Regional Analyst, Iraq (Prospective role)
Control Risks, Iraq

Closing date for applications is the 13 February 2024.

Rotation: 06 weeks on, 06 weeks off

• Advise on intelligence requirements and needs within the Company operating area.
• Develop a thorough understanding of the demographics, networks and political affiliations across Iraq and in the operating area.
• Work closely with other Control Risks’ analytical personnel to collate data and share information.
• Maintain currency of incident databases and input data in a consistent and timely way.
• Establish, develop and maintain security information contacts in project areas of Basra and broader Iraq.
• Oversee all journey management pertaining to APT operations in support of clients, whilst keeping direct links to the BAOC / BSOC.
• Utilise existing sources of information and resources to support consultancy enquiries for clients including the production of bespoke reports.
• Advise and facilitate the production of specific mapping and overlay products as directed.
• Participate in applicable security risk assessments that impact on Company operations.
• Maintain relevant mapping and overlays to support threat assessments (including applicable software to allow this to occur Google Earth Pro, or equivalent)
• Steward all Company evacuation route threat assessments and related updates.

Requirements

Essential

• Good inter-personal skills coupled with an ability to liaise with relevant sources and agencies.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Good IT skills for database management, mapping and presentations.
• Ability to produce concise and accurate assessments with the ability to use mapping and Microsoft software to produce reports
• Experience and knowledge of security in the Middle East.
• Experience of Threat Assessment and Risk Management best practice.

Preferred

• Previous commercial operational experience as a threat analyst in Iraq working for a government, non-government or IOC organization
• Knowledge of Arabic.
• Experience of the oil and gas industry.

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.

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