Embedded Executive Protective Officer (EPO)

Control Risks; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Control Risks embeds an Executive Protection Officer (EPO) to support senior executives, operating within client environments in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. The role focuses on developing protection plans, travel risk assessments, and discreet protective support across travel, meetings, and events.

It requires a degree or equivalent experience with related certifications preferred, strong threat assessment capabilities, and the ability to travel on short notice while maintaining

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Executive protection certification or other relevant security qualification is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in executive protection, protective intelligence, diplomatic protection, law enforcement, military, intelligence or corporate security environments.
• Strong threat assessment, situational awareness and risk management capabilities, with sound judgement under pressure.
• Experience planning and supporting domestic and international executive travel, including security advances, route planning and local provider coordination.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and operate effectively, discreetly and independently in dynamic environments and during irregular hours.
• High level of professionalism, integrity and discretion, with the ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately.
• A valid driving licence and the ability to travel regularly at short notice, subject to the client scope and local regulations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement executive protection plans and risk mitigations.
• Coordinate domestic and international travel security, route planning and venues.
• Escort executives and provide discreet protection during travel and events.
• Maintain situational awareness of security developments affecting personnel.
• Support protective intelligence activities, including threat profiling.
• Gather and analyse information to identify emerging threats.
• Liaise with client stakeholders, external vendors and authorities to coordinate protective measures.
• Assist in incident and crisis response including evacuation planning.

Skills

Executive protection

Protection planning

Risk assessment

Situational awareness

Travel security

Discretion

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Executive protection certification (preferred)

Job description

Embedded Executive Protective Officer (EPO)

Control Risks specializes in supporting clients with rapidly growing global operations. We enable clients to succeed in the most complex and even hostile environments, securing staff, information, and other assets in locations across APAC and globally.

The embedded Executive Protection Officer (EPO) serves as a dedicated security resource supporting senior executives and other designated personnel. Fully integrated within the client environment, the EPO identifies, assesses and mitigates risks to people, reputation and business operations through protective intelligence, executive protection and travel security.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain and implement executive protection plans, travel risk assessments, security advances and proportionate mitigation measures.
• Coordinate domestic and international executive travel security, including itinerary reviews, route planning, venue and accommodation assessments, secure transport and local support arrangements.
• Accompany executives and provide discreet protective support during travel, meetings, events and other activities where required.
• Maintain situational awareness of geopolitical, crime, civil unrest, health and other security developments that may affect supported personnel.
• Support protective intelligence activities, including threat monitoring, risk assessments and executive threat profiling in concert with existing threat intelligence activities.
• Gather and analyse information from internal and external sources to identify emerging threats, vulnerabilities and potential impacts on executives.
• Liaise with client stakeholders, executive support teams, external vendors, local authorities and security providers to coordinate effective protective measures.
• Support incident and crisis response involving executives, including emergency communications, evacuation planning and coordination of medical or security assistance.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Executive protection certification or other relevant security qualification is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in executive protection, protective intelligence, diplomatic protection, law enforcement, military, intelligence or corporate security environments.
• Strong threat assessment, situational awareness and risk management capabilities, with sound judgement under pressure.
• Experience planning and supporting domestic and international executive travel, including security advances, route planning and local provider coordination.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and operate effectively, discreetly and independently in dynamic environments and during irregular hours.
• High level of professionalism, integrity and discretion, with the ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately.
• A valid driving licence and the ability to travel regularly at short notice, subject to the client scope and local regulations.