Control Risks exists to make our clients succeed. We are a specialist risk consultancy that helps to create secure, compliant and resilient organisations in an age of ever-changing risk.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Security Risk Advisor (Speculative for our Embedded Consulting Talent Pool)
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Type: Contract
Department: Finance (Regional)
Overview
- We are experiencing demanding growth across our embedded programmes and are seeking to build our database of consultants in Nigeria.
- We are seeking security experts for full time roles in Nigeria, to deliver high quality reporting, covering but not limited to areas around security-risk, intelligence, operations, and political risk.
Job Description
A Typical Job Description would include the following:
- Continuously identify and report on security risks - recognising that risks may emanate from political, economic, labour or social factors - and take appropriate measures to minimise them.
- Serve as the senior security advisor for all security risk management and crisis management strategies to our client's senior management team.
- Develop and guide the wider security team and act as a liaison between operational teams in Nigeria and the Client's Global Security department.
- Evolve and maintain the security risk management processes and report to the Client’s senior management.
- Maintain and evolve a security management plan and any other relevant security documentation and ensure appropriate area or operations specific SOPs are developed, implemented and complied with.
- Continuously monitor and assess the threat environment and inform the senior management team and other relevant parties through weekly security reports and weekly meetings or on an ad-hoc basis when required.
- Ensure an effective journey management structure is in place, including clearance, monitoring and tracking of the Client’s vehicles, and a successful communications and response system.
- Quality control/quality assurance of Nigerian security provider(s).
- Establish and maintain an effective working relationship with local government officials, emergency services including Nigerian GSF, and third parties.
Complete Assessments and Documents such as:
- Security Vulnerability Assessments of sites, offices, routes and accommodations
- Journey management and area/office specific SOPs
- Incident and medical contingency plans
- Hibernation, relocation and evacuation plans
Requirements
- A minimum Bachelor’s Degree in History, Political Science, International Relations, Intelligence Analysis, Criminal Justice, Regional Studies, or a related discipline; Master’s Degree strongly preferred
- Broad knowledge of geopolitical affairs, and global awareness of influences on business goals and strategies
- Attention to detail, with the ability to anticipate security trends which may have an impact on the organisation, extending to environment and people
- The ability to compile concise and accurate reporting, using the appropriate language for its audience
- Work well under pressure in moments of emergency response
- Strong client focus and the ability to build and maintain relationships
- Excellent IT skills, in MS office, and confident to learn new systems
- A team player who works professionally with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels
- An excellent understanding of client and business confidentiality
- Cultural awareness and ability to work alongside a global team
- Proactive and confident in articulating ideas with peers across the organisation
- Ability to demonstrate resilience and perseverance in difficult situations
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Note
- We are inviting speculative applications from across Nigeria. When applying please be sure to include what locations you'd be open to working in Nigeria.
- If you would like to be part of our talent pool, please submit your CV.
- Please note that this is a speculative application to be part of the talent pool we draw upon when new roles become available and will not guarantee an interview.
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