Geopolitical Risk Advisor, Remote

Job description

Role type: Contractor
Location: Remote
Commitment: Flexible, project or task-based

Required Skills

• Geopolitical risk analysis

• International relations

• Strategic risk assessment

• Analytical thinking

• Written communication

About the opportunity

In this role, you'll apply your expertise to assess complex geopolitical scenarios, evaluate strategic reasoning, and contribute to the development of accurate, realistic assessments involving international security and global affairs. Your expertise will help improve how AI systems understand geopolitical developments, international relations, and national security decision-making.

What you'll do

• Develop realistic, unclassified scenarios involving geopolitical risks, international security, and foreign policy.

• Review and assess geopolitical and national security content for accuracy, relevance, and analytical quality.

• Evaluate strategic decisions, identifying potential risks, inconsistencies, and unsupported assumptions.

• Apply professional knowledge of international relations, regional security dynamics, and geopolitical developments.

• Provide structured assessments, clear explanations, and evidence-based recommendations.

Required qualifications

• Significant professional experience in geopolitical risk analysis, foreign policy, national security strategy, or international security.

• Strong understanding of geopolitical developments, international relations, and strategic risk assessment.

• Experience evaluating complex political or security situations and providing strategic recommendations.

• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and written communication skills.

Preferred qualifications

• Previous experience in government foreign policy agencies, national security institutions, international organizations, think tanks, or geopolitical risk advisory firms.

• Experience advising senior government officials, policymakers, or organizational leadership.

• Expertise in regional security, great-power competition, international conflict, or geopolitical forecasting.

• Background in intelligence-informed policy analysis, strategic planning, or international security research.

• Experience preparing geopolitical risk assessments, policy briefs, strategic reports, or executive-level recommendations.

Originally posted on Himalayas