Company description:

International SOS is the world’s leading medical and security services company with over 12,000 employees working in 1,000 locations in 90 countries.

Job description:

About the Role

The Lead Security Analyst, West Africa is responsible for the day-to-day direction, guidance and analytical line for West Africa across all internal and client-facing deliverables, with direction from the Security Director, I&A and in alignment with the Security Director, Assistance.  

Key Responsibilities 

•    Ensure International SOS’ analytical position and outlook on West Africa is clear to clients and internal stakeholders in order to inform timely decision-making. 
•    Ensure the Security Specialist, I&A team (SSIA)is given appropriate direction for West Africa 
•    Ensure the SSIA team has appropriate numbers and diversity of sources for intelligence collection
•    Oversee functional feedback to SSIA team for deliverables relating to the region, building both subject matter knowledge of West Africa as well as intelligence analysis and writing best practice. 
•    Collaborate with relevant stakeholders across the Content Services & Medical I&A communities to ensure comprehensiveness of output and overall economy of effort. 
•    Oversee the maintenance of background client-facing security information, ensuring it is up to date and reflective of the current risk environment and International SOS’ analytical and operational position.
•    Contribute to ensuring International SOS has a best-in-class security I&A capability by participating in projects relating to functional enhancements, such as intelligence collection tools and trainings.  
•    As required, travel to countries in West Africa to assess the current security situation, local provider capabilities and expand the existing network of security I&A and assistance contacts to further support clients and aid operational planning.
•    Participation in the regional security on-call roster as required.
•    Deliver safety and security trainings and workshops – especially those focused on West Africa – as well as engage in client specific security I&A consultancy tasks as required.
•    Support the Sales and Marketing teams in the articulation of International SOS’ services and in providing functional expertise in client facing forums e.g.: webinars
•    Build an extensive understanding of a 24/7, global, integrated operational intelligence cycle as part of a business supporting clients with analysis and assistance across security, health and logistical threats
•    Undertake competency-based trainings based on management assessment of priorities

Profile description:

About you: 

•    Extremely strong knowledge of the political and security landscape within West Africa.
•    Excellent written and verbal communication skills including ability to explain complex situations to non-expert audiences in English.
•    Ability to critically analyse multiple streams of information under time pressure and produce actionable insights. 
•    Ability to identify key streams of effort and direct colleagues accordingly.
•    On the ground experience in West Africa.
•    Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office Suite and other applications.
•    Solid experience in security intelligence analysis and production including a period specialising in West Africa in a relevant sector such as: military, government, NGO, journalism; relevant academic studies.
•    Experience at all levels of an intelligence cycle involving digital and human sources.
•    Experience on the ground in West Africa, and in challenging, remote or hostile environments.
•    Experience in writing to senior management and decision-makers.
•    Experience with OSINT tools and Structured Analytical Techniques
•    Crisis Management experience
•    Public speaking, client-facing presentation and/or media experience.
•    Experience of working in a customer/client focused role.
•    Master's degree (or relevant professional training) in a field related to security intelligence, international politics, international relations or similar is preferred.
•    Excellent spoken and written English language.
•    Other language proficiency desirable particularly French. 
•    Some travel, sometimes on urgent request.
•    Occasional evening/weekend work based on operational requirements.  

Benefits

-A day’s leave for your birthday-Private health care, dental cover, pension scheme, life insurance, paid volunteering day-Subsidised staff cafeteria and free tea, coffee and fruit-Discount schemes (Cycle2work, season ticket loans, gym discounts)-Access to Employee Assistance & Employee Support Programme-Access to Chiswick Business Park Enjoy Work events

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