Position Overview

The Chief Geopolitical Risk & Intelligence Officer (CGRIO) is responsible for providing the Board and Executive Leadership Team with strategic insights into geopolitical developments, economic trends, regulatory shifts and security risks that may affect the Group’s operations and investments.

The role focuses on helping the Group anticipate change, evaluate opportunities, and strengthen enterprise resilience. The successful candidate will establish an intelligence function that gathers and analyzes information from lawful, ethical, and authorized sources to support strategic decision-making.

This role does not involve the use or disclosure of classified or confidential government information. Its purpose is to transform complex public, commercial, and operational information into actionable business intelligence.

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Key Responsibilities

• Develop the Group’s Strategic Intelligence Office.
• Produce geopolitical and economic risk assessments.
• Monitor political, regulatory and security developments across Africa.
• Support investment decisions with market intelligence and scenario analysis.
• Lead enterprise risk horizon scanning.
• Coordinate crisis monitoring and strategic response planning.
• Develop country risk ratings for current and prospective markets.
• Conduct commercial due diligence on major projects and partnerships.
• Advise the Board on emerging risks and opportunities.
• Build relationships with reputable think tanks, universities and research institutions.
• Present quarterly strategic intelligence reports to the Executive Committee.

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Ideal Government Background

Ideal candidates may have served as:

Intelligence Services

• Director or Deputy Director, National Intelligence Agency (NIA)
• Senior Director, Department of State Services (DSS)
• Senior Intelligence Officer, Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA)
• Senior Military Intelligence Commander
• Senior Intelligence Executive within ECOWAS or AU peace and security institutions

National Security

• National Security Adviser
• Senior National Security Adviser
• Director of Strategic Planning within Defence Headquarters
• Senior Crisis Management Executive

Diplomacy & International Affairs

• Ambassador
• High Commissioner
• Senior Foreign Service Officer
• Director of Political Affairs
• International Affairs Executive

Economic Intelligence

• Senior Executive, Central Bank of Nigeria
• Senior Executive, Ministry of Finance
• Executive from AfDB, IFC, World Bank or Afreximbank

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Preferred Private Sector Experience

• Enterprise Risk
• Corporate Intelligence
• Strategic Consulting
• International Business
• Energy
• Financial Services
• Mining
• Infrastructure
• Telecommunications
• Logistics

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Character Profile

The ideal executive demonstrates:

• Exceptional judgement
• Intellectual honesty
• High ethical standards
• Absolute discretion
• Analytical excellence
• Strategic patience
• Calm under uncertainty
• Curiosity
• Independent thinking
• Systems thinking
• Balanced decision-making
• Executive maturity

The successful candidate is trusted because they separate evidence from speculation and provide objective advice that strengthens the Group’s long-term resilience.

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Success Measures

Within the first three years, the successful executive will:

• Establish a world-class strategic intelligence function.
• Develop country risk frameworks for all key markets.
• Improve executive decision-making through timely intelligence.
• Strengthen enterprise resilience planning.
• Reduce exposure to geopolitical and operational risks.
• Enhance the Group’s reputation as a sophisticated international business.

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Reporting Line

Reports to:

Group Chief Executive Officer

Provides strategic briefings to:

• Chairman
• Board of Directors
• Executive Committee

Works closely with:

• Chief Strategy Officer
• Chief Investment Officer
• Chief Government & Strategic Affairs Officer
• Chief Africa Strategy Officer

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Why Join Wigmore Group

Africa’s future will be shaped by changing geopolitical, economic and technological dynamics.

This role offers the opportunity to build one of the continent’s most respected strategic intelligence functions, supporting responsible investment, resilient operations and informed decision-making.