Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world’s largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America’s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron’s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor’s Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).
About Global Risk, Security & Resilience
The Global Risk, Safety and Resilience (GRSR) team manages the company’s operational risks and advises the business on other commercial, strategic or reputational challenges. With functions covering audits & investigations, business resilience, digital risk, event security, global operations & insights, health, safety & wellbeing, newsroom safety, executive protection and workplace security. The department covers a diverse technical portfolio leveraged to ensure risks are reasonably managed, threats addressed and disruption limited to support Dow Jones’ strategic goals.
About the Role
The Manager, High Risk & Newsroom Safety reports to the Vice President, Newsroom Safety and Resilience providing practice area support and expertise to manage risk and promote the safety and wellbeing of the company’s newsrooms. In addition to supporting our journalists, you will also address high-risk exposure driven by business requirements around the world.
This is a hybrid role balancing requirements between our office in London and intermittent deployments throughout the world. Travel can be extensive and highly variable, as driven by critical events and responsibilities - expected up to 40% of the year.
This position must collaborate with departmental colleagues, leaders, newsrooms, vendors and other key stakeholders. We ask that you have an understanding of newsgathering needs, challenging environments, and a demonstrated track record of capably addressing risks while enabling business goals. This includes having a firm grasp of environmental factors, information-led risk planning and the value of innovation.

You Will

• Oversee and innovate high-risk doctrine across the organization and ensure policies, programs and procedures are effectively applied and responsive to risk.
• Exploit technology - hardware, platforms, systems and tools - to devise, implement, improve and strengthen practices in line with an evolving risk environment.
• Support the development of relevant training content and delivery. Contribute to the refinement of training to ensure our people are capable of meeting a wide range of present and emerging risks.
• Support newsrooms in risk identification, assessment and reporting, mitigation, wellbeing and safety initiatives, and effective planning.
• Deploy to high-risk environments to assess infrastructure, business behaviors and safety/security practices or to provide on-the-ground incident management.
• Oversee the identification, recruitment and deployment of high-risk advisors supporting our people directly in the field.
• Develop reports/briefings and answer information requests relevant to high-risk activities and newsroom safety for internal and external stakeholders.
• Forge exceptional relationships with people across the company and its publications. Provide a source of sound judgement, advice and counsel to staff, freelancers, and decision makers on risk, security and operational challenges.
• Play a key role supporting incident management through aggressive and active intervention, coordination, information provision and problem solving while providing compassionate and reasoned support to those involved.
• Participate in industry working groups and follow trends in risk management and digital and physical security, the threat landscape (especially as it relates to media companies), best practices and solutions, available technologies and service providers.

You Have

• 5-10 years experience applying risk management, security and training solutions in challenging safety and security situations and/or in austere, less-developed or conflict environments. Your knowledge comes from first-hand experience.
• A mission-focused attitude committed to implementing solutions and willing to work a sometimes irregular schedule and dive into ambiguous and challenging situations.
• Critical thinking skills and are able to understand complex situations and provide innovative, contemporary and unique solutions.
• A collegial, dynamic and proactive sense of collaboration with a desire for continuous learning, development and career growth.
• An interest in global events and a good understanding of how social/political/conflict dynamics can affect risk.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills - you must be able to brief and influence effectively and translate complex technical concepts into understandable terms. Careful information sharing is critical as is tailoring your communications style for various audiences.
• A keen ability to work successfully in a matrixed organization working with other practice leads to sustain and improve high-risk-related best practice.
• The ability to multi-task with regards to communications and coordination, research, operational planning and logistics, as well as administrative tasks.
• Successfully handled incidents, crises and emergency situations - from identification and support to review and analysis. This includes communicating with leaders and working with all stakeholders to ensure business resilience.

Preferred Qualities

• Experience working in a media organization - being particularly familiar with the relationship between newsgathering, risk and digital/physical safety.
• A broad understanding of the challenges faced by journalists, business travelers, the media and international business organizations across all regions and jurisdictions.
• A strong background in risk management frameworks and technology platform utilization.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare plans
• Paid time off
• Retirement plans
• Comprehensive insurance plans
• Education benefits
• Family care benefits
• Commuter Transit Program
• Subscription discounts
• Employee referral program

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Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. Please put “Reasonable Accommodation” in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.
Business Area: Dow Jones - People - Security
Job Category: General Management
Union Status:
Non-Union role
Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world’s top business entities. Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron’s, MarketWatch and Financial News.
This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead. More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.
Req ID: 47956

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