Analyst

M&C Saatchi World Services was founded in 2011 as a new global division of M&C Saatchi. Using the experience and creative capabilities of M&C Saatchi, World Services is dedicated to tackling complex behavioral and social issues. Since launch, the new division has enjoyed continuous strong growth and is now ranked as one of M&C Saatchi's most successful companies. Clients include a range of governments, INGO's, foundations and multilaterals, such as the UN, the Gates Foundation, USAID, DFID and the Nike Foundation. World Services has a strong focus on countering malign influences (including countering violent extremism (CVE); countering disinformation; countering exploitative practices), using multimedia messaging campaigns.

About The Role

This role will see the Analyst working as part of a core functional team – known as Insights – as well as a project delivery team that focuses on projects in the Middle East. While this role will be based in New York, the Analyst will work closely with team members from the World Services London office. Hybrid working is encouraged but fully remote working will not be possible.

What You'll Do

Expertise

• The Analyst will provide regional expertise on the geopolitics and socioeconomics of the Middle East. This may involve responding to rapid turnaround requests for insights, providing insight to support development of communications strategies and contributing to in-depth studies and regular situational reports to a consistently high standard.

Monitoring

• The Analyst will use media monitoring tools and social listening software, among other sources, to collect, evaluate and assess information, and analyze it to produce actionable insight and information,

Research.

• The Analyst will assist with the development, administration and interpretation of survey instruments and qualitative instruments, such as focus group discussion guides. The Analyst may also contribute to focused assessments of our communications campaigns.

Analysis and Briefing

• The Analyst will provide forward-looking analysis and strategic support for communications campaigns focused on social and geopolitical issues in the region. The Analyst will also prepare and present briefings and written reports with high attention to detail.

Strategic Support

• The Analyst will support the development of communications strategies, creative briefs, campaign assessment reports, and various other tasks related to project strategy.

Upward Reporting

• The Analyst is responsible for supporting the work of the Senior Analysts and Insights Manager in contributing to the effective functioning of programs and projects, and the wider Insights department.

Crisis Support

• The role may involve responding to rapidly developing events, in the form of reporting, social listening or media monitoring. During crisis periods, the analyst may be expected to work outside of standard working hours, including evenings and weekends.

About You

What You'll Bring

• Degree in International Relations, Political Science, War Studies, or related subject with a military/geo-political focus.
• Knowledge of the Middle East and understanding of its contemporary social and political dynamics.
• Ability to conduct rapid and robust secondary research.
• Excellent writing, editing, analytical and presentational skills.
• Fluency in Farsi.

Additional Desirable Capabilities:

• Masters in related field.
• Familiarity with Boolean operators and social listening software such as Talk Walker, News Whip etc.
• Familiarity with qualitative and quantitative research techniques.
• Fluency in Arabic.

What You Get

We offer a competitive salary ($50,000-$60,000) and a benefits package designed to support your health, family life, financial wellbeing, and growth.

Family & parental support

• 12 weeks’ full pay for Primary Carers and 6 weeks for Secondary Carers (after one year of service; return requirements apply for subsequent leave)
• Applies to birth, adoption, and surrogacy
• Up to 10 days’ paid fertility leave per year (5 per cycle)
• 2 days’ paid leave for new grandparents
• $2,500 annual interest-free parental loan
• $6,000 interest-free fertility treatment loan

Healthcare & wellbeing

• Three medical plans (HSA at $0 cost; EPO 75% employer funded; PPO 65% employer funded)
• $0 employee-cost dental and vision
• 10 days’ health leave per year (mental and physical)
• 24/7 mental health support through Self Space
• Wellhub subscription

Financial & practical support

• 401(k) match (3% after 3 months; 4% after 1 year)
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• 10 days’ paid military leave
• Full pay for jury duty (state/city payments declined)
• Uber/taxi home after 9:30pm

Time off & flexibility

• 23 days’ PTO (with 3 discretionary carryover days; CA/CO policies follow state mandate)
• 10 federal holidays, plus the day after Thanksgiving
• Option to swap 2 federal holidays (excluding Thanksgiving and the day after)
• Office closed between Christmas and New Year
• 10 days’ special emergency leave (including bereavement)
• 10 days’ volunteering leave (5 paid, 5 unpaid)
• Half-day for blood donation
• Work from anywhere for up to 2 weeks per year (subject to approval)

Culture & development

• $300 annual cultural stimulation allowance (accrued monthly; available after 90 days)
• Weekly Thursday happy hour
• Mentorship and Buddy programmes

ABOUT M+C SAATCHI WORLD SERVICES

M+C Saatchi World Services is a specialist division of M+C Saatchi Group, the world’s largest independent communications network. Our specialists work in office hubs across six continents, grounding our global expertise in local nuance.

We offer award-winning commercial communications capabilities, which are utilized by global organizations to address the world’s most complex problems across defence, development, diplomacy, homeland and national security, law and order, health, education, and the environment.

We work with clients that want to help the hardest-to-reach, hardest-to-influence audiences. This includes a range of Western Government departments, such as DOS and USAID; partner governments, including the U.K. and Australia; and prominent IGOs/NGOs such as the U.N.

We are a comms agency that works on behaviour change projects typically focused on issues related to Security, Defence and Stabilization. Whether it’s producing critically acclaimed feature films in Africa, to TV shows in the Middle East, to pop music videos in Asia, we have a record of leveraging creativity to access communities anywhere in the world.

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