You own the political reading behind our advice, turning regional and great-power dynamics into their concrete effect on a client's decision.
This role contributes across SISG's seven service areas, in its own dimension:
- Political and security risk. Lead political and security risk analysis, scenarios, and confidence-rated forecasts.
- Strategic intelligence and market entry. Translate the geopolitical environment into market opportunity and risk.
- Crisis and access. Read transitions and escalation dynamics that drive crisis and access decisions.
- IHL and compliance. Flag where political developments shift sanctions and compliance exposure.
- AI and influence threats. Assess state and proxy information strategies as part of the political picture.
- Executive and asset protection. Provide political-threat context that informs protective posture for principals.
- Training and leadership advisory. Lead foresight, horizon-scanning, and war-gaming exercises for client leadership.
- An advanced university degree (Master's) in international relations, political science, area or regional studies, or strategic studies.
- A first-level degree (Bachelor's) in a relevant field, together with two additional years of qualified experience, is accepted in lieu of the advanced degree.
- Minimum five years of professional experience with substantial international exposure.
- Demonstrated experience delivering work comparable to the responsibilities above, in political risk or geopolitical analysis covering our regions.
- English is required. Arabic or French is a strong asset.
- A record of integrity, discretion, and sound judgement under pressure, and of working effectively across disciplines and cultures.
This is a project-based associate engagement, not employment. Compensation is agreed per project. You invoice SISG as an independent professional and remain responsible for your own tax and social-security obligations. Work is mainly remote, with occasional site visits. Selected associates undergo due diligence and sign confidentiality and conflict-of-interest declarations. Joining the roster does not guarantee project assignment.
Send a CV of no more than two pages and a cover letter of no more than one page, both in PDF, to associates@sisg.net, with the subject line "Associate Application, Geopolitical Advisor, [Your Name]". Applications close Friday, 7 August 2026, 23:59 CEST. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
SISG selects associates on the basis of experience, capability, and judgment. We welcome applications from qualified candidates regardless of nationality, ethnicity, gender, religion, age, or disability.
The data controller is Strategic Intelligence Solutions Group, S.L. (NIF B88917281), Avenida de Brasil 29, 28020 Madrid, Spain. We process the personal data in your application to assess your candidacy and, with your consent, to keep your details in our associate talent pool for up to 24 months. The lawful basis is your consent and pre-contractual steps taken at your request. Your data may be accessed by SISG personnel inside and outside the European Union under appropriate safeguards. You have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict, object to, and port your data, and to lodge a complaint with the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD). To exercise these rights, contact associates@sisg.net. Please do not include special category data in your application. By submitting your application, you consent to this processing.