Senior Consultant, Risk and Resilience Consulting

Senior Consultant, Risk and Resilience Consulting - Middle East Role Purpose This role will be responsible for the origination and delivery of organisational resilience consulting projects across the Middle East, serving sectors including leisure and entertainment, hospitality, real estate development, financial services, government, and industrial manufacturing. The successful applicant will be part of our growing Middle East Hub team, supporting clients as part of our broader EMEA team of over 100 crisis and security consultants. The role will require some travel around the region, predominantly to KSA and other GCC countries. Tasks and Responsibilities Undertake fee‑earning consultancy focused on organisational resilience: business continuity management planning, crisis management planning, enterprise risk management consulting. Provide secondary focus on security risk consulting: security risk assessments (site/project/supply‑chain/business), security policy and planning consultancy, security/risk maturity assessments and risk workshops. Client liaison as a trusted advisor for Control Risks, developing client relationships across the full breadth of capabilities. Ensure requests from clients and prospects are dealt with efficiently. Support proposal creation and project budget build‑ups prior to sign‑off by designated managers. Provide accurate information on pipeline activity to managers. Operational planning and project management of client engagements. Adopt innovative approaches to development of current practices and new solutions. Drive technology enablement of our service offerings and client engagements. Requirements Knowledge & Experience At least 8 years’ experience delivering organisational resilience, enterprise risk, and business continuity management engagements in a consultancy setting. Demonstrated subject‑matter expertise in organisational resilience, enterprise risk, and business continuity management. Strong affinity with cyber and information technology. Demonstrable project management skills. Fluency in Arabic (speaking and writing). Preferred Experience in public sector, finance, real estate, construction, industrial and energy/oil & gas sectors. Experience working in the GCC. Proven ability to build successful client relationships. Understanding of project budgeting and capture, project management, and project closure processes. Qualifications and Specialist Skills Relevant bachelor’s degree. Professional certification in business continuity or enterprise risk (e.g., IRM, CBCI/CBCP or equivalent). Excellent writing and presentation skills. Ability to present information to clients in a professional setting. Ability to quickly assimilate large quantities of new information. Preferred Master’s degree or post‑graduate qualification in risk management, organisational resilience, business continuity management or disaster/emergency management. Competencies Business intellect Client‑centric approach Personal impact Solution focused Tenacity Commitment to operating in a globally collaborative and inclusive work environment 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 and are fully committed to equal treatment, free from discrimination, of all candidates throughout our recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made in order to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know and we will be happy to accommodate your needs. #J-18808-Ljbffr