Overview
A global intelligence, cyber, and investigations firm is seeking a Manager/Associate Director, MENA to join its London-based team.
The firm is looking for an Associate Director or Manager to join its MENA team. The successful candidate will manage strategic intelligence and complex due diligence projects, predominantly in the MENA region. The firm is looking for resourceful and self-motivated candidates with experience of working in the business intelligence sector.
Key Responsibilities
- Management of enhanced due diligence and strategic intelligence projects across the Middle East and North Africa. Particular areas of focus include the Gulf, Egypt and North Africa.
- Drafting client ready reports as well as supporting visuals;
- Briefing clients and other external and internal stakeholders on existing project work;
- Development of human source network for the MENA team;
- Management of both public domain research and human source enquiries;
- Drafting client ready project proposals and assisting with business development activities;
- Briefing clients on specific countries or sectors of specialisation in MENA.
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English for report drafting and client briefings;
- A minimum of four years’ experience in the business intelligence or a related industry such as strategy, legal, management, or political consultancy;
- Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple projects at the same time, and meet client deadlines;
- Interpersonal skills that will be essential in client briefings and liaison with other internal and external stakeholders;
- Expertise in at least one of the MENA countries (Gulf/North Africa countries are an advantage) paired with understanding of commercial and regulatory risks faced by investors in the region;
- Experience in researching complex matters with knowledge of relevant databases and other relevant sources of information in the public domain;
- The role requires fluency in English and, ideally, a working knowledge of or fluency in Arabic;
- Additional French and Farsi language skills are an advantage.
Company Benefits
- Salary: competitive, based on experience
- Flexible working balance of home and office
- Stakeholder pension contribution of 5%
- Private medical insurance including generous terms of cover for both medical hospital, dental and mental health support for you, your partner and children (subject to T&Cs of the policy).
- Life insurance – 4 x annual salary
- 25 days holiday per year in addition to bank holidays
- Cycle to work scheme
