Hiring Organization: Control Risks
Job Location: Dakar, Senegal
Description
Control Risks is a specialist risk consultancy that helps to create secure, compliant and resilient organisations in an age of ever-changing risk. Working across disciplines, technologies and geographies, everything we do is based on our belief that taking risks is essential to our clients’ success. We go beyond problem-solving and give our clients the insight and intelligence they need to realise opportunities and grow. From the boardroom to the remotest location, we have developed an unparalleled ability to bring order to chaos and reassurance to anxiety.
Our team is looking to bring on a Tactical Intelligence Analyst to support our clients in Senegal and Mauritania. The analyst will coordinate with security stakeholders to support the collection, analysis and effective dissemination of operational intelligence to support security and political risk management in the business.
To achieve this, the Analyst will maintain an effective information collection network, generate a range of reports to alert key personnel of relevant threats to security and business activity in Mauritania and Senegal, and lead on local incident and trend analysis to assist security and business activities in Mauritania and Senegal.
Role tasks and responsibilities
Collect, analyse and effectively disseminate relevant security information to support the intelligence-led decision-making process.
Maintain a regular and ad hoc cycle of thematic reports to monitor current and emerging security and political trends and issues to support long term security and business objectives.
Manage of information databases to ensure long term trends can be effectively monitored and presented.
Ensure relevant threat information is communicated in a timely manner.
Effectively manage and continually adjust an information collection network. This will require maintaining an awareness of Mauritania and Senegal cultures and key social activities, to effectively manage information collection activity and local contact network.
Remain proactive in the identification of potential threats to business activity and the presentation of this information in written reports and verbal briefings.
Maintain a strong understanding of security and political events in Mauritania and Senegal and the immediate region and how the energy sector in particular.
Requirements
Graduate degree (or equivalent) in relevant discipline.
Ability to understand and communicate to a high professional standard in English and French.
Knowledge of West Africa (politics, history, culture, security, regional context).
An understanding of the intelligence cycle and its application in a commercial environment.
Previous experience in an analytical environment supporting real time operational activity.
Previous experience developing and/or modifying information requirements for internal stakeholders
Experience with open-source intelligence tools and techniques, mapping and/or intelligence/information management systems
Preferred:
Knowledge of Wolof is strongly desired. Knowledge of Arabic is a plus.
Previous energy sector experience or similar environment an advantage, but not essential
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 incentives, 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.
Description
Control Risks is a specialist risk consultancy that helps to create secure, compliant and resilient organisations in an age of ever-changing risk. Working across disciplines, technologies and geographies, everything we do is based on our belief that taking risks is essential to our clients’ success. We go beyond problem-solving and give our clients the insight and intelligence they need to realise opportunities and grow. From the boardroom to the remotest location, we have developed an unparalleled ability to bring order to chaos and reassurance to anxiety.
Our team is looking to bring on a Tactical Intelligence Analyst to support our clients in Senegal and Mauritania. The analyst will coordinate with security stakeholders to support the collection, analysis and effective dissemination of operational intelligence to support security and political risk management in the business.
To achieve this, the Analyst will maintain an effective information collection network, generate a range of reports to alert key personnel of relevant threats to security and business activity in Mauritania and Senegal, and lead on local incident and trend analysis to assist security and business activities in Mauritania and Senegal.
Role tasks and responsibilities
Collect, analyse and effectively disseminate relevant security information to support the intelligence-led decision-making process.
Maintain a regular and ad hoc cycle of thematic reports to monitor current and emerging security and political trends and issues to support long term security and business objectives.
Manage of information databases to ensure long term trends can be effectively monitored and presented.
Ensure relevant threat information is communicated in a timely manner.
Effectively manage and continually adjust an information collection network. This will require maintaining an awareness of Mauritania and Senegal cultures and key social activities, to effectively manage information collection activity and local contact network.
Remain proactive in the identification of potential threats to business activity and the presentation of this information in written reports and verbal briefings.
Maintain a strong understanding of security and political events in Mauritania and Senegal and the immediate region and how the energy sector in particular.
Requirements
Graduate degree (or equivalent) in relevant discipline.
Ability to understand and communicate to a high professional standard in English and French.
Knowledge of West Africa (politics, history, culture, security, regional context).
An understanding of the intelligence cycle and its application in a commercial environment.
Previous experience in an analytical environment supporting real time operational activity.
Previous experience developing and/or modifying information requirements for internal stakeholders
Experience with open-source intelligence tools and techniques, mapping and/or intelligence/information management systems
Preferred:
Knowledge of Wolof is strongly desired. Knowledge of Arabic is a plus.
Previous energy sector experience or similar environment an advantage, but not essential
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 incentives, 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.