Analyst, IPS

Farkas Kiss Endre legjobb állása One Earth Future

Bewerbung fur Research Assistant, IPS

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Lieber One Earth Future!

Ich möchte mich bei Ihrem Unternehmen als Analyst, IPS bewerben. 
Ich bin ein Fullstack-Entwickler, bei dem ich meine 10-jährige Erfahrung mit verschiedenen Technologien einsetzen kann.

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Endre Farkas Kiss "Sodika"
Java and PHP Fullstack Developer, Nudist, Vlogger

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This posting will close at 5pm CEST on May 12th

Organization Summary:
For over a decade, we at One Earth Future (OEF) have worked to prevent armed conflict and promote stability through creative and inclusive problem-solving. As an operating foundation, OEF leverages its core funding and overseas development assistance to achieve the flexibility and scale needed to solve problems in places suffering from fragility and seemingly inescapable conflict. With offices in Colorado, Colombia, Somalia, Austria and Washington, DC, we position ourselves as a partner of choice for governments, implementers, and donors working to prevent conflict, promote sustainable development, and enhance local governance in some of the most difficult places on the planet.

Our core competencies include:

Design and management of innovative financial solutions
Public and private sector capacity building
Stakeholder engagement and partnership facilitation
Conflict risk modeling and analysis
Peace negotiation and diplomatic engagement

Click Here to learn more about our strategic plan and impact goals.

Our portfolio of international peace and security projects specializes in identifying, monitoring emerging threats, and offering insights into developments that could impact international stability. We aim to spotlight critical developments that risk escalating into major conflicts, with a keen focus on issues potentially triggering strategic armed conflicts, including the risk of nuclear weapon use.
Join our dynamic team, where we tackle challenges through a unique, sequential approach structured across four specialized offices:

Assessment and Distribution: This office focuses on our monitoring, meticulously gathering data, and crafting comprehensive informational briefs essential for our mission.

Prediction and Foresight: This office specializes in advanced forecasting, working with leading entities to evaluate potential risks and prepare for future conflicts through expert predictive analysis.

Engagement and Networks: This office is crucial in enhancing our capacity to proactively address risks through developing diplomatic channels and strategic alliances.

Research and Analysis: Serving as our knowledge hub, this office conducts comprehensive research and analysis, ensuring we are equipped with the latest insights and in-depth understanding.

Primary Role:
As an Analyst within the Office for Research and Analysis, you will substantially participate in sophisticated research projects aimed at understanding and mitigating potential strategic conflicts and international security issues. You will substantially contribute to the development and execution of projects with data collection, analysis, and reporting, employing methods such as satellite imagery analysis, trade data interpretation, and technical and policy analysis. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to lead sub-projects, benefiting from the guidance of senior team members. Your expertise will enable you to contribute significantly to efforts to uncover and interpret underlying trends, mechanisms, and the risk of escalation to significant armed conflicts, including nuclear threats, and to assist in developing nuanced, actionable insights. By contributing to OEF’s comprehensive research and analysis efforts, you will play a vital role in our mission to prevent strategic conflicts, including those that could escalate to nuclear weapons use.

Reports to:
Manager, Office for Research & Analysis
Job Type:
Salaried; Full-time; Contingent Upon Funding (contract through 30 September 2025; potential for renewal, based on funding)
Compensation:
We offer competitive compensation commensurate to the applicant’s skills and experience. The hiring range for this position is EUR 45,000 to 55,000 gross per year.
Applicants meeting the requirements below should expect to receive an offer at the lower level of the range. The higher range is reserved for exceptional candidates.
Location: Vienna, Austria.
OEF Austria, a recognized International Non-Governmental Organization, welcomes applicants from across the world and can issue work permits to successful candidates regardless of their nationality and immigration status.
The office operates on a hybrid in-office/work-from-home model.
Travel: 10-15% internationally

Primary Responsibilities:

Data Collection and Synthesis: Actively engage in gathering and interpreting data using a range of methods, such as satellite imagery, trade data interpretation, and technical and policy analysis, to support broader research project objectives.
Open-Source Analysis: Apply advanced open-source intelligence (OSINT) techniques to extract valuable information from publicly available sources.
Report Generation: Produce in-depth analytical reports that detail project findings, ensuring they are clear, concise, and actionable for both internal stakeholders and external partners.
Communicate Findings: Articulate and communicate strategic insights to a wide range of stakeholders through high-level presentations, briefings, meetings, and interviews.
Lead Sub-Projects: With the support and guidance of senior staff, lead performance of project components (sub-projects), from inception through to delivery. This includes developing sub-project plans, conducting rigorous analysis, and synthesizing findings into actionable insights.
Project Management Assistance: Assist in data collection for project execution and expenditure tracking and reporting.
Event Coordination: Contribute to project events, including in planning, logistics and reporting for workshops, tabletop exercises, etc.
Further Research Identification: Identify areas that require further research and contribute to the ideation and creation of proposals to address these knowledge gaps.
Collaborative Efforts: Work closely with other analysts, project leads, and external partners to ensure a synergistic approach to research and analysis, fostering teamwork and knowledge sharing.
Enhance Team Capability: Elevate the overall project team capacity by sharing best practices and instructing junior staff.
Team Support: Assist with project team administrative and information management tasks to ensure the efficient operation of research activities.
Additional Responsibilities: Undertake further project duties, as requested.

Required Education, Knowledge, Skills and Competences:

Education: Advanced degree in a relevant field (i.e., political science, public policy, international relations, nuclear science & engineering, data science); additional relevant work experience will be considered in lieu of this requirement.

Experience: 3+ years of applicable experience, preferably in think-tank/NGO, or government/IO settings.
Analytical Skills: Solid foundation in qualitative or quantitative analysis of international security issues.
OSINT: Demonstrated proficiency in open-source information analysis techniques and tools.
Specialized Knowledge: Experience in analyzing issues related to nuclear proliferation or radiological security.
Regional Expertise: Experience with analyzing geopolitical and security developments in states of the former Soviet Union, particularly Ukraine and Russia.
Communication Skills: Strong English writing and oral communication skills.
Technical Proficiency: Strong IT skills, including knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Interpersonal skills: Excellent ability to interact effectively with colleagues, stakeholders, and partners.
Ethical Conduct: Deep commitment to upholding ethical standards and moral conduct in all professional endeavors.
Teamwork & Independence: Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team.

Preferred Qualifications:

Open-Source Analysis Expertise: Experience in at least one specialized area of open-source analysis, including but not limited to:

Applying OSINT techniques to analyze issues of nuclear or radiological risks, proliferation, arms control, or disarmament.
Satellite imagery (electro-optical, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), multi-/hyperspectral) and geospatial data analysis, with a strong foundation in relevant processing software and techniques.
Analysing and countering disinformation through open-source intelligence, employing critical analysis to identify and mitigate the spread of false information.

Technical & Data Management Skills: While not a requirement, proficiency in programming languages like Python, Java, R, and others useful for data analysis and automation is highly advantageous. Knowledge of AI/ML technologies or large language models (LLMs), demonstrating the ability to harness these tools for analytical purposes, is also desirable. Similarly, skills in information management and database design, facilitating effective organization and analysis of data, are considered a plus.
Project Management: Knowledge related to project and grant management, including project execution and expenditure tracking and reporting; experience and certification are desirable.

Event Coordination: Experience in crafting and coordinating project events, including guiding planning and logistics for workshops and tabletop exercises, is desirable.
Language Skills: Proficiency in an additional official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish) or any other language pertinent to key areas of strategic conflict, in particular, Ukrainian, is desirable.
Global and Cultural Experience: Proven track record of effectively working across international boundaries and cultural contexts, employing culturally sensitive and appropriate approaches is desirable.

Physical Work Demands:

Able to travel internationally, as needed.
Able to sit at a computer for extended periods of time.
Able to bend at the waist and reach on a daily basis.
Able to lift and move up to 25 lbs (12 kg) regularly.

At One Earth Future (OEF), we celebrate diversity and welcome its benefits and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.