Researcher (Fluent French)

**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 (VANTAGE), the compliance due diligence researcher role involves media research, working with databases, 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.

For this role, research will be will be focused on African countries, as well as on Francophone jurisdictions globally.

**Please submit a copy of your CV in English.**

**Tasks and Responsibilities**

**Case management**
- Work on a range of due diligence assignments, which include 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

**Business and practice development**
- Maintain and enhance our knowledge management base, by working with other VANTAGE members providing insight on potential service/product improvement
- Support in reviewing reports
- Support in training researchers

**Requirements**:
**Essential**
- Knowledge of research techniques, databases, networks, online registers and archives, and research in the general internet
- Knowledge of the business, political, and social context of a geographical area
- Native or equivalent fluency in English and French
- Excellence in research and writing in English and clear communication style
- Communicate complex topics verbally and in writing effectively
- Ability to summarise large amounts of information in a clear and concise manner
- Ability to manage and prioritise multiple tasks to tight deadlines
- Curiosity, attention to detail and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently and in a team
- Education to degree level
- **Preferred**:

- Demonstrated professional experience
- Fluency in another language

**Benefits**
- Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarised in the full job offer.
- We operate a discretionary global bonus scheme that incentivises, and rewards individuals based on company and individual performance.
- Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasise the value of in-person time together - in the office and with our clients - while continuing to support flexible and remote working.