Senior Analyst - China & Asia Pacific

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At the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, we work with political leaders around the world to drive change. We help governments turn bold ideas into reality so they can deliver for their people. We do it by advising on strategy, policy and delivery, unlocking the power of technology across all three. And by sharing what we learn on the ground, so everyone can benefit. We do it to build more open, inclusive and prosperous countries for people everywhere.

We are a global team of over 800 changemakers, operating in more than 40 countries, across five continents. We are political strategists, policy experts, delivery practitioners, technology specialists and more. We speak more than 45 languages. We are working on over 100 projects, tackling some of the world’s biggest challenges. We’re all here at TBI to make a difference.

In a world of ever more complex challenges, we believe diversity of background and perspective is a strength. We pride ourselves on a culture that values and nurtures difference. We are dedicated to unlocking potential, not only for the countries we work in but also for each of our team members. No matter where you’re from or who you are, if you’re passionate about the transformative power of progressive politics, we invite you to build a better future with us.

Role Summary

About the Geopolitics Team

TBI’s Geopolitics Team provides senior political and corporate leaders with distinctive, decision-relevant insight on the geopolitical forces shaping their priorities. The team briefs Tony Blair, senior TBI leadership, government principals and C-suite clients, connecting political developments to their second- and third-order implications for strategy, policy, markets, investment, operations and risk.

TBI is embedded with governments across the world and is growing its corporate client service footprint. The team therefore needs analysts who are equally comfortable briefing a senior public principal and a corporate executive, and who can translate complex political developments into clear implications for decisions.

Role Overview

The Senior Analyst will support TBI’s coverage of Asia-Pacific, with a particular focus on China. The successful candidate will bring strong foreign-policy judgement, regional expertise, analytical range and an established network across policy, diplomatic, business and expert communities.

We are looking for someone who has the tools, curiosity and network to build informed views quickly across political, economic, security, trade, technology and market issues, and to turn fragmented information into distinctive insight for public and private clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Brief Tony Blair, senior TBI leadership, public-sector principals and corporate clients on geopolitical developments across China and the wider Asia Pacific Region, with clear implications for decisions and risk exposure.
• Produce high-quality intelligence briefings, written analysis, data-led insights and client-ready deliverables on China and APAC.
• Identify second- and third-order implications of political, security, trade, sanctions, technology, election and foreign-policy developments for governments and businesses.
• Develop distinctive insights for corporate clients on how geopolitical risks affect strategy, supply chains, market exposure, investment decisions, regulation and operations.
• Draw on TBI’s internal capabilities and external expert networks to build robust perspectives, test assumptions and identify emerging risks and opportunities.
• Use quantitative and qualitative methods, including data visualisation, forecasting, scenario analysis, market data analysis, Excel and AI tools, to strengthen geopolitical analysis.
• Represent TBI in client briefings, workshops, conferences and external engagements, including through some travel.
• Support the growth of TBI’s geopolitics offer by helping shape new products, client propositions and analytical methods.

Person Specification

We are looking for an exceptional analyst with relevant experience in geopolitical risk, corporate intelligence, political advisory, foreign service, intelligence, consulting, government, think tanks or a similar environment.

The successful candidate will have:

Essential

• Between 5-7 years’ relevant professional experience
• Advanced degree in a relevant field, including Asian studies, international affairs, economics, political science or similar, or equivalent practical experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in Chinese and/or Asian geopolitics, evidenced through a publication record, prior roles, or equivalent body of work.
• Advanced proficiency in Mandarin, particularly reading, with the confidence to work directly with Chinese-language primary sources.
• The demonstrated ability to produce sharp, senior-facing intelligence briefings as confidently as they conduct quantitative analysis.
• Experience piecing together information from open sources, expert conversations, data, market indicators and institutional networks to generate original insight.
• Strong networks across foreign policy, diplomatic, business and expert communities relevant to the Americas.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to brief senior public principals and C-suite clients with clarity, judgement and confidence.
• Strong analytical capability across political risk, foreign policy, elections, trade and industrial policy, sanctions, technology, security and market impacts.
• Experience using data visualisation, forecasting, scenario analysis, market data and Excel to support analysis; Python would be a plus but is not required.
• An entrepreneurial, intellectually curious and self-starting approach, with the judgement to operate in ambiguous environments.
• Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to work across TBI to access internal and external expertise.

Desirable

• Familiarity with AI tools and an interest in applying them responsibly to improve analytical quality and productivity.
• Exposure to client business development
• Additional areas of demonstrated thematic interest, including technology, trade, energy and security.
• Additional regional languages.

Closing Date:

2026-08-30