Research & Insights Manager, Geopolitical - Africa Region

ZipRecruiter; England; Hybrid; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading research consultancy is seeking a Research & Insights Manager for the Africa Region. This role involves managing research projects and producing high-quality analytical reports, focusing on critical contemporary issues like security and development. Candidates should have a background in research and experience with strategic communications, along with the ability to understand and leverage research for impactful insights. This initial 1-year contract position offers a competitive salary and the potential for permanent employment.

Qualifications

• Experience in coordinating and delivering research products.
• Ability to manage work pipelines and junior staff.
• Interests in international politics and research.

Responsibilities

• Manage research projects and deliver high-quality analytical work.
• Integrate multiple data streams including opinion research and media monitoring.
• Responsible for writing analytical reports on security and political issues.

Skills

Analytical report writing

Strategic communications

Media monitoring

OSINT

Job description

Job Description

Research & Insights Manager, Geopolitical - Africa Region (initial 1 year contract)

c.£45,000 depending on experience

Central London (hybrid)

Our client is a specialist research consultancy working across fragile states and nations to produce and manage research that informs communication strategies that affect change in social and political issues. This is a superb opportunity for someone with experience in coordinating and delivering research products, managing pipelines of work and junior staff, and executing analytical and assessment projects, with a particular emphasis on OSINT and media monitoring. Experience of Strategic comms, media influence and analysis of security threats would be particularly welcomed in this role.

This position offers the opportunity to work on a high-growth project that provides analytical assessments across multiple African countries. The project integrates multiple data streams including opinion research, media monitoring, open-source insights and qualitative research. The work covers some of the most important contemporary issues (security, democracy, development, defense etc.); this role will suit people with interests in international politics and backgrounds in research and intelligence.

Candidates must demonstrate a high degree of analytical report writing, as the position involves direct responsibility for the delivery of robust and high-quality work. The ability to understand the strategic use of research is key. The position also features a little foreign travel to non Western Countries and also in Europe. Candidates must be in the UK or have the right to live and work in the UK.

This role is based 3 days per week in the Central London Office with the rest at home, if desired and is initially offered as a 1 year contract with the likelihood of going permanent at the end.