Feb 8, 2024

Crisis and Security Consulting, Protection - Mexico

Hiring organization: Control Risks
Job location: MexicoDescription

We seek a highly motivated, detail oriented, business-minded professional with creativity, initiative, teamwork and project management skills to support our security services practice, managing executive protection task delivery, embedded consultants and contractors and other risk management solutions for our clients.

This role will support project generation, management and administration for the delivery of protection services, training and embedded consulting for Control Risks’ clients in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean The successful candidate will be a highly organized individual, initially taking on smaller day-to-day tasks before transitioning to direct fee-earning on more complex tasks, as well as resource management.

Responsibilities:
Lead and service multiple assignments as full case manager responsible for entire project cycle in protective services.
Maintain and expand a vibrant network of partners/sub-contractors across Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
Develop and maintain Client contacts
Work closely with consultants in the Americas and globally on the delivery of client tasks.
Commercially manage subcontractors
Commercially manage the sub practice area – with supervision from the practice leader
Attend meetings with clients and potential clients.
Write proposals and reports for clients and potential clients.
Maintain and expand Control Risks’ embedded security consultant database.
Lead on recruitment drives for embedded consultants, engaging in the full service cycle with clients – from job descriptions to candidate identification to interviews and onboarding.
Undertake domestic and international travel for client engagements, sometimes at short notice
Delivery of training solutions including high risk environment training and defensive driver training
Ensure that client invoices are accurate, complete and timely.

Requirements
Excellent English-language writing skills
Strong interpersonal communications and client facing skills
Basic financial literacy and understanding of business processes
Very strong administrative skill set
Proven track record of administrative excellence
At least 5 years’ experience in delivery of protective services
At least 2 years of commercial experience in security consulting operations
Bachelor’s degree
Fluency in English and Spanish (both written and spoken)
Creative and analytical problem-solving skills
Able to multitask and balance competing requirements
Microsoft Office suite (including Word, PowerPoint and Excel)