Control Risks are hiring an Embedded Security Intelligence Analyst to join our team supporting a major tech client, to help collect, curate, and disseminate current and forecasted risk intelligence in a timely manner to partners and stakeholders. Analysts provide strategic foresight and analysis on security and operational concerns that may pose a safety risk to the client, its employees, or community.

Role Purpose

Analysts are core producers in SRA’s intelligence function.

Quickly exhibit a good understanding of the client processes.
Display confidence to act in line with existing processes and operating procedures.
In the absence of clear pathways, act with integrity and prioritize “doing the right thing” with the information available.
Analysts own day‑to‑day monitoring and first‑line analysis for defined markets/themes/events and are the primary authors of routine regional products in their portfolio.

Scope

Continue to develop regional or thematic subject matter expertise.
Are expected to provide nuanced analysis with some oversight.
Own:

Regional‑specific products, and
Contribute to global thematic reports

Support large team projects (e.g., Olympics, Periscope) by:

Completing individual tasks,

Sometimes supporting scope development, assignments, and editing.
May be tasked with unique or ad hoc individual projects, and at times larger projects as part of professional development.

Regional expertise scope

Owns day‑to‑day monitoring and first‑line analysis for assigned countries/cities in their region.
Is the primary author of routine regional products (alerts, short assessments, situation updates) for those markets.
Contributes to larger regional/thematic products led by Senior Analysts or RSIMs.

Regional expertise expectation

Analysts have operational regional subject‑matter expertise.

Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of political, security, crime, protest, and environmental developments in their assigned countries/cities
Understand how these developments can practically affect client offices, employees, events, and major markets in their patch
Can explain what is happening and immediate implications for the client and produce nuanced analysis with some oversight
Typically focus on a smaller set of markets or issues, with depth in those areas.

Core Responsibilities

Subject‑Matter Expertise & Analysis

Maintain a detailed, current understanding of security and political conditions in assigned markets and translate them into operationally relevant products.
Flag when developments in their markets may have wider regional implications, escalating to Senior Analyst or RSIM.

Research & Projects

Conduct research and complete defined projects with some oversight and guidance.
Support large team projects by:

Completing individual tasks
Helping with scope, assignments, and editing when asked.

May lead unique or ad hoc individual projects, and at times larger projects as development opportunities.

Product Work

Product responsibilities include:

Regional‑specific products,
Global thematic reports,
Supporting RSIMs or Senior Analysts in high‑profile research projects (e.g., Olympics, Periscope).

First drafts of routine products:

May require minor editing and some structural reformatting.

For more ad hoc or periodic products:

Greater leeway is expected, but Analysts must demonstrate continued improvement in analytical and written output.

Crisis & Incident Role

Core analyst (streams of info, situation updates, basic implications).

Execution, Prioritization & Peer Support

Analysts are accountable for completing tasks on time, as defined by RSIM.
Expected to provide peer‑level support so others may complete tasks on time.
Understanding production demands requires proactive intervention and will not always be directed by RSIM.

Problem‑Solving & Process

Use existing procedures to solve standard problems.
Exhibit problem‑solving skills in straightforward situations.
Where process improvement and problem resolution are needed, be solutions‑oriented and comfortable making suggestions.
Assess concerns in more complex challenges, collaborating on solutions.

Requirements

Experience

A bachelor’s degree in history, political science, international relations, intelligence analysis, or a related discipline.
3–4 years of experience or demonstrated skills commensurate with that experience analysis function.
Experience in collection and analytical methodologies.
Keen understanding of social media monitoring techniques.
Proficiency in client workspace product suite; the ability to present information in a graphic format and concise reports.
Excellent research, analytical, writing, and verbal presentation skills.
Ability to quickly adapt to the external environment and organisation.
Ability to be a positive and effective team member.
Ability to effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize.

Embedded Security Intelligence Analyst

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