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Senior Geopolitical and Security Adviser

Vattenfall
Swedenfull_timeVerifiedPosted 8 Feb 2023

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<h3>Company Description</h3><p>We are one of Europe's major retailers of electricity and heat and one of the largest producers of electricity and heat. Vattenfall's main markets are Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Germany, the UK and Sweden. The Group has approximately 20,000 employees. The Parent Company, Vattenfall AB, is 100% owned by the Swedish state, and it´s headquarter is located in Solna, Sweden.</p><p>Vattenfall believes that security is an essential component of a leading sustainable energy company. Protecting our  assets are essential to maintain the trust of our customers, employees and suppliers. Managing security risks effectively is core to our approach.</p><p>The Corporate Security &amp; Resilience function strives to be a modern security function that is flexible, agile and has great knowledge of emerging threats. The group function provides regulatory and security requirements, support to the business and governance to Vattenfall Group to mitigate risks and to ensure regulatory compliance.</p><h3>Job Description</h3><p>Vattenfall is looking for a <strong>Senior Geopolitical and Security Adviser </strong>to <strong>Vattenfall <strong>Corporate Security and Resilience</strong></strong>. The position is flexible in location but a preference is given to  a Swedish location.</p><p>We offer an interesting position in an international surrounding. Vattenfall and the energy industry are operating in a challenging security and resilience environment with a constant need to review and adapt its security posture.</p><p>You will work in the Security Operations team as a first line of defence for Vattenfall group and participate in the team’s geopolitical analysis work aimed at supporting Vattenfall Group’s decision-makers with advice and strategic assessments.</p><p><strong>Your main tasks and responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Monitor and analyse geopolitical developments with focus on security, potential risks and resilience of Vattenfall’s operations.</li><li>Advise senior management and other applicable stakeholders on geopolitical developments</li><li>Liaise with internal stakeholders to provide group wide steering on the subject</li><li>Liaise with applicable external stakeholders in order to obtain relevant information</li><li>Be a part of a team that monitor and manage global incidents 24/7</li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><p><strong>We are looking for you with:</strong></p><ul><li>Academic degree or similar in security and resilience relevant area.</li><li>Documented experience of analytical work in geopolitics and international relations/security</li><li>Leadership skills and  experience in project management</li><li>Extensive experience in security/risk management from corporate, consultancy or government sector</li><li>Excellent skills in our group language English, both spoken and written. Multilingual skills are meritorious, especially German and/or Swedish</li></ul><p><strong>Meritorious experience:</strong></p><ul><li>Corporate work in a multinational business organisation</li><li>Expertise and experience regarding  GDPR</li><li>Security relevant certification (e.g., CPP, CISSP, CISM)</li><li>Experience in  due diligence investigations as well as knowledge of international compliance topics such as export control, trade sanctions, KYC, AML and anti-corruption</li></ul><p><strong>You are</strong> a business oriented person with good and communication skills and you have the ability to communicate, what has to be communicated, across functions and cultures, both internally and externally. You have strong analytical skills and willingness to take ownership when required with a strong drive and positive attitude. Furthermore, you have a strong sense of team effort and the ability to build and maintain social relations. A high integrity, security and privacy awareness together with a proven ability to handle stress well and to deliver result in challenging circumstances are required.</p><h3>Additional Information</h3><p><strong>Location: </strong><strong>Stockholm/Solna, London Amsterdam or Berlin</strong></p><p>At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation. Please read mor about Diversity and other benefits here: <a href="https://careers.vattenfall.com/global/en/about-us">https://careers.vattenfall.com/global/en/about-us</a></p><p><strong>We welcome your application</strong> <strong>in English,</strong> including CV and cover letter via the link below, <strong>no later than February 12, 2023.  </strong></p><p><strong>For more information</strong> about the position you are welcome to contact functional responsible, Anna Aggeklint or hiring manager, Kal

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