Consultant, Crisis and Security Consulting

This position may be based in New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles, or Houston.

We seek a highly motivated, detail-oriented, business-minded professional with creativity, initiative and project management skills to support our crisis, security and cyber consulting teams.

This position is for a fee-earning consultant who will support clients and other team members across a broad range of risk management projects, with a particular focus on crisis management, business continuity, cyber security, emergency response, disaster recovery and insider risk capability strategy, design, assessment, improvement and implementation.

Responsibilities:

• Work as a member of consulting project teams, with guidance from senior team members, to assist with business development activities and deliver crisis management, business continuity, cyber security, emergency response, disaster recovery and insider risk solutions, including:
• Supporting projects as a fee-earning consultant (e.g., assessing program maturity, conducting risk assessments, developing crisis management exercises, supporting business continuity reviews)
• Working with clients (e.g., educating client staff, presenting findings, working with client teams at all levels to implement solutions)
• Scoping and writing proposals for client engagements
• Co-authoring thought leadership and conducting research

The consultant will support a range of consulting projects, some of which may require frequent short-term travel (one to three nights), while other projects may require more extensive travel (up to 70%). Interested applicants should be comfortable with a wide range of projects and travel requirements.

Requirements

Essential:

• Able to collaborate effectively within a team and work independently
• At least two years of work experience in a professional environment
• Ability to produce and deliver well-crafted deliverables for clients
• Strong Microsoft Office (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint) skills
• Strong written and interpersonal communication skills, creative and analytical problem-solving skills, and the ability to balance competing requirements
• Understanding of basic risk management principles

Preferred:

• Prior consulting experience
• At least two years of work experience in two of the following risk management disciplines: crisis management, business continuity, cyber security, emergency response, enterprise risk management, disaster recovery or insider threat
• Eagerness to learn new skills, ability to quickly learn and develop proficiency in new technical tools
• Master’s degree and/or relevant industry certifications (e.g. CISSP, CBCP)
• Spanish or Portuguese proficiency (both written and spoken)

All employees are expected to display behaviors reflective of our company values: Integrity and Ethics, Collaboration and Teamwork, Commitment to People and Professionalism and Excellence.

Benefits

• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarised in the full job offer.
• 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.
• Medical Benefits, Prescription Benefits, FSA, Dental Benefits, Vision Benefits, Life and AD&D, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Disability Benefits, Voluntary Benefits, 401 (K) Retirement, Nationwide Pet Insurance, Employee Assistance Program.
• 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.