Senior Consultant, Advisory and Risk Consulting

Control Risks Group; Greater London; Hybride; GBP 70 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid work arrangements

Global bonus scheme

Diversity & inclusion programs

MOSAIN LGBT+ network

Women's Network

Synergy network

Résumé du poste

Control Risks Group in Greater London is seeking a Senior Consultant to deliver and grow our Advisory and Risk Consulting practice across the UK and Europe. You will own multiple projects, from long-term programmes to short-turnaround assignments, with limited oversight.

The role requires hands-on delivery across crisis management, corporate security and risk assessments, with strong report writing and client-facing communication.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in risk, security or resilience.
• Hands-on delivery experience in crisis management, corporate security, security risk assessment, physical penetration testing, executive protection, event security and travel risk management.
• Consulting and/or project management experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in a relevant discipline.
• Excellent report-writing skills, with strong attention to detail and a commitment to high-quality deliverables.
• Strong communication and presentation skills – confident, with the ability to provide clear briefings, influence decision-making, and constructively challenge perspectives when appropriate.
• Strong project management skills, including coordinating multiple internal stakeholders and resources.
• Full professional proficiency in English.

Responsabilités

• Deliver physical and corporate security consultancy services across risk domains.
• Lead crisis management and continuity engagements, including assessment development and plan design.
• Brief executives and operational audiences with clear, best-in-class reports and exercise materials.
• Provide real-time crisis support to clients.
• Lead projects and coordinate internal stakeholders to meet timelines, KPIs and milestones.
• Own the commercial performance of engagements, meeting financial targets and client expectations.
• Drive efficient resource planning across regional and global teams to maximise utilisation and growth.
• Lead pursuit and development of compelling, commercially viable proposals.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships and identify new opportunities.
• Contribute market insight and thought leadership to strengthen Control Risks’ market position.

Connaissances

Crisis management

Corporate security

Security risk assessment

Penetration testing

Executive protection

Travel risk management

Project management

Proposal writing

Client relationship management

English proficiency

Formation

Bachelor’s degree or diploma in a relevant discipline

Master’s degree in relevant discipline

Outils

Report writing

Description du poste

We are looking for a versatile Senior Consultant to help deliver and grow our Advisory and Risk Consulting practice across the UK and Europe.

This is a fee-earning, client-facing role with a broad remit across crisis management and physical security consulting. You will own multiple concurrent projects, from long-term programmes to short-notice, quick-turnaround assignments, often with limited oversight.

The role suits an adaptable all-rounder who is keen to learn and broaden their expertise in the corporate risk, security and resilience space.

Client delivery

• Deliver physical and corporate security consultancy services, including operating model design, security risk and vulnerability assessments, physical penetration testing/red teaming, executive protection and travel risk management programme assessment and design
• Deliver crisis management and continuity consultancy services, including programme assessment development, plan design, training and exercising
• Brief executive and operational audiences with confidence, and personally produce best-in-class reports, presentations and exercise materials
• Provide real-time crisis support to clients

Project management

• Lead projects, coordinating internal stakeholders and resources from across the business to deliver against timelines, KPIs and milestones
• Own the commercial performance of engagements, delivering against financial targets, quality standards, timelines and client expectations
• Drive efficient resource planning and deployment across regional and global teams to maximise utilisation and support business growth

Business development

• Lead the pursuit and conversion of opportunities, taking overall responsibility for compelling, differentiated and commercially viable proposals
• Build and maintain strong client relationships, identifying client needs and expanding existing and future engagements and accounts
• Contribute market insight, sector knowledge and thought leadership to strengthen Control Risks’ market position
• Identify emerging client priorities and market trends, and translate them into innovative solutions, including AI-enabled risk and resilience offerings

Essential

• 8+ years of relevant experience, combining consulting or corporate experience with a background in risk, security or resilience
• Hands‑on delivery experience in some or all of the following – crisis management, corporate security, security risk assessment, physical penetration testing, executive protection, event security and travel risk management
• Consulting and/or project management experience
• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in a relevant discipline
• Excellent report‑writing skills, with strong attention to detail and a commitment to high‑quality deliverables
• Strong communication and presentation skills – confident, with the ability to provide clear briefings, influence decision‑making, and constructively challenge perspectives when appropriate
• Strong project management skills, including coordinating multiple internal stakeholders and resources
• Confident briefing and advising a broad range of stakeholders, from senior executives to operational teams
• Strong commercial acumen, with demonstrable experience scoping, pricing and writing proposals, and managing project budgets and resourcing
• Full professional proficiency in English

Desirable

• Corporate experience in security, risk or resilience, whether in‑house or advisory
• Background in government, military, intelligence or law enforcement
• Track record of managing multiple projects and stakeholders at the same time
• Master’s degree in relevant discipline
• Relevant professional certifications in security, resilience or project 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.
• Working with our clients, from day one our people are given direct responsibility, career development and the opportunity to work collaboratively on fascinating projects in a rewarding and inclusive global environment.
• The Company is committed to further its diversity, inclusion and equity agenda and as an employee you have access to various business resource groups in the Company including the Company's LGBT+ network called MOSAIC, the Women's Network, and Synergy - a people network to celebrate and promote ethnic diversity at Control Risks

Control Risks is committed to a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status.

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.