Somalia Analyst [IMMEDIATE OPENING]

Navanti Group has a current requirement for a mid-career Somalia or Horn of Africa analyst to work with our multidisciplinary team to write reports, build data sets, and create multimedia products (e.g. podcasts) in support of our USG customer. In this capacity, you will be working with our customer, bringing to bear your knowledge and experience in the region to gather and analyze data pertinent to the media environment, demographics, and security affairs. As part of a multi-disciplinary team that shares your enthusiasm for African affairs and the ever growing social media landscape, you will be a self-starter who can produce well written analytical products that integrate disparate data sets using expert analytical trade craft. You will be responsible for collecting information from open sources including regional and other non-English news outlets, social media, blogs, academic literature, local contacts, and other sources and using that data to conduct multi-variate analysis. You will be expected to meet with experts from across the government, private and non-profit sectors as well as academia in Washington DC and internationally.

Qualifications

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Education: BA minimum / MA or PhD preferred

Clearance: None required. Minimum SECRET preferred.

Experience: Significant academic experience covering Somalia or the Horn of Africa, and media, counterterrorism, irregular warfare, or other related topics.

Language: Prefer language skills in one or more of the following: Somali, Swahili and/or Arabic

Required Skills: Open source intelligence & analysis (5-6+ years on regional affairs); Significant living experience in the region (3+ years); Foreign travel / deployments; Link / Nodal Analysis; Social Network Analysis; Media Analysis; Must be expert writer

Contact Details

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Contact:

Andrew Black

Telephone:

7035221020

Email:

ablack@navantigroup.com

Application Instructions

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To apply: Please send resume, cover letter and pertient writing sample in an e-mail with the subject line "Application: Somalia Analyst" to the following addresses:

- Andrew Black, CEO: ablack@navantigroup.com

- Robert McKenzie, Principal Senior Analyst: rmckenzie@navantigroup.com

- Hugh Brooks, Lead Somalia Analyst: hbrooks@navantigroup.com

Note: Please note that this is an immediate opening. Please apply as soon as possible.