Regional Security Director

Regional Security Director

International SOS

Sydney, Australia

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.

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