Protective Security Specialist

4 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Aon Full time

Protective Security Specialist

Reporting to the Sr. Director, Crisis and Special Risk Management, we are seeking a Protective Security Specialist to support the physical risk management functions of the Crisis and Special Risk Management Group. 

This is a hybrid role with the flexibility to work both virtually and from our London office.

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like

  • Develop and implement security protocols and procedures to ensure the safety and well-being of all employees, VIPs, and events in your assigned area of responsibility.
  • Conduct risk assessment, operational plan development, vendor management, and security support for Aon’s public-facing business and sponsorship events.
  • Coordinate and oversee security measures of high-profile executive attendees for international travel and events, ensuring appropriate safeguards are applied.
  • Collaborate and coordinate with cross-functional teams (Corporate Security, Travel Risk, Security Operations Center, Information Security) ensuring holistic risk management.
  • Manage and maintain relationships with external security firms and vendors to ensure a consistent level of protection and security for company events, high-profile executives, and associated security requests.
  • Monitor and analyze security trends, industry best practices or new security technology while applying recommendations for improvements to existing security protocols.
  • Maintain strict confidentiality and discretion in all security-related matters.
  • Travel regionally as required (15-20%)
  • Lead and support the creation and development of the Protective Intelligence Team and broader Protective Operations Team.
  • Build out an Executive Security program with a risk-based methodology that provides support for 12 top line executives and second line executives.
  • Enhance situational awareness, threat management, and intelligence goals across a variety of cross-functional internal stakeholders -- at headquarters and regional offices within the environment.
  • Monitor all-source information to proactively identify and assess risks and threats that could impact the Executive Leadership Team and brand reputation.
  • Provide protective intelligence and operational expertise.
  • Conduct intelligence-related tasks including research, assessments of risk and threats, producing advisories, executive protection support and operational methods. 
  • Gather and analyze data to facilitate improvements in the methodologies, tools and techniques to enable the team to scale and optimize operations to mitigate potential risk. 
  • Provide event security risk assessments and onsite support for large scale events.
  • Executive Protection support for the Executive Leadership Team including risk profile, logistical review, security reviews, and on the ground support.
  • Active overwatch of geofenced travel routes & destinations.
  • Confirm & validate movement with broader team.
  • Notify security stakeholders of any threats, incidents or situations that may impact executive movement.
  • Monitor Executive Leadership Team flights.
  • Create executive movement summary reports. 
  • Provides timely and relevant heath and travel security risk information to the Executive Leadership Team.
  • Delivers pre-travel briefings that outline relevant risks, addresses traveler specific concerns, identifies mitigation recommendations, and offers support services.
  • Writes for a variety of audiences to deliver concise and actionable insights.
  • Delivers verbal briefings to senior leaders.
  • Escalates issues, risks, and ideas/suggestions to manager as required.

How this opportunity is different

This unique role is dynamic, diverse, and multifaceted contributing across all areas of Aon’s corporate security portfolio (event security, intelligence, travel risk, close protection) and has a high degree of self-accountability in accordance with pre-defined protocols and operational procedures.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

  • Numerous years of relevant experience in a security, intelligence, risk, military, or crisis management with a focus on protection/security issues.
  • Critical thinking, ability to assess risks and develop effective security safeguards accordingly.
  • Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and manage a team of security personnel (external and internal)
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Expert or advanced working knowledge of Security Risk and Crisis Management – Best Practice and Industry Standards
  • Competent skills with MS Office-based software
  • Extensive global travel experience
  • Experience, and comfortability interfacing with senior executives and C-Suite executives
  • Able to understand corporate escalation process (Escalate/Disseminate) and incident management in a timely manner to the correct personnel in the event or during an emergency or incident on site.

Preferred:

First Aid Training (FPOSI)Close Protection course training (BTEC Level 3 Close Protection) Advanced security risk management qualification (CSMP, CPP, PSP etc.) Digital, Information Security experience Understanding of relevant insurance and professional services marketsFluency in a second language (Spanish, German, French)A degree in history, political science, international relations, intelligence analysis, criminal justice, regional

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