Associate Consultant

We are looking to hire an Associate Consultant to enhance our leading market position and provide innovative solutions to unique challenges faced by the clients in the market. In this role, the Associate Consultant will provide investigative and professional advisory services by conducting standard public records research and human source enquiries for clients investing and operating in the South-East Asia region.

Role tasks & Responsibilities:

Case work

• Conduct thorough OSINT and public record research and overt enquiries in both English and Indonesian languages

• Process and evaluate human source intelligence gathered throughout the project lifecycle
• Work closely with project leaders and editors to support the production of high-quality, client-ready intelligence reports
• Liaise with Control Risks’ network of market intelligence providers and identify new providers and sources of intelligence
• Meet agreed deadlines.
• Work on multiple projects at any one time and manage own workload efficiently
• Contribute to the growth of Control Risks’ network of market intelligence providers and identify new providers and sources of intelligence
• Fulfil administrative requirements such as completing weekly timesheets.

Clients and marketing

• Support the production of client-ready proposals
• Attend client calls/meetings and conduct in-country research trips when workload allows
• Conduct research and prepare material (e.g. client or sector briefs) to support marketing initiatives
• Curate information on companies and individuals from past reports to expand the knowledge base of the practice

Essential

• At least two years’ experience in a related industry, such as but not limited to: financial services, journalism, legal, professional services consulting, government/government affairs, policy, academia
• Has a keen interest in and strong understanding of political and business trends across South-East Asia, including in Indonesia
• Excellent research and writing skills. Ability to summarise, process and communicate information clearly
• Ability to think critically and unravel complex information with an investigative mindset
• Written and spoken fluency in English and Indonesian
• Has a good understanding of commercial transactions and investigations
• Strong working knowledge of Word and PowerPoint.

Preferred

• Ability to read and analyse financial data, including balance sheets
• Advanced OSINT skills
• Familiar with research databases typically used in a due diligence project or investigation