Research Assistant

About the role

Dune Strategy is a small management consulting firm in Dubai, working on commercial matters such as market entry, regional expansion, transactions and joint ventures for international investors, family groups and sovereign-linked entities. The Research Assistant reads source material, checks the numbers and prepares briefings that partners use in meetings. The role is permanent and full-time, worked remotely from Dubai.

Key responsibilities

• Gather and check information on companies, family groups and counterparties using filings, registries, public statements and press coverage, mapping ownership and decision-making and noting where the picture is unclear.
• Track regulatory developments across the region and keep a running record of what changed and when.
• Assemble briefing material for partner meetings: background, key facts, open questions and a short read on the situation.
• Draft and edit research notes so the reasoning is easy to follow and the numbers tie back to a source.
• Keep internal files tidy so the next person can pick up a subject without starting over.

Required profile

• Basic research skills from any starting point: university work, an internship, a research project or a job where you had to find something out properly.
• Clear written English; notes must stand up when read by a partner on the way to a meeting.
• Comfort with incomplete information and patience to state what is known and what is not.
• A practical streak, care with numbers and sources, reliability on deadlines and discretion with confidential material.
• Helpful but not required: an interest in finance, economics, law or politics, Arabic or another regional language, some exposure to sectors such as real estate, energy, logistics or financial services, previous research or analysis work, and comfort with spreadsheets and reading documents closely.

What we offer

• Direct work with partners at every stage, with feedback coming early and directly.
• A wide range of subjects in a small firm, with room to take on more as your judgment develops.
• The chance to run your own briefings after a year and be trusted with a counterparty on your own.