Senior Analyst - Latin America - Croydon, England, United Kingdom

Janes empowers military, government, and defence leaders to act with confidence in an increasingly complex world. Our trusted defence, security, and geopolitical information delivered through seamless digital platforms and system integrations turns overwhelming data into clear, actionable intelligence and insight. By filling critical information gaps, Janes helps customers analyse threats, accelerate decisions, and stay ahead of emerging challenges.

Job purpose: The Senior Analyst will enhance our open-source research and analysis across countries in the Latin America region, driving the update and enhancement of foundational country profiles covering Political, Military, Economic, Social, Information, and Infrastructure (PMESII), CBN, and serious and organised crime domains. The successful candidate will monitor, assess, write and review ICD-203-aligned analysis reports covering domestic and external risks affecting national security and stability in Latin America. The Senior Analyst will also be required to build out serious and organised crime profiles for decision-makers and stakeholders. The Senior Analyst will report to the Lead Analyst & Manager of Latin America.

How you will contribute at Janes:

• Lead extensive open-source research into national security and risk factors affecting Latin American member states.
• Update foundational intelligence products, ensuring they reflect current intelligence priorities and emerging threats in the region.
• Initiate and manage individual and team research projects that contribute to risk assessment products and strategic intelligence outputs.
• Contribute to the development of analytical methodologies and best practices across the team.

The ideal skills and experience for this role are:

• Knowledge of Latin American security and geopolitical dynamics.
• Strong OSINT collection and analysis skills, with the ability to identify and interpret key indicators in complex Latin American security environments.
• Proven experience in risk assessment, scenario analysis, and intelligence reporting regarding Latin American-related issues.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to brief senior audiences and deliver projects under tight deadlines.
• Strong data analysis skills and proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, as well as advanced online and electronic research capabilities.
• Fluency in Spanish desirable.

27 days of annual leave, Healthy half (0.5 day leave every 6 months for wellbeing), Private medical insurance – BUPA, Maternity (100% of basic salary for the first 26 weeks followed by Statutory Maternity Pay), Paternity (100% of basic salary for 6 weeks), Life cover, Access to LinkedIn Learning, Access to an on-site gym.

Life at Janes: We believe Janes is truly a great place to work. Our values and leadership code drive everything we do, and we understand that the right behaviours and culture will always result in the best outcomes for our customers, our colleagues, our shareholders, and our business. We provide a supportive, stretching, and dynamic environment with the ability for you to grow rapidly, both personally and professionally. Janes is an inclusive and equal opportunities employer and encourages applications regardless of age, race, disability, religion / belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, or gender. Although this role is advertised as full time, Janes believes that flexibility at work can provide many significant benefits both to our colleagues and the business. We already work in a hybrid style across all offices and regions and can support different ways of working and offer different flexible working arrangements. So, if you are interested and have any requirements or needs in the way you would like to work, please apply, and speak to us about this. We will always consider part time or flexible applications.

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