Junior Research Analyst

IN2

Junior Research Analyst conducting research and analysis on socio-political and economic topics relevant to the MENA region. Assisting with high-quality reports and promoting IN2's work through communication materials.

Posted 7/20/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomJuniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong research and analytical capabilities focused on socio-political, security, and economic topics in the MENA region, with exceptional report-writing and communication skills in English and Arabic.

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Research And AnalysisReport-Writing SkillsOSINT ExperienceNative English Language SkillsKnowledge Of MENA Region

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Hard Skills

Research MethodologyData SynthesisCritical AssessmentReport DevelopmentLanguage Editing

Soft Skills

Team CollaborationCommunication SkillsPresentation Skills

Industry Keywords

Socio-Political TopicsSecurity TopicsEconomic TopicsMENA RegionPolitical ScienceInternational Relations

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Conduct research and analysis on a broad range of socio-political, security and economic topics relevant to the MENA region.
Monitor open-source media and publicly available information for research and analysis purposes; ability to synthesise relevant key findings to stakeholders and senior management.
Support the development of high-quality programme material for IN2 projects, assisting programme staff in the collection and delivery of high-quality reports to key stakeholders.
Contribute to the facilitation of relationships with new clients and partners.
Help promote IN2’s work by drafting communications materials, ad-hoc reports and supporting any other related requests.
Provide ad-hoc support to Research Analysts, Research Portfolio Leads, Head of Research and Analysis and IN2 business development colleagues as required.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Native English language skills; strong written English/Arabic and experience editing English/Arabic language content.
Exceptionally strong report-writing skills.
In-depth knowledge of and/or prior experience working on socio-political, security, and economic topics relevant to the MENA region.
Strong academic background in research and analysis; able to critically assess sources and information and apply these skills in a professional setting.
Comfortable synthesising research findings in written, visual or verbal form and presenting information clearly to peers and seniors.
OSINT experience preferred.
Recent grad with a research background in Political Science/International Relations/similar related field.
Interest in complex social problems in the MENA region.
Team player with the ability to work collaboratively in a diverse environment.
Additional regional linguistic capabilities are desirable but not necessary.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Commitment to diversity in workplace
Opportunities for professional development