Intelligence Analyst I

Africa Analyst I Position       

Position Overview:  

As the Intelligence Analyst, you will be a substantive expert for Sub-Saharan Africa, knowledgeable of security and political issues of the continent, and able to speak with confidence about such concerns. You will be expected to monitor real-time events in the region, prioritize those situations of potential concern to clients, and draft well-written intelligence products with minimal supervision. You will be committed to providing timely, accurate, and relevant intelligence to customers in the form of brief tactical alerts, situation reports, in-depth assessments, and periodic special reports. In addition, you will be expected to respond professionally to quick-turnaround client requests in writing or provide verbal briefings and may be called upon to conduct client-facing webinars. The incumbent will be a self-starter who is composed under pressure and will have demonstrated high-quality written and verbal skills in English and preferably fluency in French.

 
Essential Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Serves as subject matter expert for countries within the African continent 

• Monitors sources in local languages for events, concerns, or indicators of concerns that may have personal safety or business continuity ramifications 

• Drafts concise, accurate, error-free intelligence  

• Interacts professionally with clients in written and verbal communications 

• Performs back-up duties related to other regions 

• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the manager 

Experience, Functional and Technical Requirements: 

• Master’s degree in a related discipline (e.g. international relations, political science, security studies, intelligence studies, economics); Bachelor’s degree will be considered as well.
• Foreign language fluency in French will have an advantage as the role requires French reading and speaking ability. Please indicate your language abilities on your resume or CV. 

• Minimum of two years of work experience in a related field (e.g. analysis, security, intelligence, risk management, journalism, etc.) 

• Work/study experience Africa will have an added advantage to serve as a subject matter expert within the focus region.

Skills/Abilities: 

• Excellent analytical skills 

• Excellent written and oral communication skills  

• Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills 

• Excellent time management and organizational skills 

• Excellent computer skills
• GIS (geographic information systems) skills preferred