Graduate Research and Strategy Analyst; Foresight

Overview

You should be available to start this opportunity from September 2023

Please be aware that we can only accept one application during each recruitment period, so please only apply for the position that suits you best. If you decide to apply for a different role, please withdraw your first application before submitting the new one.

For this opportunity, we welcome applications from individuals that are eligible to apply for or currently hold a Graduate visa. An offer of employment will be conditional upon your Graduate visa application being approved. Please note, further sponsorship on a Skilled Worker visa will be subject to business needs and performance. If you are successful in being appointed, this will be reviewed periodically throughout your employment.

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Dedicated to sustainable development, Arup is a collective of advisors and experts working across 140 countries. Founded to be both humane and excellent, we collaborate with our clients and partners using imagination, technology and rigour to shape a better world.

Introduction to Foresight

We are currently seeking a Research and Strategy Analyst to work within our Foresight team in London. Arup’s Foresight team is a multi-disciplinary team that carries out research and delivers thought leadership on issues affecting the future of the built environment and society  work is geared towards helping our clients recognise new opportunities and solutions to complex challenges and identify ways of building resilience against future risks under varying contexts.

As part of our work, we generate insight, develop strategies, engage and collaborate with high-profile stakeholders, identify and explore emerging trends, create and assess future scenarios, and much more. We work across disciplines and areas of expertise at Arup, as well as for external clients from a broad range of sectors.

The successful candidate will provide analytical and research support to the Foresight team – playing an integral role in developing high-quality, cutting-edge, and influential research, strategy and thought leadership.

We are looking for someone with strong analytical, research and critical-thinking skills, and a deep curiosity for factors affecting the future of the built environment. The successful candidate will actively help shape and deliver programmes and reports which explore strategic questions relating to a wide range of topics exploring the intersection of technology, policy, economics, regulation, innovation with the theme of sustainable development.

Research will focus on different regions of the world and include subject matter concerning the future of energy, materials and resource management, infrastructure planning, finance and delivery, regional and urban development, climate change resilience and mitigation, and much more.

We are looking for someone who can work dynamically and collaboratively within a team, exhibits a strong desire to learn and dive into and understand new subjects, and is willing to take on and contribute towards a wide range of tasks to deliver project outcomes and support project leads. This role is for someone who enjoys exploring complex problems from different angles, and is enthusiastic about proposing, testing and deploying new methods of research and engagement.

The research and strategy analyst will be expected to:

• Conduct research and policy analysis, and synthesise quantitative and qualitative insights into clear summaries
• Gather and analyse primary and secondary data to create meaningful insight for senior stakeholders
• Review and discuss project briefs with project lead and actively contribute ideas to shape content and its presentation in project deliverables
• Contribute effectively to discussions bringing in creative, independent thinking
• Assist in preparing impactful and high-quality reports, presentations, and briefings for internal and external clients
• Assist in plan, prepare, and conduct interviews and workshops with key stakeholders as part of research
• Deliver work which recognises project objectives and priorities in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Regul…