Research Analyst in Customs, Trade, and Logistics

Support the Centre of Excellence in developing evidence-based recommendations and implementation strategies through applied research, benchmarking, data analysis, and policy assessments.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct applied research and benchmarking on customs, trade, and logistics to support policy development and reform initiatives.
• Perform benchmarking studies and comparative analyses on customs, trade, and logistics.
• Analyze operational challenges and develop practical recommendations to support strategic initiatives.
• Collect, validate, and analyze qualitative and quantitative data to generate actionable insights.
• Develop executive presentations, research reports, policy briefs, and analytical summaries for senior stakeholders.
• Support policy development, business cases, and impact assessments.
• Support stakeholder interviews, workshops, and working sessions, documenting outcomes and key decisions.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to gather information and validate findings.
• Maintain knowledge repositories, benchmark databases, and research materials.
• Support publication and dissemination of research findings.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Public Policy, Economics, Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, Data Analytics, Statistics, or a related field.
• Experience:
  • Minimum 2 years of experience in public advisory, strategy, research, analytics, or transformation.
  • Demonstrated experience in customs, logistics, supply chain, and international trade is preferred.
  • Experience preparing executive presentations, reports, and quantitative analyses.
• Competencies:
  • Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills.
  • Knowledge of customs, logistics, international trade, or supply chain.
  • Advanced Excel, quantitative modeling, and analytical tools (e.g. Power BI).
  • Executive report writing and presentation development.
  • Research, benchmarking, and business analysis capabilities.
  • Strong communication, stakeholder management, and workshop facilitation skills.
  • Ability to translate complex information into practical recommendations.