Security Director Assistance, Asia

**Overall Purpose Of The Job**:
The Chief Security Analyst (East) is the senior dedicated security Information & Analysis (I&A) leader responsible for directing and leading the security I&A team based in Asia. They will oversee the delivery of market-leading, audience-centric security I&A content, leveraging Global Threat Monitoring Centres for high-priority threat to life alerts and the Lead Analysts for North Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia as well as Security Managers in Manila and Bangkok for long-term forecasting and analysis. They will collaborate with the Security Director, Assistance Asia to ensure assessments also inform internal operational planning and decision-making in both business-as
- usual and crisis scenarios.

The Chief Security Analyst (East) will collaborate with the Security Director I&A and Assistance in Sydney to ensure situational awareness of high-priority threat to life security incidents globally during Sydney’s Global Threat Monitoring Centre operating hours, and effectively handing over with London’s Global Threat Monitoring Centre. Equally, the Chief Security Analyst (East) will ensure client and internal awareness of security events in Australia, New Zealand and Pacific and the corresponding outlook and advice by guiding the relevant Lead Security Analyst.

Beyond the regional remit, the Chief Security Analyst (East) will deliver I&A on key global issues, ensuring consistency of analysis and overall quality of delivery in collaboration with the Chief Security Analyst (West). The Chief Security Analyst (East) will have an interface with Security Director I&A in Dubai and the Senior Travel Risk Manager China to ensure the appropriate depth and breadth of coverage of client-centric security issues in the full eastern hemisphere region.

The Chief Security Analyst (East) oversees and manages key components of International SOS’ I&A capability to ensure continuous improvement and development in line with the Group’s strategic ambitions. This will include training security professionals in the eastern hemisphere; building best-in-class security analysis trainings and guidance briefings for junior and senior staff; owning, updating, maintaining, creating and disseminating security 1 I&A Standard Operating Procedures; the implementation and continuous improvement of relevant global security I&A processes, as well as collaborating closely with the multimedia and editorial teams focused on providing a world-class, digital-first, audience-centric content proposition.

The Chief Security Analyst (East) closely collaborates with the relevant Content Services Business Unit leadership personnel from the Medical I&A, Content Operations, Research, Multimedia & Editorial teams, in both crisis and business as usual phases, ensuring the highest standards of security I&A service delivery. They will also support commercial engagements, including as an informed speaker for marketing and media opportunities, and support bespoke client consulting or managed service opportunities when possible.

**Key Responsibilites**:
**Core Client & Internal Support**
- Direct high-quality business as usual and crisis security I&A output, inclusive of analytical line, advice and outlook, in internal communication and across the full spectrum of client-facing deliverables.
- Deliver supervision and guidance to regional security I&A staff, including 24/7 escalation support. Participate in on call structure.
- Directly inform planning led by the Security Director, Assistance on regional operational preparedness. Oversee the Priority Information Requirements and I&A components of risk assessments for the deployment of Incident Management Team(s) to provide on-the-ground support to clients or regional assistance.
- Collaborate with managers of Global Threat Monitoring Centres to ensure effective resource allocation between regional and global teams across all levels of the intelligence cycle, including direction, overseeing collection, processing, analysis and dissemination, personally leading where required.
- Collaborate with SDIA DXB and the Senior Travel Risk Manager China to ensure consistency and relevance of coverage of security issues, initiating changes and adjustments where appropriate. Provide ad hoc senior support to regions, such as leading the drafting and/or direction of major or cross-regional reports with a particular focus on China analysis.
- Collaborate with relevant senior stakeholders in the Aviation & Maritime, Medical I&A, Research, Multimedia and Editorial teams, in addition to global and regional security leadership to ensure excellent I&A output and operational planning, in addition to overall economy of effort and efficiency.
- Create and update the security I&A training suite and best practices for security I&A professionals with a focus on Lead Security Analysts and SDIAs.
- Own the updating, maintenance, and creation where needed, of security I&A Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) an