Dubai Future Foundation
Research Analyst – Foresight (UAE National)
- Permanent
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 2 - 5 yrs
Job overview
Date posted
18/09/2025
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 15,000 - 20,000 per month
Compensation
Salary only
Experience
2 - 5 yrs
Seniority
Experienced
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
02/11/2025
Job description
Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) aims to realize Dubai’s leadership vision by institutionalizing foresight and innovation practices, positioning Dubai as a global future city. The Research Analyst – Foresight will play a critical role in developing and monitoring insights, signals, and trends across emerging technologies, policies, and socio-economic shifts. The role requires synthesizing large datasets into actionable insights, supporting data-driven foresight research, and contributing to high-impact reports, briefs, and visualizations. The analyst will collaborate with global and local research institutions, think tanks, and partners, while attending foresight conferences to advance Dubai’s position as a thought leader.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Research and analyse trends, signals, and insights related to research areas of focus.
- Extract and synthesise large datasets, reports, and publications into concise, actionable insights.
- Support the development of tools that enhance data extraction and analysis.
- Assist in producing high-quality research reports, policy briefs, and data visualizations.
- Build and maintain relationships with research institutions, think tanks, and technology partners.
- Attend and contribute to global foresight conferences, summits, and research forums.
- Support cross-sector research collaborations that leverage data analytics for future intelligence.
Experience & skills
- Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 2 years of work experience in research and data analytics.
- Comfortable in designing and creating high-quality presentations.
- Strong public speaking capabilities.
- Advanced Microsoft Office knowledge.
- Fluent in written and spoken English and Arabic.
- Ability to keep updated with latest trends regionally and internationally.
- Strong critical analysis skills and attention to detail.
- Team player with ability to build strong relationships.