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