Research Analyst (OSINT)

Your Responsibilities:

• Conducting a wide variety of open source and database research
• Analysing and assessing the results of that research
• Writing up the findings concisely for dissemination to management and other relevant internal parties.

The research could include:

• Corporate Due Diligence
• Client Due Diligence
• Competitor research
• Account analysis
• Identifying developments in international regulatory and financial markets
• Market intelligence
• Avariety of other ad hoc and short-notice tasks to support the work of the Research team and wider business

Required skills:

• Proficiency with and knowledge of open source online research techniques (OSINT), alongside a willingness and ability to learn how to use new tools
• Persistence, tenacity and clarity of thought
• An investigative mindset, with the enthusiasm to pursue and identify hard to find information on a variety of subjects
• A clear and concise writing style, with an ability to identify germane issues in new subjects and communicate these clearly and concisely to a senior audience
• An advantage - but not essential - is familiarity with online search and mapping tools such as Videris and i2 and databases such as Factiva and TraceIQ

Additional experience:

• Significant proven professional experience of online research is a plus. In the absence of that, other proven research experience and achievements (including substantial academic research) is also helpful
• Some experience in the corporate/financial/due diligence research industries or associated professions is also a plus, but we will consider new graduates with significant proven research experience and research achievements
• An interest in and knowledge of trading and the financial markets is a plus, but not essential
• An interest in the collation and manipulation of mass data is also a plus, but the key characteristic is passion and enthusiasm for research, finding information and reporting it clearly