Associate Consultant - Executive Protection & Security Consulting

The role has two main functions across the various Middle East Crisis and Security Consulting team practices:1. Support the resourcing and delivery of executive protection services2. Support security risk consulting fee earning activity

Role tasks and responsibilities

Consulting:

• Undertaking fee earning consultancy supporting the CSC consulting team on various different types of assignments - these include:
• Coordination and delivery of executive protective services
• Delivery of security audits, risk assessments and security site reviews
• Security planning support – development of plans required by clients, such as journey management, crisis and emergency response
• Support the delivery of security awareness training.

• Client liaison, including face-to-face briefings on security related topics
• Complete formal and on the job training to develop competency across various fields of the Crisis and Security Consulting team skillset listed above. Control Risks will sponsor attendance of the BTEC Level 5 Risks and Resilience Manager Course.

Operations management:

• Coordination and deployment of consultants and subcontractors for allocated tasks with appropriate operational orders, contracts, insurance, personal and medical documents (as per country and contract related division)
• Ensure correct balance of expertise is available for task allocation in coordination with line management direction
• Monitoring of operational deployments and maintenance of regular contact with deployed consultants
• Support administrative arrangements for projects including business systems, invoicing and payments
• Support the resourcing and recruitment of potential new consultants in conjunction with the senior operations manager and the HR department
• Assessment and review of all subcontractors in line with policies and directives

Commercial management:

• Development of executive protection proposal and reports
• Provision of subject matter input to proposal and tender responses
• Negotiation with third parties for services required
• Collaboration, professionalism and excellence:
• Regular liaison with other key Control Risk departments and offices
• Help to promote all of Control Risks’ expertise to prospects and clients
• Reinforce a spirit of innovation by generating new ideas for the enhancement of services and creation of efficiencies
• Role requirements (part of advertised job description)
• Exposure to, or delivery of, security risk consulting
• Advanced computer literacy (MS Office incl. Visio, MS Project)
• Excellent report and proposal writing skills
• Excellent written and oral presentation skills with proven ability to participate in speaking engagements
• Strong administrative skills
• Project management skills
• Ability to liaise with and build successful relationships with both clients and across departmental lines
• Strong academic background (undergraduate/graduate
• Degree from recognised university and / or armed forces)
• Ability to assimilate large quantities of new information

Benefits

• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarised in the full job offer.
• Private medical insurance
• Annual Housing Allowance
• Compulsory monthly employer contributions to the DIFC Employment Workplace Saving Scheme
• As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us and are fully committed to equal treatment, free from discrimination, of all candidates throughout our recruitment process.