Analyst, Strategic Intelligence and Foresight (Two year fixed-term contract)

Global Roles; Genf; Hybrid; CHF 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Analyst will support research, analysis, synthesis and AI-enabled knowledge curation for the World Economic Forum's Global Strategic Intelligence Programme. The role involves identifying signals, trends, risks and opportunities and producing high-quality outputs to strengthen anticipatory leadership and governance capabilities.

You will aggregate insights from experts and workshops, apply AI-enabled methods, and contribute to briefs, toolkits and case studies across the Centre network to

Qualifications

• Strong research and analytical capabilities across multidisciplinary domains.
• Ability to synthesize complex information into actionable insights.
• Interest or experience in AI-enabled research and knowledge management.

Responsibilities

• Aggregate, structure and synthesize insights from experts, workshops, strategic intelligence sprints, research inputs and other programme activities.
• Identify emerging signals, trends, risks, opportunities and cross-cutting themes relevant to anticipatory governance, strategic intelligence and foresight.
• Apply AI-enabled research, clustering, synthesis and drafting tools towards the development of briefs, frameworks, toolkits and other applied intelligence products and support the development of relevant agents that could enable the process.
• Contribute to the production of insight products such as strategic insight briefs, policy action notes, masterclass materials, case studies, and other structured programme outputs.
• Collaborate with teams across the World Economic Forum’s Centres to integrate relevant knowledge, expert inputs and platform capabilities into Programme deliverables.

Skills

Research Analysis

Policy Analysis

Strategic Foresight

International Affairs

Innovation Analysis

Analytical Judgement

Multidisciplinary Synthesis

Agentic AI Knowledge

AI-enabled Research

Knowledge Management

Horizon Scanning

Synthesis Tools

Strategic Intelligence

Writing Skills

Communications Skills

Trend Identification

Risk Assessment

Opportunity Analysis

Anticipatory Leadership

Governance Framework Analysis

Job description

The Analyst will support research, analysis, synthesis and AI-enabled knowledge curation for the Global Strategic Intelligence Programme. The role involves identifying signals, trends, risks and opportunities and producing high-quality outputs to strengthen anticipatory leadership and governance capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Aggregate, structure and synthesize insights from experts, workshops, strategic intelligence sprints, research inputs and other programme activities.


• Identify emerging signals, trends, risks, opportunities and cross-cutting themes relevant to anticipatory governance, strategic intelligence and foresight.


• Apply AI-enabled research, clustering, synthesis and drafting tools towards the development of briefs, frameworks, toolkits, blueprints and other applied intelligence products and support the development of relevant agents that could enable the process.


• Contribute to the production of insight products such as strategic insight briefs, policy action notes, masterclass materials, case studies, and other structured programme outputs.


• Collaborate with teams across the World Economic Forum’s Centres to integrate relevant knowledge, expert inputs and platform capabilities into Programme deliverables.

Requirements

• 2–3 years of relevant experience in research, analysis, consulting, public policy, foresight, international affairs, innovation or a related field.


• Strong analytical judgement and the ability to synthesize complex, multidisciplinary information into clear insights and practical outputs.


• Familiarity with developments in agentic AI and AI-enabled research, knowledge management, horizon scanning or synthesis tools, or a strong interest in applying these methods to strategic intelligence work.


• Excellent writing and communication skills, with the ability to draft concise, structured and audience-ready materials.


• Demonstrated interest in global issues, emerging technologies, strategic intelligence, foresight and the role of multistakeholder collaboration in addressing complex challenges.

Skills

• Research Analysis


• Policy Analysis


• Strategic Foresight


• International Affairs


• Innovation Analysis


• Analytical Judgement


• Multidisciplinary Synthesis


• Agentic AI Knowledge


• AI-enabled Research


• Knowledge Management


• Horizon Scanning


• Synthesis Tools


• Strategic Intelligence


• Writing Skills


• Communications Skills


• Trend Identification


• Risk Assessment


• Opportunity Analysis


• Anticipatory Leadership


• Governance Framework Analysis

Languages

English