Analyst
US$77,000 – US$84,000 / yr base salary
Posted 1 Sep 2026
Advertised as “Senior Analyst - MENA focus”
BranchFactor Summary
The original posting with the fluff stripped out
- Expected experience
- 5+ yrs
- Management level
- People management
- Employment
- Remote
- Contract
- Full-time
| Base salary | US$77,000 – US$84,000 / yr |
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About ExTrac
ExTrac is a decision intelligence company used by governments, defence organisations, financial institutions, and corporates operating in complex, fast-moving environments. Our capabilities fuse curated data sources, domain-specific AI, and deep human expertise to transform information overload into clear, actionable foresight.
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is a core region for ExTrac's intelligence coverage, spanning the political and security dynamics, actors, movements, and online ecosystems that shape risk across the region and beyond it. We are the analytical backbone for decision-making when geopolitical uncertainty becomes an opportunity or a strategic risk. More at extrac.ai.
The Role
As a Senior Analyst covering the MENA region, you will help ExTrac understand and anticipate political and security developments across the region, including the activities of state and non-state actors, violent extremist organisations (VEOs), and the online ecosystems in which they operate. Working in Arabic every day, across standard and dialectal material, you will turn what you find into timely reporting that feeds ExTrac's intelligence products and data platform.
What the job involves
Intelligence collection and analysis
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Monitor and assess political, security, and socio-economic developments across MENA, including regional diplomacy, state and non-state actors, and geopolitical risk, with the ability to contribute to wider global coverage when required.
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Conduct daily monitoring of Arabic- and English-language media, including news outlets, social media platforms, official statements, and other open-source information environments.
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Track VEO and non-state armed group activity, including organisational developments, propaganda and communications activity, governance dynamics, operational activity, and regional linkages.
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Identify new narratives, actors, platforms, and threats appearing across online ecosystems.
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Apply structured analytical techniques to assess complex information and identify patterns and relationships.
Intelligence production
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Lead and contribute to daily, weekly, monthly, flash, and deep-dive analytical reporting, with a particular focus on MENA and VEOs.
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Translate and assess Arabic-language documents and other source material.