Security Consultant - Internal Applicants Only
Control Risks, Iraq

The Consultant is a senior project position covering a client contract in the Kurdish Autonomous Region (KAR) of Iraq.

Role tasks and responsibilities

• Conduct full threat and vulnerability assessment of operations in close coordination with the client and Control Risks personnel.
• Drafting and updating of client security plans and documents, including the client accommodation and work site.
• Review and assess existing security arrangements, including physical security precautions, building security, journey management, incident response, evacuation planning and business support.
• In conjunction with the Operations Manager and HSE teams, maintain evacuation, journey management and medical emergency plans.
• Maintaining responsibility of managing security within the client operations and identification of threats.
• Review existing contingency plans and, where appropriate, develop and exercise these under direction and guidance of the client.

Operations Management

• Participate in and coordinate the response to emergency security calls.
• Manage the client tracking system in coordination with the service provider.
• Assist and manage the security implications of upgrades to client facilities.
• Develop and maintain contract Quality Assurance and Quality Capability on client operations.

Requirements

Essential

• Experienced in the methodology and application of physical and personnel security risk measures.
• Must have experience of conceptualising security requirements and translating into formal written documents.
• Be competent in the use of all Windows applications and IT literate.

Preferred

• Previous consultancy knowledge and commercial security experience.
• Experience of working in a commercial organisation.
• Experience of security operations in Kurdistan and/or Iraq.
• Experience of working for Japanese clients.

Qualifications and specialist skills

Essential

• Ability to work alone with a high level of client engagement.
• Previous experience of project security management or in other equivalent fields (military, police, functional operations)
• Security and Risk Management qualification.

Preferred

• Understanding of HSE issues and qualifications.

Benefits

• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarised in the full job offer.
• Life insurance cover
• Personal Accident insurance
• 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.

Job Rewards and Benefits