Research Associate

RAVV is looking to hire two Research Associates to support deep research, commercial diligence, market intelligence and verification across multiple projects.RAVV Research, Analyze, Verify, Validate — works on complex opportunities spanning infrastructure, natural resources, technology, industrial projects, policy, investment and new business opportunities.This is not a conventional desk-research role. Researchers will be expected to investigate unfamiliar subjects quickly, validate claims independently, work with primary and secondary sources, analyse data and convert research into actionable conclusions.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed market, industry, company and project research.
• Research government policies, regulations, tenders, reports and public datasets.
• Analyse financial, economic, commercial and operational information.
• Verify claims made by companies, promoters, vendors and project teams.
• Build comparable-company, market-sizing and benchmarking analyses.
• Track developments across assigned sectors and projects.
• Extract and structure data from reports, government documents and technical studies.
• Prepare concise research notes, management summaries and presentations.
• Support financial and commercial diligence.
• Identify information gaps, inconsistencies and key risks requiring further investigation.
• Work with consultants, engineers, lawyers and subject-matter experts where deeper validation is required.

Ideal Profile

• Approximately 1–2 years of professional experience.
• Background in Economics, Finance, BFM, Business, Consulting, Research or a related discipline.
• Experience in consulting, investment research, equity research, economic research, corporate strategy or similar roles is preferred.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Very strong internet and document research capabilities.
• Comfortable reading government reports, financial statements, technical documents and policy papers.
• Strong numerical reasoning and ability to work with large amounts of information.
• Clear and concise writing.
• Naturally sceptical and inclined to verify information rather than accept claims at face value.

What We Value

Intellectual curiosity, speed, accuracy and judgement matter more than prior knowledge of any particular sector. The ideal researcher should be able to enter an unfamiliar industry and become useful very quickly.