Researcher, Third-Party Due Diligence (fluent Arabic)
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Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£41,700
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role may qualify for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2434 is an eligible occupation, but we classified this role with low confidence (49% match). If the code is right — and Control Risks Group Limited is a licensed sponsor — it should qualify, but double-check the occupation eligibility rules against the actual role.
About the role
Role Purpose
The aim of compliance-driven due diligence is to assess our clients’ actual or potential counterparties, looking for any issues that might pose a reputational or other risk to them.
As part of a dedicated team (Scaled Diligence Programmes), the compliance due diligence researcher role involves media research, working with human sources and data bases, primary documents and other sources to uncover reputational and criminal issues and ultimate beneficial ownership, as well as making sense of complex corporate structures and identifying possible political and sanctions exposure.
Your main task will be to review, coordinate and report the findings of OSINT and HUMINT research, review documents and triangulate their significance in context within short timeframes A meticulous eye for detail is a must in this challenging, fast-paced role. The right candidate will be a team player who can maintain a positive attitude under pressure. You will be required to make sense of complex information and have a clear and crisp writing style.
What you'll do:
- Work on a range of due diligence assignments, including enhanced due diligence for Citizenship By Investment (CBI) purposes, corporate compliance/ABAC/ESG and financial crime/IPO/KYC projects
- Conduct media and database research using complex search criteria and following a strict methodology
- Liaise with in-country source networks to obtain relevant compliance-related information not available via OSINT sources.
- Analyse search results within the context of the project and the country,
- Distil conclusions and identify indirect connections from research findings
- Rate findings based on standard or tailored risk assessment methodologies
- Summarise all relevant findings in a report
- When required, brief and present findings to internal colleagues
- Collaborate with team members across the firm to deliver joint projects
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Where this offer sits in the market
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What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2434 going rate of £41,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.