Department: Technology
Team: GSMA Intelligence
Location: Dubai preferably, but open to other countries within MENA region
Position type: Fixed Term Contract, 12 months (depending on location)
What the hiring manager saysThis an exceptional opportunity for an experienced industry professional to join our team of analysts and experts in a brand-new role, designed to provide fresh insights to our existing industry-leading regional research and consulting. The successful candidate will shape our research outputs and stakeholder engagement in the Middle East and North Africa, in close collaboration with the GSMA regional team and GSMA Intelligence colleagues in other locations.
They will also help to expand our portfolio of reports across a range of industry topics while supporting our flagship global research and industry data forecasts with valuable local perspectives. This is an exciting opportunity for the right person to craft this new role and at the same time build their public profile in the wider telecoms industry and help grow GSMA Intelligence’s external reputation and influence.
Kenechi Okeleke, Senior Director
About the TeamGSMA Intelligence is the definitive source of global mobile operator data, analysis and forecasts, and publisher of authoritative industry reports and research. We provide the most accurate and complete set of industry metrics available, comprising tens of millions of individual data points, updated daily. GSMA Intelligence is relied on by leading operators, vendors, regulators, financial institutions and third‑party industry players, to support strategic decision making and long‑term investment planning.
Our data and insights are frequently cited by the media, academia, and NGOs. The GSMA Intelligence team is largely based in London and Delhi but is currently expanding with new roles in other locations to build out its regional capabilities and deepen on‑ground insights.
As a Lead Analyst covering the Middle East and North Africa, you will be GSMA Intelligence’s expert and first point of contact for insights across a range of topics in the region. These are wide ranging, including operator strategy and performance, network transformation, AI and other emerging technologies, satellite, digital content and services, climate and sustainability, digital policy and regulations, and the socio‑economic impact of mobile technologies.
You will track key developments across the entire digital ecosystem in the region and work closely with the regional team, key ecosystem players, and GSMA Intelligence colleagues to derive insights and articulate their implications for the telecoms industry. These insights will be disseminated through thought‑leading reports (long‑form and short‑form), presentations, and other formats with internal and external stakeholders. You will also maintain existing relationships and develop new ones with industry players, including mobile operators, vendors, international organisations and regulators, and leverage analyst briefings, one‑to‑one meetings, and industry events, to draw insights and identify opportunities for collaboration.
Working with the GSMA’s MENA regional team will be a key priority and opportunity to parlay our assets and commercial capabilities to simultaneously support their agenda and key relationships. In addition to report delivery, this will involve sourcing new consulting and subscription business where relevant and developing proposals and workplans for project delivery. This will also involve representing GSMA Intelligence as a speaker at regional events on key topics.
You will collaborate with key members of the wider GSMA Intelligence team, including Data Forecasting, Consulting, Research, Economists, and Sales and Marketing to drive synergies and teamwork. Much of this collaboration will happen remotely with colleagues based in London, Delhi and other locations. As such, some flexibility may be required to accommodate multiple time zones.
About YouYou will have demonstrable knowledge of telecoms industry dynamics and will be familiar with major trends shaping the global digital ecosystem, including technology…
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