Political Risk Advisory Analyst Job at Confidential, New York, NY

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  • Confidential
  • New York, NY

Job Description

Overview

A global intelligence and advisory firm is currently looking for a Political Risk Advisory Analyst to join its New York-based team.

The firm’s geopolitical-economic-technological forecasting platform provides business and government leaders foresight and impact analysis on the most market-moving global issues.

As a Political Risk Advisory Analyst, you will conduct in-depth analysis, primary research, engagements with the world’s top experts and leaders, and innovative forecasting on a wide range of geopolitical, macroeconomic, and technological issues. This is a dynamic and exciting position in which you will work with the analyst team to understand clients’ questions and then lead the process to discover the answers.

Key Responsibilities

You will have a unique opportunity to become deeply engaged in major global issues, work directly with leaders of the world’s most influential companies, and build a valuable skill set by undertaking a range of crucial responsibilities, including:

  • Briefing senior executives on geopolitical forecasts 
  • Interpreting major global issues and events that impacts clients
  • Identifying and engaging with the world’s leading subject matter experts and recently former senior government officials
  • Working within and further developing the firm’s proprietary scenario-generation methodology
  • Tracking developments on major global issues using a range of data sources
  • Monitoring and regularly reporting on complex political, economic, market, and security dynamics in dynamic countries and sectors
  • Determining direct impact to clients of potential futures of major global issues
  • Writing, analyzing, synthesizing, and presenting complex findings at very high standards and with quick turnaround deadlines 
  • Building slides to accompany presentations (Keynote)

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

This is an early-career position (2-5 years of experience). The firm is prioritizing individuals with expertise in 1) macroeconomics, 2) conflict and kinetic activity, 3) European politics, economics, and security dynamics, and 4) US-China competition. 

This role is designed for journalists who have experience covering the issues listed above and are interested in the opportunity to leverage their knowledge, analytical skills, and networks in a private sector context. Ideal candidates will have previous work experience in print journalism at a top publication (The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, etc) and experience with other forms of media as well. 

Other ideal candidates may have work experience in policy, consulting, risk analysis, sell-side research, government, or have recently served in a position in the US government focused on trade policy, fiscal policy, monetary policy, industrial policy, and/or energy policy. Candidates are expected to demonstrate a genuine interest in economic issues, foreign affairs, and international business. Candidates must have:

  • 2-5 years of experience in journalism or a related field
  • Deep subject knowledge of a wide range of geopolitical topics and/or deep subject knowledge in a relevant beat
  • Excellent writing skills and ability to meet rapid turnaround deadlines for written content 
  • Strong OSINT and primary source research capabilities 
  • Ability to quickly understand new and complex topics
  • Ability to confidently and effectively brief senior executives on complex geopolitical and macroeconomic forecasts 
  • Fluency with AI 
  • Interview skills for conversations with government leaders and subject matter experts 
  • A personal and work history that shows honesty, discipline, initiative, creativity and a very strong intellect
  • A minimum GPA of 3.75 in college and/or grad school from a top 10% academic institution 
  • Preference for strong visual representation skills and slide-building (Keynote preferred)

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