Research Analyst

CNA•Arlington, VA

21d

About The Position

The Research Analyst will contribute productively and harmoniously to the work of others, treating everyone respectfully, professionally, and fairly. This role involves developing and maintaining broad, general institutional knowledge of primary clients/sponsors, their culture, organization, and issues. The analyst will support business development efforts and/or marketing activities by maintaining strong client relationships through high-quality work, increasing the visibility of our work, and other related activities such as proposal preparation. The position requires the ability to communicate results of work clearly and concisely, both one-on-one and in groups, and to document work efficiently and accurately. The analyst will present work effectively to colleagues, sponsors, and small audiences familiar with the content. This role involves working with minimal or no guidance on focused, well-structured pieces of projects, and under closer supervision on more complex, less-structured tasks. The analyst may serve as a task lead for pieces of projects by managing their own activities and may lead small projects under the supervision of an RTL/CMD. A positive attitude in interactions with colleagues and clients/sponsors is expected, along with providing clear guidance to colleagues on tasks and taking responsibility for one's own actions and outcomes. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum Master’s degree in economics or in a relevant field.
PhD preferred.
PhD & 0+ years or Master’s & 2+ years of experience in research and analysis.
Ability to make significant contributions to projects/analyses.
Strong analytic curiosity/ creativity.
Ability to operate independently in the execution of assignments.
Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary environment.
Strong critical thinking skills.
Knowledge of research techniques.
Strong planning and organizational skills.
Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
Ability to interact positively and somewhat independently with clients.
Ability to obtain and maintain an Active Secret Security Clearance.

Nice To Haves

Responsibilities

Meet CNA’s quality standards when working on well-structured pieces of a project with minimal or no guidance.
Develop sound analytic frameworks and associated analytic methodologies/techniques for addressing both structured and unstructured problems.
Clearly define, structure, and execute a piece of a complex study to meet quality standards with direction and supervision.
Demonstrate analytic creativity and curiosity.
Develop and maintain broad, general institutional knowledge of primary clients/sponsors; their culture, organization, and issues.
Contribute productively and harmoniously to the work of others; treat everyone respectfully, professionally and fairly.
Keep others informed and proactively identify and seek out others working on similar topics.
Work to identify opportunities for collaborations within the team, division, and operating unit.
Support business development efforts and/or marketing activities by maintaining strong client relationships through high quality work, increasing the visibility of our work, and other related activities such as proposal preparation.
Interact with sponsors/clients under the supervision of an experienced colleague, and with study POCs independently.
Make significant contributions to research publications and analytic products for individual projects.
Demonstrate ability to communicate results of work in a clear and concise fashion.
Effectively communicate one-on-one and in groups.
Document work efficiently and accurately.
Effectively present work to colleagues, sponsors, and small audiences that are familiar with content.
Work with minimal or no guidance on focused, well-structured pieces of projects.
Work under closer supervision on more complex, less-structured tasks.
Serve as task lead for pieces of projects by managing own activities.
Lead small projects under the supervision of an RTL/CMD.
Exhibit a positive attitude in interactions with colleagues and clients/sponsors.
Provide clear guidance to colleagues on tasks.
Take responsibility for own actions and outcomes.
Perform other duties as assigned.