Business Analyst - Intern
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About the Role
Gulf Associates seeks a Business Analyst Intern to support commercial research and counterparty analysis. The role involves gathering data, monitoring operational trends, and framing options for a logistics initiative, with a hybrid work arrangement combining remote analysis and in-person collaboration.
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Responsibilities
- Conduct targeted qualitative research on competitor actions, market realities, and prospective project counterparties
- Collect and organize ground reality intelligence instead of relying on high level, generic consultancy reports
- Assist in drafting detailed commercial profiles and scenario work to help clients make informed capital decisions
- Monitor and analyze the operational dynamics of our logistics support project to identify upcoming risks or opportunities
- Help prepare clear, evidence based documents and slide decks for high stakes regulatory and negotiation sessions
- Coordinate with senior partners to track key commercial and policy changes within the territory
Requirements
- Academic background or key personal interest in economics, business administration, logistics, or commercial law
- Strong commercial curiosity and interest in how deals are finalized
- Clear and structured writing abilities
- Persistent research habits and discipline to verify facts through multiple independent channels
- Basic comfort with spreadsheet tools
- Organization to balance focused remote output with active participation during in person hybrid sessions
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Role Overview
- We are looking for a Business Analyst Intern to support our commercial research and counterparty analysis.
- You will assist our senior advisors in gathering the essential data that forms our advisory positions.
- Our partner provides operational support for a logistics initiative, and a key portion of your initial focus will involve looking at operational trends, tracking regional counterparty behavior, and framing practical options for this project.
- This is a full time, paid position offering competitive pay for the role and market.
Work Arrangement
- This role is offered on a hybrid basis, combining the flexibility of remote analysis with structured, in person collaboration sessions at our team workspace.
What you will do
- Conduct targeted qualitative research on competitor actions, market realities, and prospective project counterparties.
- Collect and organize ground reality intelligence instead of relying on high level, generic consultancy reports.
- Assist in drafting detailed commercial profiles and scenario work to help clients make informed capital decisions.
- Monitor and analyze the operational dynamics of our logistics support project to identify upcoming risks or opportunities.
- Help prepare clear, evidence based documents and slide decks for high stakes regulatory and negotiation sessions.
- Coordinate with senior partners to track key commercial and policy changes within the territory.
What we are looking for
- An academic background or key personal interest in economics, business administration, logistics, or commercial law.
- A strong commercial curiosity and an interest in how deals are finalized, focusing on real world outcomes over theory.
- Clear and structured writing abilities, with the skill to explain complex ideas in simple, direct language.
- Persistent research habits and the discipline to verify structural facts through multiple, independent channels.
- Basic comfort with spreadsheet tools to assist in analyzing operational and financial metrics.
- The organization needed to balance focused remote output with active participation during our in person hybrid sessions.
What the role offers
- Direct interaction with firm partners who lead our advisory engagements from start to finish.
- A balanced hybrid working style that preserves quiet workspace hours alongside structured team days.
- Competitive pay for an entry level position with realistic possibilities for professional development.
- Exposure to commercial decisions involving sovereign entities, major private companies, and complex joint ventures.
Working at Gulf Associates
- At Gulf Associates, we prioritize commercial judgment over decorative frameworks and long theoretical presentations.
- We are a specialized, partner led firm that values practical reality and honest advice.
- Our clients trust us with their most sensitive, high stakes investment decisions because we do not hide behind consultant jargon.
- We maintain a small book of active engagements to ensure our partners remain directly involved in the room where decisions are made.
- Our team thrives on clear communication, commercial logic, and a focus on practical outcomes that our clients can actually execute.
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