Job Description

2023 was an outstanding year and we have more than doubled our team. We are now looking for a Regional Associate (India + Asia Pacific) with a strong experience and interest in emerging markets, innovation, and socio-economic development, to support Briter\'s growth areas, including intelligence, editorial, and ecosystem engagement, across new geographies.The role will be divided across:\xf0\x9f\xa7\x91\xf0\x9f\x8f\xbd\xe2\x80\x8d\xf0\x9f\x92\xbc Client-facing work, especially in the form of written content, reports, data analysis and visualisation, and primary data collection;\xf0\x9f\xa4\x9d Stakeholder intelligence and management, which will involve significant travel and exposure to the leading names in the industry;\xe2\x9c\x8d\xf0\x9f\x8f\xbe Internal, strategic content production, ranging from newsletters to articles, and wider publications.The roleTasks will include:\xf0\x9f\x95\xb5\xf0\x9f\x8f\xbe Leading research projects by carrying out primary and secondary data and insights collection, using (and being trained on) a number of tools such as Briter Intelligence, search automation, and direct engagement with the ecosystem, from executives to civil servants.\xf0\x9f\xa4\x9d Collaborating with the research team to develop short- and long-term content agendas, such as editorial plans, newsletters, reports, and events\' material; Great experience managing projects and teams is an absolute must.\xf0\x9f\x93\x94 Producing both written and visual reports leveraging primary and secondary data, including Briter Intelligence\'s data. You\'ll get to work with and for some of the leading organisations worldwide, including the United Nations, World Bank, development banks and governments;\xe2\x98\x8e\xef\xb8\x8f Organising and leading calls, emails, and meetings with relevant stakeholders to gather information about the ecosystems of interest (Africa, Asia, MENA, etc.);\xf0\x9f\x93\xa7 Contributing to the publication of targeted newsletters and creating appropriate content; our work includes collaborations and data-sharing exercises with media organisations such as FT-backed FDi Intelligence, Bloomberg, Unesco, and Quartz;\xf0\x9f\x9a\x80 Growing within the team into a regional or critical-growth-area managerial role, by handling clients and internal communications, project design and execution, and content strategy.\xf0\x9f\x91\x90\xf0\x9f\x8f\xbd Stellar organisation, team work, team work, team work, and team management.We are looking for someone with

• 2-4 years of professional experience working in Latin America in journalism, data journalism, consulting, research, data analysis, and/or report writing, especially conducting both primary and secondary research, as well as interviews is a must;
• Stellar communication (with both the team and clients/partners) and interpersonal skills.
• A self-starter willing to take initiative and ownership of tasks, and with a genuine interest in business, socio-economic development investment, startups, technology, and private sector development;
• A degree related to, or demonstrable knowledge of development economics, technology and private sector development across emerging markets, business, journalism, socio-economic development, impact evaluation, economics, and impact finance;
• Extreme attention to detail;
• Exceptional organisational skills especially in relation to working with a team, partners, and clients.
• Great knowledge of, and autonomy with Google Suite, MS Office, pivot tables, data entry and database maintenance in Excel/Google Sheets.

Plus

• Specialised industry knowledge (e.g. fintech, agriculture, renewables commerce, technology, impact, etc.);
• Knowledge of tools such as Typeform (surveys), Monday.com; Airtable; Figma; Squarespace; Hubspot;
• Visual and Adobe products (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop); Figma;
• Personal projects, newsletters, or blogs;
• Knowledge of a second language spoken in key countries. French, Portuguese.

Perks and fun\xf0\x9f\xa6\xb8\xf0\x9f\x8f\xbb A cute avatar and personalised mug \xf0\x9f\x99\x82\xf0\x9f\x8f\x84\xf0\x9f\x8f\xbb Flexibility in hours, and the opportunity for hybrid work;\xf0\x9f\x92\xbb A company Macbook Air;\xf0\x9f\x93\x8d Co-working in the heart of Delhi or Mumbai;\xe2\x9c\x8d\xf0\x9f\x8f\xbd Name added to any reports published you\'ll work on;\xf0\x9f\xa5\x82 A friendly and fun international team;\xf0\x9f\x9b\xab (Lots of) Opportunities to travel and attend events globally;\xf0\x9f\x93\x9a Support on courses and training certificates to increase skills;\xf0\x9f\xa4\x93 Opportunity and support to build personal brand and network;

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