Research & Insights Manager, Geopolitical - Africa Region

Spalding Goobey; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading consultancy as a Research & Insights Manager focused on geopolitical insights in the Africa region. This hybrid role offers the chance to drive impactful research, influencing social and political change while working with diverse data streams. Candidates should possess strong analytical skills and experience in OSINT and media monitoring, contributing to high-growth projects in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing research products and teams.
• High degree of analytical report writing required.
• Background in international politics and intelligence is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver insightful research products.
• Manage analytical assessments across multiple African nations.
• Engage in media monitoring and strategic research development.

Skills

Analytical report writing

Research coordination

Media monitoring

Open-source intelligence (OSINT)

Strategic communications

Education

Degree in relevant field

Job description

Research & Insights Manager, Geopolitical - Africa Region

Research & Insights Manager, Geopolitical - Africa Region

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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 resident 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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Research

• Industries

  Market Research

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