Manager

Lead the change with us. The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change is looking for a Manager to join its Geopolitics practice in the UAE, supporting a high-impact government advisory engagement. The role requires a highly analytical and detail-oriented professional capable of producing rigorous, research-driven insights that directly inform strategic decision-making at the highest levels of government.

Requirements

• Lead analytical and research workstreams, ensuring outputs are grounded in rigorous evidence, structured methodologies, and high attention to detail
• Produce a wide range of deliverables, including strategic briefs, deep-dive research notes, macroeconomic and geopolitical assessments, and rapid-response analyses tailored to senior decision-makers
• Demonstrate exceptional attention to detail, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and analytical integrity across all outputs
• Translate complex analysis into clear, concise, and actionable recommendations for senior stakeholders
• Work collaboratively within a small, fast-paced team, contributing flexibly across multiple workstreams and deliverable types
• Contribute to both high-level strategic thinking and granular research tasks, adapting quickly depending on client needs
• Analyse intersections between macroeconomic trends, emerging technologies (incl. AI), and geopolitical dynamics, with a focus on implications for government strategy
• Maintain strong situational awareness and produce timely, well-evidenced assessments on evolving developments
• Uphold a consistently high standard of analytical rigor, intellectual honesty, and quality control

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to work with a global team of over 800 changemakers
• Chance to make a difference in the world by working on over 100 projects tackling some of the world's biggest challenges