Embedded Senior Intelligence Analyst

5 days ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Sibylline Ltd Full time

**Company Description** About Sibylline**

Sibylline is a leading intelligence and strategic risk consultancy in the security sector. Since 2010 we have supported businesses, governments and NGOs through the provision of high-quality risk analysis, due diligence and consultancy services. The firm provides an innovative, entrepreneurial and fast-growing working environment, offering employees ever greater exposure to high profile clients and challenges. Sibylline offers fantastic opportunities for career progression within a successful company, and we aim to help our employees to build their own personal profiles as well-regarded analysts within the broader industry.

Key attributes of Sibylline employees are:

- Self-motivated, and auto-improving individuals who can couple initiative and boldness with good judgement
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Clarity of thought and analytical flair
- Strong, demonstrable interest in security and intelligence
- The ability to work under pressure, demonstrate leadership when required but also be able to collaborate effectively in teams
- Excellent attention to detail

We are looking for a professional and insightful Senior Intelligence Analyst to join our team as an embedded analyst within a client's newly established global intelligence function. In this role you will be instrumental in helping to define the scope of the intelligence function, as well as develop a suite of intelligence products used to inform the client’s business decision makers. In addition, you will engage directly with internal and external stakeholders, including on-the-ground security teams, to interpret their requirements, provide support and consulting, and leverage Sibylline’s own suite of intelligence analytical reporting.

**Responsibilities**:

- Monitor open-source intelligence to assess geopolitical events around the world that could impact the client’s global workforce and business operations.
- Design, deliver and refine range of intelligence products delivering proactive and in-depth analysis, and actionable insight to internal stakeholders, including periodic reports and bespoke products.
- Brief executives as needed on key developments, trends and content.
- Refine intelligence requirements by networking and supporting the growth of the intelligence function within the client company.
- Display innovation, implementing the latest techniques, tools and best practices to support a global intelligence function.
- Be an effective member of a small team, focused on delivery of lean, high-impact services.
- Engage with local security, operations and other client teams to collect on-the-ground-truth, and analyse and disseminate pertinent information to relevant stakeholders.
- Establish and maintain professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

**Qualifications**
Minimum
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field International Relations, Security Studies, Journalism, Business Management, or related field;
- Approximately 4-6 years of relevant professional experience in corporate strategic intelligence;
- Deep interest and expertise in geopolitical issues, including knowledge of global politics, physical security, criminal, governance and information security issues;
- Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to interpret geopolitical developments and determine their impact to business staff, assets, operations and reputation;
- Advanced open-source research and social media monitoring skills;
- Ability to rapidly digest, evaluate and “sift” large quantities of information;
- Analytical flair, with the ability to provide rigorous, creative insight into complex situations;
- Strong writing skills, with native-level spoken and written English;
- Ability to produce high-quality intelligence products for short deadlines, as well as maintain analysis for and report on long term strategic assessments; and
- Ability to collaborate effectively with teammates across different time zones and work in a multicultural environment.

Preferred
- Advanced degree (Master’s or above) in a related field;
- Foreign language skills, particularly Spanish, French and / or Portuguese;
- Professional network through OSAC, ISMA, AIRIP or similar industry bodies; and
- Cross-functional experience within a global security team (e.g. threat monitoring, travel security, business continuity and crisis management).

**Additional Information** Next Steps**

Renumeration is negotiable dependent on qualifications, aptitude and experience.



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