Control Risks Africa Graduate Programme

Control Risks exists to make our clients succeed. We are a specialist risk consultancy that helps to create secure, compliant and resilient organisations in an age of ever-changing risk.

Applications are invited for:

Job Position: Africa Graduate Programme
Job Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Description

• As part of its talent development strategy, Control Risks is embarking on the fifth iteration of its Africa Graduate Programme - AGP (V).
• This programme is aimed at providing an opportunity to young African graduates from diverse backgrounds to gain skills and develop their workplace experience.
• Upon successful completion of the programme, graduates may be offered an opportunity to join Control Risks on a full-time basis in one of its offices in Africa.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• This is a rotation-based programme where graduates will be embedded with different teams and service lines in different settings which will not always be office-based.
• Deliver client-centric research, analysis, and report writing to the highest standard in often challenging timelines.
• Carry out activities to support business development initiatives.
• Build strong and enduring relationships on a local and international level within Control Risks..
• Understand our Purpose and Values

Requirements

• To thrive on AGP (V) you should welcome flexibility, change and challenge.
• A maximum of 2 years of post graduate work experience
• Beyond your analytical, and research skills you need to be open minded, articulate and confident with excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• You will need a strong team ethic to work effectively with colleagues and clients.
• We expect you to be self-motivated and to positively embrace a dynamic work environment and workload.
• We expect you to be commercially aware, so you can quickly grasp our clients’ issues and the opportunities that enable their success.
• Educated to at least Degree level (with honours) or equivalent.
• Strong computer literacy.
• Key thematic areas of focus for AGP (V) are; data analytics, ESG, Cyber security and forensics.
• Additional international language skills desirable to CFER C1-C2 (or equivalent) level in; French (mandatory for Senegal AGP), Arabic, Mandarin, Portugues or Spanish.
• Must have completed National Youth Service Corp (NYSC ) - for Nigeria graduates, or where applicable similar mandatory youth training.

Competencies:

• Problem Solving
• Excellent communicator (both written and verbal)
• Creativity in problem solving
• Collaborates effectively
• Ability to work in a fast pace environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Demonstrates initiative
• Analytical skills.

Behaviours:

• Behaviours reflective of our company Values are: Integrity and Ethics, Collaboration and Teamwork, Commitment to People and Professionalism and Excellence.