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Associate Director, Crisis & Security Consulting Jobs in Houston, TX at Control Risks
Title: Associate Director, Crisis & Security Consulting
Company: Control Risks
Location: Houston, TX
This role may be based in Houston, New York City, or Washington DC.
We seek a highly motivated, detail oriented, business-minded professional with creativity, initiative, teamwork and project management skills to help drive our Crisis and Security Consulting practice inclusive of crisis management, business continuity, enterprise risk management, emergency response, corporate security, and the range of various impact reduction consultancy engagements.
The role of Associate Director, Crisis and Security Consulting is that of a fee-earning consultant who will be expected to market, sell and deliver end-to-end crisis management, business continuity, enterprise risk management and emergency response and related resilience consulting engagements.
Tasks And ResponsibilitiesWork with team members on crisis and security consulting engagements of diverse scope and complexity consistent with industry best practice and drawing on personal experiences. Specifically:
Assess, design, implement and improve end-to-end programs and capabilities across all previously stated focus areas
Develop, design and deliver scenario-based exercises for client training and testing
Independently identify prospects and lead business development activities, including, but not limited to, conducting client meetings, scoping and writing proposals
End-to-end project management of client engagements, including being the primary contact to the client and managing a delivery team
Author thought leadership / white papers on topics that are relevant to our clients’ operating environments and risk profiles
Collaborate across Control Risks to help us better solve complicated client problems
Requirements
Knowledge and experience
Eight to 10 years of total work experience
Excellent client relationship skills with a track record of sales and engagement delivery success in a high-performing management consulting environment
Significant experience in crisis management and business continuity for large, global corporations
Experience delivering high quality engagements in multiple client industries
The ability to both work independently and collaboratively as a team
Preferred: At least 5 years of consulting experience in crisis management and business continuity
Preferred: Experience delivering corporate security engagements Experience living and working abroad in a consulting capacity
Qualifications And Specialist Skills
Bachelor’s degree; master’s degree preferred
ABCP or higher certification from DRII or equivalent organization strongly preferred
Ability to travel 50-70% of the time and on short notice
Exceptional written and interpersonal communications skills
Ownership and accountability to drive success both within the team and across Control Risks
The ability to multi-task and balance competing requirements, including client-facing, business development-related and internal matters
Creative and analytical problem-solving skills
Committed and enthusiastic with a “can do” approach
Confident and solution-oriented with a positive attitude
A high level of integrity, loyalty and discretion
Willingness to learn and develop new skills
A large degree of flexibility with regards to work schedule and peaks in work intensity
Behaviors
All employees are expected to display behaviors reflective of our company values: Integrity and Ethics, Collaboration and Teamwork, Commitment to People and Professi…
