Position description
About the role. You will
International SOS is looking for a Regional Security Director based in Sydney to assist our security advisory, crisis management, intelligence analysis, and incident response services for clients. You would be a trusted risk advisor proving close assistance to a wide range of organisations, as well as helping commercial teams to develop and grow our capabilities.
Key duties:
- Be the senior security expert and partner to our ANZ commercial team;
- Engage directly with clients to deliver intelligence analysis, country risk and crisis management & response services to help them prepare for and respond to global risks, such as political violence, crime, geopolitics and natural hazards;
- Support our commercial teams to articulate our capabilities and services during new business opportunities;
- Represent International SOS at industry forums, speak to media and speak at a variety of risk events;
- Contribute to strategic service planning, client retention, and thought leadership regarding workforce & business resilience services;
- Collaborate across global security and commercial teams to support clients.
About you. You will have
- A degree in areas such as security, risk management, international relations, politics, law enforcement, or disaster management. A master’s degree in such an area is helpful but not essential;
- 10-15 years of experience in intelligence analysis, risk management or client advisory services, in government, national security, corporate or NGO environments;
- A high level of interest in global affairs, geopolitics and country and travel risk;
- Proven abilities to engage with client stakeholders, such as by presenting and briefing in written and verbal forms;
- Confidence working across cultures and communicating internally and externally to senior and junior stakeholders;
- A background in international environments – through your work or previous assignments;
- A high level of fluency in spoken and written English, meaning that you could speak on a webinar, write an intelligence assessment for a client, or help develop a commercial proposal;
- Some commercial acumen and experience;
- The ability to travel within Australia and to New Zealand regularly, and occasionally internationally;
- The availability to support clients and operations outside regular hours occasionally, such as during major global security events, or when working with global teams.
Application instructions
Please be sure to indicate you saw this position on Globaljobs.org
