OSINT Investigator - Contractor - UK based

Centre for Information Resilience; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Centre for Information Resilience is looking for an OSINT Investigator to join their team in London. This role involves using open-source tools to monitor and analyze information shared across various platforms, contributing to significant investigations concerning human rights and democracy threats. Candidates must have lived in the UK for at least 3 years and be proficient in English, with additional proficiency in Arabic and/or Farsi considered beneficial. This is a full-time contract role with an end date of March 2026.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in OSINT-driven investigations.
• Experience analyzing information operations and foreign information manipulation.
• Proficient in English and understanding Arabic and/or Farsi.

Responsibilities

• Lead monitoring of accounts and media outlets for leads.
• Apply analytical techniques to collect, verify, and analyze data.
• Support investigations of entities associated with information operations.

Skills

OSINT-driven investigations

Data verification

Analytical skills

Communication

Tools

Open-source tools

Job description

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The Centre for Information Resilience (CIR) is an independent organisation dedicated to exposing human rights violations and threats to democracy. We achieve this through open source research, digital investigations, capacity-building with local partners, and collaboration with media to amplify our impact.

CIR was born out of a determination to expose those spreading harm - online and offline - around the world, particularly in areas of violent conflict, such as Ukraine, Sudan and Myanmar. Our projects are at the forefront of efforts to investigate and document human rights abuses, war crimes, harms targeting women and minorities, and influence operations. We work closely with multilateral and national justice accountability bodies.

The role

The OSINT Investigator will work in a team dedicated to investigating information operations. They will use open-source tools, techniques and methodologies to monitor, collate, verify and analyse information shared across social media platforms and other media outlets, generating internal and external insight products and relevant leads for further investigation. They will also support the team with understanding the entities, networks and infrastructure that conduct and enable information operations.

Role details:

Number of roles: 1

Contract Type: Contractor

Contract length: ASAP until end of March 2026.

Hours needed for this role: Full time hours.

Location: UK based. Candidates must have lived in the UK for at least 3 years.

Languages: You must be able to speak and write English. Plus understand and read Arabic and/or Farsi.

Closing date: Wednesday 9th July 2025 at 23:55pm UK time.

Requirements

Main Responsibilities

• Lead on the monitoring of accounts and media outlets across a variety of sources, proactively generating leads for further investigation
• Apply open-source investigation and analytical techniques to collect, collate, verify and analyse data that relates to foreign information manipulation and interference
• Support the team in investigating entities and illicit finance and facilitation networks associated with information operations
• Contribute to the design and production of project-wide high-quality reports that effectively communicate key insights, findings, and the evidence and methodology underpinning them
• As required, engage in communication with some external stakeholders through investigation briefings, and other forms of engagements, ensuring stakeholders' needs are understood and met through planned outputs
• Contribute to internal reviews of effectiveness and identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and impact of project activities
  
  

Essential Criteria:

• Proven track record in OSINT-driven investigations
• Proficient Arabic and/or Farsi language skills
• Experience analysing or researching information operations and foreign information manipulation and interference
• Experience in carrying out media monitoring projects with sizeable datasets
• Experience conducting due-diligence and/or financial investigations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate technical terminology for lay audiences and to support clear, concise and timely reporting
  
  

Desirable:

• Knowledge of programming languages (i.e. Python, SQL)
  
  

Recruitment Process

To apply, please submit your CV and complete the application form questions. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview, which can be conducted remotely unless specified otherwise. CIR encourages applicants from under-represented communities.

CIR is an equal opportunities employer. If you require adjustments or additional support to complete this process, please let us know in your application.

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