Janes Introduction:
Janes enables militaries, governments, and defence companies to make critical decisions. Our expert-driven tradecraft, developed over 120 years, combined with human-machine teaming, delivers assured open-source intelligence across military capabilities and order of battle, equipment, events, countries, companies, and markets.
Linking millions of assured data points, Janes data model creates a framework of interconnected open source defence intelligence. This allows our customers to integrate all relevant data and connections into a single intelligence environment to deliver a more complete and accurate answer. Using Janes, our customers can use their scarce resource more effectively, to get to better decisions with higher confidence, more quickly.
The Research Analyst-I will be responsible for the collection and classification of global security related events such as terrorism, crime, geopolitics. The analyst will conduct extensive open-source research in the field of risk and national security to gather open-source intelligence in a structured format.
HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE AT JANES
• You will conduct extensive open-source research in the field of risk and national security to gather open source intelligence in a structured format.
• Tracking and monitoring approved news sites and other open sources.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts within various teams of Janes for consistency and currency of the events captured.
• You will be summarizing each event and capture necessary attributes to create structured datasets.
• Conduct in-depth quality check of events gathered via automation for duplication and correct classification of various attributes including geocoding.
Requirements
THE IDEAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE FOR THIS ROLE
•Comprehensive understanding of geopolitical dynamics, particularly in Americas Region. Strong OSINT collection skills to identify key indicators in complex geopolitical situations.
• Proficiency in collecting and synthesizing data from open sources.
• Experience in conducting risk assessments and identifying potential risk.
• Excellent communication skills to effectively articulate geopolitical indicators to immediate stakeholders.
• Ability to execute a project within tight time constraints.
• Proven research abilities using open source skills and techniques in different languages with at least one year of experience in the domain required.
• A sound understanding of terrorism, geopolitics, serious and organised crime
• Ability to sift through large amount of data and parse information.
• Proven record of undertaking project orientated work to strict deadlines.
• A strong data analysis-oriented mindset. Computer competency that includes a thorough working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint applications as well as an ability to conduct online and electronic research.
• English language skills are essential.
• Proficiency in a foreign language like Spanish will be an added advantage.
Benefits
