Research Analyst - Central Events (Hybrid)

COMPANY

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.

JOB PURPOSE

Janes are recruiting for a Research Analyst in the domain of aerospace, defence and security based in our offices in Bangalore, India.

The Research Analyst will be responsible for the collection and classifying of global defence and security related events such as terrorism, crime, geopolitics.

Data and information sources include open sources such as research publications, industry press releases and websites, government press releases and websites as well as proactive coordination with other analysts.

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.
• Summarising each event and capture necessary attributes to create structured datasets.
• 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.
• Conduct in-depth quality check of events gathered via automation for duplication and correct classification of various attributes including geocoding.

REQUIREMENTS

• Proven research abilities using open source skills and techniques in different languages with at least two years 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.
• Europe, Russia & CIS, Sub-Saharan Africa and Americas regional expertise.
• Proficiency in a foreign language like French, Spanish, Italian and Russian will be an added advantage.

We believe Janes is truly a great place to work. Our values and leadership code drive everything we do, and we understand that the right behaviours and culture will always result in the best outcomes for our customers, our colleagues, our shareholders, and our business. We provide a supportive, stretching, and dynamic environment with the ability for you to grow rapidly, both personally and professionally.

Janes is an inclusive and equal opportunities employer and encourages applications regardless of age, race, disability, religion / belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, or gender.

Although this role is advertised as full time, Janes believes that flexibility at work can provide many significant benefits both to our colleagues and the business. We already work in a hybrid style across all offices and regions and can support different ways of working and offer different flexible working arrangements. So, if you are interested and have any requirements or needs in the way you would like to work, please apply, and speak to us about this.

We will always consider part time or flexible application