Researcher, Special Risks Analysis Specialist

3 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Control Risks Full time
Job Summary

This is a rare opportunity to join a dynamic operational team covering some of Control Risks' most exciting issues. Our Confidential Crisis Response team supports Control Risks' clients who encounter situations of kidnapping-for-ransom, threat extortion, and other crises. The successful candidate will join the Special Risks Analysis team within Confidential Crisis Response, supporting our clients through research and analysis.

Key Responsibilities
  • Maintain our database of kidnap-for-ransom incidents, believed to be the most comprehensive database of such crimes in the world.
  • Assist with updating database records of past cases to improve capability for future operations.
  • Conduct comprehensive research to identify kidnap-for-ransom and extortion incidents to load on the database.
  • Identify information of relevance to share with the Senior Analysts, Response Management team, or Consultants.
  • Write analysis for our flagship subscription platform, Seerist, in the form of writing updates and refreshing background content.
  • Carry out research to support Control Risks' advice to clients during live kidnap and extortion cases.
  • Support the regional Analysts with research for clients on consulting tasks.
  • Identify relevant opportunities for improving data capture.
  • Contribute to the improvement of research technique.
Requirements
  • Previous experience with research and data/information handling.
  • An interest in international affairs, particularly security and the business environment.
  • Excellent verbal and written English.
  • Ability to carry out research in Spanish or French.
  • Developed research skills.
  • Competence in the Office 365 suite of platforms, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
  • Ability to understand and summarise large amounts of information.
  • Ability to work with a team and on own initiative.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Ability to carry out research in any other foreign language, such as Portuguese, Arabic, or Mandarin.
Personal Effectiveness
  • Takes the initiative to proactively resolve issues within own remit and recognises when escalation is required.
Innovation and Creativity
  • Uses creativity to think outside the box and encourages others to do the same.
Applied Thinking/Creativity
  • Adapts knowledge and analysis to provide effective solutions to clients.
  • Makes informed decisions when appropriate.
Results Oriented
  • Delivers on personal objectives to deliver strategic and department plans, focuses on delivery, and strives to exceed expectations.
  • Shows drive and determination to achieve high standards.
Global Awareness
  • Demonstrates global awareness.
  • Identifies and builds relationships across team and region.
Adapting to Change
  • Embraces a changing environment, adapts well to changing demands and ambiguous situations, and adapts own behaviour accordingly.
Communication, Planning Work, and Influencing
  • Expresses self clearly and displays sensitivity to develop constructive relationships with others.
Benefits
  • 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.
  • As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us and are fully committed to equal treatment, free from discrimination, of all candidates throughout our recruitment process.

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