Mission Security Coordinator: Travel & High-Profile Events

Work Life Group; Brunssum; On-site; EUR 78,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

NATO in Norfolk seeks an experienced security professional to support force protection for international travel and major events. The role involves coordinating with local authorities, law enforcement and partner agencies, and ensuring safety for travelling staff and attendees.

You will analyse security data, prepare risk assessments, and brief travellers and senior staff on mitigations. This is a long-term engagement with yearly renewals, requiring strong credentials and fluent English.

Qualifications

• Five years in security administration or related fields with event/security ops experience.
• Three years managing security for major events with VIPs or international ops.
• Certification in risk management or security qualifications.
• Ability to interpret security data into briefings and reports.

Responsibilities

• Analyse travel security data to identify high-risk destinations and locations.
• Collect and interpret security information from diverse sources to assess risk.
• Deliver comprehensive security briefings tailored to missions.
• Develop security plans for high-risk events and missions.
• Run risk assessments, audits, and site surveys to find vulnerabilities.
• Review attendee lists for risk and counter-intelligence considerations.
• Prepare security briefs for senior approval and oversee at events.
• Coordinate security with local authorities and partner agencies.
• Write after-action reports and extract lessons for records.
• Brief stakeholders on security requirements and operational priorities.

Skills

Security administration

Risk management

Criminology

Public administration

Industrial security

Event security

Stakeholder coordination

Open-source research

English proficiency

Education

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Certified Risk Management Professional (CRMP)

Security qualification

Tools

Office tools

Security databases

Collaborative platforms

Open-source research tools

Job description

Relocation to the United States — Norfolk, Virginia. We provide the NATO-5 visa for you and your family.

This post is a full employment contract with our delivery partner, with the benefits that go with it — not a contractor or B2B arrangement. Agreeing to be employed is the first condition of the role.

A multinational defence organisation sends its people all over the world and hosts high-profile events at home and abroad. This post supports the force protection team: it is the dedicated attention that travelling staff and event attendees get on safety and security matters.

What you would be doing

• Analysing the travel database to identify high-risk destinations and critical locations for staff on duty travel.
• Collecting and analysing security information from open sources, classified reporting and local advisories to assess risk ahead of travel.
• Giving travellers comprehensive security briefings — protocols, local risks and mitigation tailored to the individual mission.
• Developing security plans for high-risk events and missions in line with organisational security policy.
• Running regular risk assessments and security audits, and leading site surveys to find vulnerabilities at planned venues.
• Examining attendee lists for non-member participants and evaluating the counter-intelligence risk they carry.
• Preparing security briefs for senior approval, and being present at venues during events to give oversight at registration and check-in.
• Coordinating security for high-profile events and external missions with local authorities, law enforcement and partner agencies — logistics, site assessments and emergency response.
• Writing after-action reports and post-event analyses, and turning them into lessons and historical security records.
• Briefing internal stakeholders at every level on security requirements, risk management and operational priorities.

What you would bring

• At least five years in security administration, risk management, criminology, public administration or industrial security, including responsibility for planning and executing security operations for high-profile events, international travel or multinational operations.
• At least three years planning and running security for major events involving very important persons, senior leadership or large international operations.
• A recognised risk management certification — for example project management professional or certified risk management professional — or another relevant security qualification. Counter-terrorism or crisis management certification is an asset.
• Demonstrated ability to collect, analyse and interpret security data from open sources and other reporting, and to turn it into briefings, risk assessments and incident reports.
• Demonstrated ability to work with stakeholders at every level, from senior leadership to local law enforcement.
• Advanced office tooling, security databases and collaborative platforms, plus confident open-source research.
• Fluent professional English.

This is a long engagement that renews year on year, not a short project.