prior experience working on socio‑political, security, and economic topics relevant to the MENA region.
• Strong academic background in research and analysis; able to critically assess sources and information and apply these skills in a professional setting.
• Comfortable synthesising research findings in written, visual or verbal form and presenting information clearly to peers and seniors.
• OSINT experience preferred.
• Recent grad with a research background in Political Science/International Relations/similar related field.
• Interest in complex social problems in the MENA region.
• Team player with the ability to work collaboratively in a diverse environment.
• Additional regional linguistic capabilities are desirable but not necessary.

Demonstrates strong research and analytical capabilities focused on socio‑political, security, and economic topics in the MENA region, with exceptional report‑writing and communication skills in English and Arabic.

• Research And Analysis
• Report‑Writing Skills
• OSINT Experience
• Native English Language Skills
• Knowledge Of MENA Region

• Research Methodology
• Data Synthesis
• Critical Assessment
• Report Development
• Language Editing

• Team Collaboration
• Communication Skills
• Presentation Skills

• Socio‑Political Topics
• Security Topics
• Economic Topics
• MENA Region
• Political Science
• International Relations