Associate Consultant, Crisis and Risk Consulting (EMEA) in City of London

Control Risks is a specialist risk consultancy that helps to create secure, compliant, and resilient organisations in an age of ever-changing risk. Working across disciplines, technologies and geographies, everything we do is based on our belief that taking risks is essential to our clients’ success. We go beyond problem-solving and give our clients the insight and intelligence they need to realise opportunities and grow.

Control Risks is seeking a candidate to join its growing Crisis and Risk Consulting practice based out of its London office. The role is responsible for supporting delivery of a broad range of consultancy services across physical security, crisis management, risk management, and business continuity. Our team supports delivery to a wide range of clients, across multiple sectors, throughout the EMEA region.

Be part of the team that works closely with clients to build sustainable resilience strategies, improve processes, controls, and risk management; and support clients to prepare, respond and recover when crises do occur. The successful applicant will be a part of our UK team, supporting clients across the region as part of our broader EMEA team of crisis and security consultants.

This role will include delivery of consulting services independently and as part of multi-disciplinary teams; project management and administrative support tasks; content and thought leadership development; and support to business development activities.

• Working with our diverse client portfolio, the role will be focused on delivering consulting projects from across our value proposition.
• Helping clients understand and navigate emerging, strategic, and operational risks and opportunities.
• Working on foundational resilience such as security procedures, business continuity, crisis management, penetration and scenario testing.
• Engaging with a broad range of stakeholders, from operational staff to executive teams.
• Supporting the wider EMEA Crisis and Security practice with a variety of specialist risk projects.
• Supporting business development and practice expansion goals.
• Day to day project delivery on time, on budget and to the highest standards.
• Creation of high-quality training and exercising content, and reports.
• Analysis and assessment of client frameworks and procedures.
• Delivery of on-site assessments, briefing, and training sessions to clients.
• Collaborating with other practices across Control Risks, including Digital Risks, Global Risk Analysis, and Business Intelligence.
• Providing ad hoc support to clients.
• Participation in business development activities.
• Maintaining business operational requirements including timesheets and commercials.

The role is based in our London office and is a hybrid role, with at least three days per week in the office. The role will involve regular travel to client sites and Control Risks offices across the EMEA region.

• Recent and relevant experience in a related field (e.g. crisis management, business continuity, risk, security, or professional services).
• Strong academic background, including a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Project management experience – strong organisational and time management skills, and a collaborative work approach.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills – the role requires a range of communication capabilities, ranging from informal/collegial, client proposals and reports, to board-level presentations.
• Professional flexibility, tenacity and willingness to learn, including the ability to assimilate large quantities of specialist and complex information.
• High level of competency with D365 suite, especially PowerPoint and Word.
• Full professional competency in English.
• Master’s degree or advanced diploma in risk management or security related field are preferred.
• Professional security, crisis management, or business continuity qualifications would be advantageous.
• Professional project management qualifications would be useful.
• Operational experience of crisis management, security operations, and risk management.

Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarised in the full job offer. We operate a discretionary global bonus scheme that incentivises, and rewards individuals based on company and individual performance. Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasise the value of in-person time together - in the office and with our clients - while continuing to support flexible and remote working.

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. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made in order to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know and we will be happy to accommodate your needs.