Job Description
Acting as the deputy head of the crisis response team, this role will be heavily involved with the development and evolution of the firm's crisis response strategy, capability and service line objectives. You will conduct and assist wider crisis management consultancy and develop new and existing business opportunities in collaboration wider sales team. Working with a range of clients you will support the implementation of crisis management prevention and preparation initiatives including policy and procedural development, training and exercising The role requires a developed level of knowledge and experience in the technical and practical aspects of Crisis Management, from both a commercial and public sector point of view. This includes being confident in advising C-Suite client stakeholders on a variety of crises, for example, a threat to life situation (e.g. K&R, extortion, civil unrest) as well as a commercially focussed reputation incident (e.g. product contamination, wrongful act of an employee). Candidate should have significant experience with in a crisis management role with exposure to a form of crisis response, preferably in a corporate, private sector, NGO or central government environment. Client facing, service delivery experience is advantageous. Previous experience working outside the UK is preferred. Ideally, in emerging markets.