AddressWe are currently looking for a Senior Analysis Manager/Analysis Director to join our Media Monitoring team, one of the group’s specialist divisions. This division partners with governments, civil society, foundations, academia, and the private sector, to work on the critical issues of our time, including the climate emergency, social justice, conflict prevention, and sustainable development. We provide a fully integrated, end to end service, combining multi-discipline communications teams with subject matter experts, across the world. Our work is domestic and global, often affecting the most vulnerable in society, with international activity orientated towards conflict affected or developing countries.
Job Responsibilities:
- Providing expertise in the geopolitics, media, and information environments of the Middle East, acting as the in-house expert on that region’s politics, culture and information space.
- Engaging with media monitoring and social listening tools to inform reporting
- Leading and managing a team of analysts
- Lead the preparation of timely, relevant analyses, briefings and strategic recommendations verbally and in writing for all levels of and the agency
- Have a deep understanding of regional strategy and project objectives, informing and guiding them.
- Work closely with Senior Strategists and Senior Account Directors, and then with the Account Directors leading projects within a regional portfolio, and equivalent level colleagues in Monitoring and Geopolitical Analysis.
About You:
- 5+ years monitoring experience – advanced use of monitoring, social listening, and OSINT tools, with the ability to define and continually optimize the tools and methodologies used across the Middle East region
- 5+ years analysis experience – an expert understanding of the politics and culture of the region covered, enabling the Analysis Director to work with Senior Strategists, ADs and SADs to shape the projects within their portfolio and guide regional strategy in the Middle East.
- Writing – able to produce written reports that can go directly to clients/SLT, and to manage and QA the delivery of reporting from other analysts within their team
- 2+ years people management – able to manage capacity, billing, and HR processes for the people in their team; understands the interests and ambitions of their staff and helps them to develop.
- Language – Arabic is desirable but not essential.
What we offer:
A competitive salary and benefits package that includes 26 days holiday per year, pension contributions, private healthcare, discounted dental insurance, enhanced maternity/parental leave, plus a whole host of others including:
- Cultural stimulation allowance - £250 per person per year
- Half days off before bank holidays
- Emergency care days for dependants
- Up to 10 days military leave per year for serving reservists
- Up to 5 days volunteering leave per year to work for a registered charity
- Up to 10 days special emergency leave per year
- Season Ticket loan
- Payroll Giving Scheme
- Thursday drinks to unwind and socialize
- An annual Summer and Christmas party
- Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion sees us offer inclusive bank holidays
We also offer learning opportunities around DE&I, targeted mentoring programmes and the opportunity to participate in several active Employee Led Networks and associated events. Finally, this role will be supported with all the necessary personal development required to set someone up for success.
ABOUT M&C SAATCHI GROUP
M&C Saatchi Group is a creative company that connects specialist expertise, fuelled by data, technology and culture, to help clients navigate, create and lead meaningful change. The Group operates across five core divisions: Connected Creativity; Passion Marketing; Global & Social Issues; Brand, Experience & Innovation; and Performance Media. Headquartered in London, operations span 23 countries with major hubs in the UK, Europe, US, Middle East & Africa, Asia and Australia. M&C Saatchi Group’s two principles, Diversity of Thought and Brutal Simplicity of Thought, guide how they build teams and solve problems.
M&C Saatchi Group continues to be an Equal Opportunity Employer which does not and shall not discriminate, celebrates diversity and bases all hiring and promotion decisions solely on merit, without regard for any personal characteristics.
All employee information is kept confidential according to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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