Top Benefits
Flexible working, 2-5 days in London office
£500 annual learning budget
Generous private healthcare package
About the role
Who you are
- At least two years of professional experience in intelligence analysis, disinformation analysis, open-source research, data analytics, strategic communications, international security, international relations, or a related field.
- Familiarity with data science and AI/OSINT platforms.
- Strong knowledge of the Middle East, including key actors, political, social, and information and regional dynamics.
- Proficiency in one or more relevant languages (e.g., French, Farsi).
- Strong working knowledge of violent extremist organisations (VEOs) and extremist ecosystems across the Middle East, Africa, and globally.
- Familiarity with the PHIA Yardstick and UK government analytical standards.
- Native-level fluency in Arabic with strong command of Levantine dialects; able to translate, summarise, and interpret Arabic-language content accurately and efficiently.
- Exposure to designing or operationalising threat severity matrices.
- Demonstrated ability to collect, tag, and curate large datasets from open sources, social media platforms, and messaging applications.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy in translation, data entry, and source verification.
- Excellent written English and strong communication skills, with a record of producing clear, high-quality outputs and concise summaries of Arabic content under pressure.
- Experience applying methodological frameworks to online ecosystems (e.g., topic modelling, sentiment analysis, network analysis, OSINT).
- Experience supporting research or analytical projects in conflict or security-related contexts.
- Ability to manage deadlines, prioritise tasks, and maintain consistency across data-driven workflows.
- Proactive, collaborative, and eager to learn new analytical methods and contribute to wider ExTrac projects.
What the job involves
- Monitor and assess global political, security, and socio-economic developments globally, with a primary focus on the Middle East.
- Monitor and flag new actors for the purpose of data curation.
- Support the research team’s production of daily, weekly, monthly, flash, and deep-dive reporting covering the whole globe.
- Conduct daily monitoring of Arabic and English media, including news outlets, social media, and official statements.
- Track national, continental and international politics, regional diplomacy, drugs and narcotics trade, people movement and military conflict.
- Identify emerging trends, threats, and narratives within extremist networks.
- Support the team lead with editing and reviewing reports.
- Label and edit data entries.
- Translation of documents.
The application process
-
- Introductory Call
-
- Interview with members of the Research and Analysis team
-
- Written test
-
- Interview with Head of Research and/or CRO
Benefits
- Flexible working: work where you work best, with the opportunity to spend 2-5 days a week working with the team in our central London office
- An annual individual learning and development budget of £500
- A generous private healthcare package
- Cycle to work scheme
- 33 days of annual leave
- Sabbatical leave offer
- Enhanced pension contributions
- Enhanced parental leave
- Workplace nursery scheme
- Regular team lunches and socials
Top Benefits
Flexible working, 2-5 days in London office
£500 annual learning budget
Generous private healthcare package
About the role
Who you are
- At least two years of professional experience in intelligence analysis, disinformation analysis, open-source research, data analytics, strategic communications, international security, international relations, or a related field.
- Familiarity with data science and AI/OSINT platforms.
- Strong knowledge of the Middle East, including key actors, political, social, and information and regional dynamics.
- Proficiency in one or more relevant languages (e.g., French, Farsi).
- Strong working knowledge of violent extremist organisations (VEOs) and extremist ecosystems across the Middle East, Africa, and globally.
- Familiarity with the PHIA Yardstick and UK government analytical standards.
- Native-level fluency in Arabic with strong command of Levantine dialects; able to translate, summarise, and interpret Arabic-language content accurately and efficiently.
- Exposure to designing or operationalising threat severity matrices.
- Demonstrated ability to collect, tag, and curate large datasets from open sources, social media platforms, and messaging applications.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy in translation, data entry, and source verification.
- Excellent written English and strong communication skills, with a record of producing clear, high-quality outputs and concise summaries of Arabic content under pressure.
- Experience applying methodological frameworks to online ecosystems (e.g., topic modelling, sentiment analysis, network analysis, OSINT).
- Experience supporting research or analytical projects in conflict or security-related contexts.
- Ability to manage deadlines, prioritise tasks, and maintain consistency across data-driven workflows.
- Proactive, collaborative, and eager to learn new analytical methods and contribute to wider ExTrac projects.
What the job involves
- Monitor and assess global political, security, and socio-economic developments globally, with a primary focus on the Middle East.
- Monitor and flag new actors for the purpose of data curation.
- Support the research team’s production of daily, weekly, monthly, flash, and deep-dive reporting covering the whole globe.
- Conduct daily monitoring of Arabic and English media, including news outlets, social media, and official statements.
- Track national, continental and international politics, regional diplomacy, drugs and narcotics trade, people movement and military conflict.
- Identify emerging trends, threats, and narratives within extremist networks.
- Support the team lead with editing and reviewing reports.
- Label and edit data entries.
- Translation of documents.
The application process
-
- Introductory Call
-
- Interview with members of the Research and Analysis team
-
- Written test
-
- Interview with Head of Research and/or CRO
Benefits
- Flexible working: work where you work best, with the opportunity to spend 2-5 days a week working with the team in our central London office
- An annual individual learning and development budget of £500
- A generous private healthcare package
- Cycle to work scheme
- 33 days of annual leave
- Sabbatical leave offer
- Enhanced pension contributions
- Enhanced parental leave
- Workplace nursery scheme
- Regular team lunches and socials