RUSI’s Cyber and Tech research group is recruiting a Research Analyst and Project Officer who will carry out general project activities and research functions on a number of research projects across our core portfolio.

The successful candidate will support the delivery of research activities and outputs, design and delivery of research events, project reporting, bid development and communications and stakeholder management.

Key tasks

• Help to collect primary source data for a range of projects, taking part in research interviews and producing transcriptions from audio recordings of interviews;
• Help to collect secondary source data for a range of projects;
• Assist the research team in conducting thematic analysis of secondary and primary source data, including interviews, workshops and focus groups;
• Contribute to the authorship of evidence-led research outputs, including RUSI papers;
• Convene multi-stakeholder events and engagements to bring together members of the cyber security and technology communities;
• Contribute to the design and delivery of research events, project management and reporting, and development of new bids;
• Support communications and stakeholder management activities, including stakeholder mapping, outreach, social media and press releases.

Person specification

Essential skills and experience:

• A demonstrable interest in developing a career in cyber, disruptive technology, and/or national security research;
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiating and influencing skills, including the ability to communicate effectively and manage relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including external stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills, orally and in writing with a particular interest in communicating technical information to a non-technical audience;
• An interest in developing critical thinking and writing skills for policy style outputs, especially on technology developments and their geopolitical implications;
• Confidence in using Office365 and other relevant software.