Experienced Intelligence Professionals – Language Specialists

Experienced Intelligence Professionals – Language Specialists (OSINT)

Location: Central London (Hybrid)

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, hybrid working with three days per week in our London office

Praetorian Connections Ltd (PCL) is a leading provider of language-enabled Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), supporting geopolitical, security, and risk-focused decision making.

Our Intelligence Teams deliver timely, accurate, and insightful reporting across complex global portfolios, combining linguistic capability, regional expertise, structured analytical methodologies, and rigorous editorial standards.

As we continue to expand our intelligence capability, we are seeking experienced intelligence professionals with specialist language skills to join our growing organisation.

This recruitment campaign is intended to identify experienced individuals who can contribute at a senior level across a range of intelligence roles. Successful applicants will be considered for positions that best align with their experience, expertise, and operational requirements, which may include senior research, intelligence analysis, project leadership, or people management responsibilities.

Applicants must demonstrate professional working proficiency in at least one of the following languages:

Additional language capabilities are welcomed and will be considered alongside operational requirements.

Successful candidates will join one of PCL's Intelligence Teams, supporting the production of high-quality open source intelligence across a range of regional and thematic portfolios.

Depending upon your experience and the requirements of the business, your responsibilities may include leading complex research projects, producing intelligence assessments, managing intelligence production, mentoring colleagues, supporting capability development, or contributing to the leadership of analytical teams.

You will be expected to demonstrate sound analytical judgement, excellent written communication skills, and the ability to identify, assess, and interpret information from a broad range of sources to produce accurate and insightful intelligence products.

You are an experienced intelligence professional with a minimum of 4–5 years' experience working within intelligence, security, defence, geopolitical risk, investigative research, journalism, government, or a related analytical environment.

You have experience producing high-quality intelligence outputs and have progressed beyond purely conducting research. You may have led analytical projects, managed work streams, supervised researchers or analysts, or held formal management responsibilities. Whatever your background, you are able to demonstrate sound analytical judgement, professionalism, and the ability to deliver intelligence that supports operational, strategic, or policy decision-making.

Your language capability enables you to identify, assess, translate, and interpret information from native-language sources, providing valuable insight into complex regional issues and strengthening the quality of intelligence products.

• A minimum of 4–5 years' professional experience within intelligence, open-source intelligence (OSINT), security, defence, government, geopolitical risk, investigative research, journalism, or a comparable analytical environment.
• Professional working proficiency in at least one of the aforementioned languages
• Excellent written English with the ability to produce clear, concise, and well-structured intelligence reporting.
• Demonstrable experience conducting structured intelligence research and producing analytical outputs.
• Strong understanding of source evaluation, validation, and analytical methodologies.
• Experience delivering intelligence products that support operational, strategic, or policy-focused decision making.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
• Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, and sound professional judgement.
• Experience leading analytical projects, coordinating intelligence production, mentoring colleagues, or managing…