# Geopolitical Intelligence Analyst - Sub-Saharan Africa

**Company**: Janes
**Location**: Bengaluru, Karnataka
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Defence & Intelligence
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

Janes is seeking a Geopolitical Intelligence Analyst to collect and classify global security-related events, conducting extensive open-source research in risk and national security.

Responsibilities:

- Track and monitor approved news sites and other open sources.

- Collaborate with subject matter experts for consistency and currency of captured events.

- Summarise each event and capture necessary attributes to create structured datasets.

- Conduct in-depth quality checks of events gathered via automation for duplication and correct classification of various attributes, including geocoding.

Requirements:

- Comprehensive understanding of geopolitical dynamics, particularly in the Sub-Saharan Africa Region.

- Strong OSINT collection skills to identify key indicators in complex geopolitical situations.

- Proficiency in collecting and synthesising data from open sources.

- Experience in conducting risk assessments and identifying potential risk.

- Excellent communication skills to effectively articulate geopolitical indicators to immediate stakeholders.

- Ability to execute a project within tight time constraints.

- Proven research abilities using open source skills and techniques in different languages with at least two years of experience in the domain required.

- Sound understanding of terrorism, geopolitics, serious and organised crime.

- Ability to sift through large amounts of data and parse information.

- Proven record of undertaking project-orientated work to strict deadlines.

- Strong data analysis-oriented mindset.

- Computer competency that includes a thorough working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint applications as well as an ability to conduct online and electronic research.

- English language skills are essential.

- Proficiency in a foreign language like Arabic or French will be an added advantage.

Benefits:

- Annual health check-up

- National Pension scheme

- Meal Card (Sodexo)

- Healthy Half (0.5 day leave every 6 months for wellbeing)

- 22 days of annual leave

- Transportation allowance

- Day care / Creche Reimbursement

- Group Medical Claim

- Access to LinkedIn Learning

## Skills

### Required
- OSINT
- geopolitical analysis
- risk assessment
- data analysis
- Microsoft Excel
- English language
- Arabic
- French

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