Consultant - Emergency Planning - Saudi National

Consultant - Emergency Planning - Saudi National

On-site Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia Crisis and Security Consulting Full time

Description

The successful applicant will be a part of our Middle East Hub team, supporting clients in KSA on the development of large-scale emergency management frameworks.
This is a fee-earning role in which you will primarily represent Control Risks as a trusted adviser to one of our major clients in KSA. You will be part of a small team tasked with the development and implementation of a citywide emergency response framework over a 2–3-year period.
Supporting the project team in the operational planning and management of a long-term client engagement.
Deliver operational and document-based deliverables and compliance with relevant policies, standards and methodologies.
Leveraging your direct emergency management experience in government, local authority, emergency services, or public safety, you will contribute towards:
- Design and implement multi-agency frameworks and plans for city and local district response to major incidents (man-made and natural hazards).
- Develop command and control response structures for government and emergency service responders.
You will ensure effective communication and collaboration across agencies by working with stakeholders from government and non-government agencies to identify and implement operational and technical needs.
Contribute towards community preparedness by:
- Conducting multi-agency responder training and exercising programs.

Requirements

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
Essential:
- Three (3) years of progressive work experience in emergency management and/or disaster planning.
- Experience providing such work in an emergency response agency or consultancy setting.
- Knowledge of standards in emergency management, such as the UK's Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles (JESIP) and the US equivalent, NIMS (National Incident Management System), and ICS (Incident Command System), or other equivalents in other countries.
Preferred:
- Knowledge and experience in designing and implementing multi-agency frameworks and planning that enable the coordination and communication of response efforts against multiple major incident scenarios (man-made and natural hazards) at city and local district levels.
- Knowledge and management of emergency service response mechanisms and processes such as incident management systems.
- Conduct multi-agency responder training and exercising programs.
QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIALIST SKILLS:
Essential:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Emergency Management, Public Safety, Public Administration or a related risk management field.
- Excellent writing and presentation skills
- Ability to quickly assimilate large quantities of new information.
- Written and verbal Arabic language skills (business level)
Preferred:
- Certification as an Emergency Manager.
- Master’s degree (essential) from an accredited college or university with a major in Emergency Management, Public Safety, Public Administration or a related risk management field. #J-18808-Ljbffr