Commercial Analyst Intern

August 13, 2026

WE’RE HIRING!COMMERCIAL ANALYST — INTERNSHIP Fiduciary Risk Research Institute (Non-Profit) · Bridgetown, BarbadosROLE DETAILSJob Title: Commercial Analyst (Intern)Location: Bridgetown, Barbados | Office-BasedWork Arrangement: Fully office based. Remote and hybrid working are not available for this roleEmployment Type: Internship, 3–6 months with the possibility of extension or conversion to a fixed-term contractWorking Hours: Monday to Friday, office hoursRemuneration: Weekly stipend, paid by direct bank transferEligibility: Applicants must have the right to work in BarbadosReports To: The DirectorOrganisation: Fiduciary Risk Research Institute (Non-Profit) ABOUT USBoutique membership-based non=profit producing independent, AI-driven research on fiduciary risks for trustees holding digital assets, financial technology companies and sponsor banks; a field being reshaped by digital payments, stablecoins and tokenized deposits. ROLE OVERVIEWThis internship is a genuine development opportunity, working directly with the Director on live research. The Analyst is not a writer who uses AI, the Analyst is a verifier, structurer and commercial interpreter of AI-assisted output, making research faster to produce and harder to fault. A STRUCTURED LEARNING POST • Structured induction and written learning plan agreed in week one.• Formal training in AI tooling, prompt design, verification methodology and AI security.• Coaching in commercial awareness and professional research standards.• Exposure to member, sponsor and client meetings where appropriate.• Structured reviews at 30, 60 and 90 days, with written feedback• Written reference and record of learning outcomes on completion. QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE• Degree (or final-year study) in Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, Applied Mathematics or a comparably analytical discipline.• Minimum Upper Second Class/GPA 3.3 or equivalent.• Candidates from other quantitative or rigorous analytical backgrounds are also encouraged to apply.• Strong analytical reasoning and exceptional attention to detail• Clear written and confident verbal communication• Numerate and comfortable building and interrogating a simple financial model• Competent with standard office software; able to learn new systems quickly• Prior practical use generative AI tools is an asset• Curiosity about digital payments, financial technology, trusts or financial regulation is an advantage. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES1. RESEARCH & ANALYSIS• Conduct desk research across the Institute’s standing research streams, working from primary sources; statute, regulation, regulator guidance, supervisory letters, judgments, filed accounts and named-author publications.•Build and maintain a source library for each research stream, keeping it current as regulation changes.• Produce structured analytical outputs: issue trees, comparison tables, regulatory timelines, source matrices and quantified estimates with stated assumptions.• Monitor regulatory developments across the relevant agencies and circulate a weekly digest to the Director. 2. AI-ASSISTED DRAFTING, REVIEW & FACT-CHECKING• Draft reports, memoranda and briefings using approved AI tools, working from a scoping note agreed with the Director.• Verify every factual assertion against a primary source before the work is submitted. This is the single most important accountability in the role.•Check every citation individually: that the source exists, says what the draft claims, is current and has not been amended, superseded or withdrawn.• Identify and remove fabricated authorities, invented case names, false statistics, misattributed quotations and incorrect provision references.• Maintain a verification log recording, for each material claim, the source consulted, date consulted and confidence level.• Escalate rather than guess where a point is uncertain, contested between regulators or requires professional judgement. 3. WRITTEN & VISUAL OUTPUT• Produce memoranda, executive summaries, presentations and comprehensive research reports to the Institute’s house standard: conclusion first, fully sourced, assumptions and limitations stated.• Adapt long-form research into short-form content without losing accuracy in compression. 4. CONTENT, WEBSITE & COMMUNICATIONS• Manage the content production pipeline: drafting, editing, scheduling and publication.• Upload and format content to the Institute’s website and maintain tagging, navigation and archive integrity.• Maintain the editorial calendar and report on engagement and reach. 5. SUPPORT TO THE DIRECTOR & TEAM• Maintain the Director’s task list — capture, prioritise, chase and close out.• Convert meetings and calls into actions with owners and dates; produce a Monday priority list and a Friday close-out summary.• Prepare briefing packs ahead of meetings with members, sponsors and clients. 6. ADMINISTRATION & STAKEHOLDER LIAISON• Provide general administrative support to the fiduciary risk research programme.• Member liaison: onboarding, queries, distribution of research and renewal tracking.• Sponsor development support: research prospective sponsors, prepare approach materials and track the pipeline.• Arrange travel and events for the Director and Institute events.• Maintain records and files to a standard that would withstand audit.Undertake any other reasonable duties commensurate with the post. This is a small team; willingness to do what the week requires is essential. PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES• Intellectually honest – states uncertainty rather than concealing it.• Accountable for the accuracy of all work, including AI-assisted work.• Reliable, punctual and professionally presented.• A committed team player, willing to take initiative in a small team.• Open to receiving and acting on direct feedback.AI USE & ACCOUNTABILITYThe Institute uses AI tooling openly and expects the Analyst to use it well. These conditions form part of induction and the written statement of particulars. • THE AUTHOR IS ACCOUNTABLE, NOT THE TOOL. Submitting AI-assisted work represents that the Analyst has personally verified it. “The AI said so” is not an explanation and will not be accepted.• VERIFICATION BEFORE SUBMISSION. No deliverable is submitted without a citation check, currency check, jurisdiction check, arithmetic check, internal consistency check and confidence marking on each material conclusion.• APPROVED TOOLS ONLY. No client-confidential, privileged or personal data may be entered into any tool outside the approved list.• TRANSPARENCY. The Analyst discloses where and how AI was used in preparing any deliverable.• SKILL DEVELOPMENT. The Analyst is expected to become the Institute’s most capable operator of these tools — in prompt design, grounding, decomposition and structured output — and to red-team the Institute’s own AI workflows. MEASURES OF SUCCESSPerformance will be reviewed at 30, 60 and 90 days against the following:• No unverified factual claim reaching a member, sponsor or publication.• A measurable reduction in the Director’s review time per deliverable against the first-month baseline.• A current, well-organised source library across the research streams.• The Director’s task list accurate and current at all times, with no missed deadlines.• A published Institute output on which the Analyst was the primary drafter.• Demonstrated ability to state the commercial implication of research without prompting.• Evidence of initiative — including at least one occasion of raising a well-reasoned disagreement. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY & ACCOMMODATIONSApplications are considered on merit without regard to any protected characteristic. Reasonable accommodations are available on request at every stage of recruitment. HOW TO APPLY• CV • Cover letter, explaining why your analytical training suits this role• Send all documents to the email address below admin@mithrilinternational.com

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