Junior Market Research Analyst

Dune Strategy is seeking a Junior Market Research Analyst to join their team in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This is a permanent, full-time, hybrid role focused on supporting strategic advisory services for clients navigating complex commercial decisions across the GCC.

Dune Strategy is a Dubai-based strategic advisory firm that helps corporates, family groups, sovereign-linked entities, and international investors make confident decisions in the region. They combine senior-level involvement with practical commercial expertise to advise on market entry, strategic partnerships, and growth.

If you are curious about how businesses and investors make decisions in the GCC and possess strong reasoning and writing skills, we encourage you to apply.

Company Overview

Dune Strategy is a management consulting firm based in Dubai that advises international investors, family groups, and sovereign-linked entities on commercial decisions across the GCC. Their work focuses on understanding the influence of family ownership dynamics, regulatory shifts, and sovereign capital priorities on outcomes. They maintain a small portfolio of active engagements to ensure partner involvement in crucial commercial conversations.

Quick Details

• Salary Range: Not Specified
• Job Type: Full-time
• Experience: Entry level
• Qualifications: Not Specified

Key Responsibilities

• Research markets, sectors, and companies across the region using various sources.
• Map counterparties, including ownership, decision-makers, and influence within entities.
• Track regulatory and policy developments and assess their impact on engagements.
• Prepare briefing materials for partner-led meetings, including summaries and comparison tables.
• Gather market intelligence on pricing, competitive positioning, and local operating conditions.
• Ensure accuracy of facts and sources in client briefs.
• Join internal working sessions and document discussions into clear written positions.

Requirements

• Clear thinking: ability to break down complex questions and identify necessary answers.
• Strong writing skills with short sentences, no padding, and a visible line of reasoning.
• Genuine curiosity about business and investor decision-making in the GCC.
• Comfort with ambiguity and incomplete information.
• A pragmatic mindset with the ability to defend views with reasons.
• Care with numbers and sources, with a habit of double-checking work.
• Working fluency in English; Arabic is useful but not required.

Benefits

• A chance to learn how complex markets operate in practice.
• Work alongside partners involved in commercial details and see research translate into recommendations.
• Develop strategic fluency and an instinct for what matters in deals.
• Permanent and full-time hybrid role based in Dubai.
• See the outcome of your work due to short engagement cycles.
• The firm is comfortable being measured on results.
• Work in a small, focused team where research reaches decision-makers.
• Direct communication and early feedback in plain language.