Arabic-Speaking Due Diligence Analyst, (MENA)

ARABIC-SPEAKING DUE DILIGENCE ANALYST(MENA)

S-RM is seeking a Due Diligence Analyst to join our investment migration due diligence team. The teams work helps citizenship and residency by investment programmes understand risks at the investor onboarding stage.

WHO ARE WE

S-RM is a global intelligence and cyber security consultancy. Since 2005wevehelped companies governments and private individuals solve some of their most complex challenges.

Our Corporate Intelligence division uses the latest research and intelligence-gathering techniques to investigate how companies and individuals really do business in todays world.

We work with some of the most prominent and sophisticated organisations to help them understand partners customers assets and territories across the globe - the healthcare company a private equity firm wants to invest in; the prospective client a bank wants to onboard; the market a multinational wants to enter. We also provide specialised investigative support to law firmsbusinessesand individuals in contentious situations such as litigation commercialdisputesand internal investigations.

From our offices in London New York Washington DC Hong Kong SingaporeKuala Lumpurand Cape Town we deliver critical insights from every country across the world. Further information about each of our five Corporate Intelligence practice areas can be found on our website:Compliance Due DiligenceDeal AdvisoryDisputes & InvestigationsESGandStrategic Intelligence.

THE ROLE

You thesuccessfulcandidatewill be able to understand and analyse Arabic media independently and have excellent English language writing skills.

The key areas of responsibility will be:

• Working as a part of an experienced team.
• Conducting researchanalysingand writingup complex and sometimes controversial media and human source insight to aid our investment migration clients in making impactful decisions at the investor onboarding stage.
• Additional MENA languages are desirable.

WHAT WEARE LOOKING FOR

The following skills and competencies are essential for thisrole:

• The ability to independently understand and analyse text and video media in Arabic.
• Excellent English language writing skills.
• Curiosity and a willingness to learn.
• Interest and understanding of the commercial sociological and economic landscape of the Middle East and the intersection of the public and private sectors in the region.
• The ability to think critically about the leanings and biases of sources.
• The ability to write complex issues up clearly and concisely.
• The ability to work comfortably in a fast-paced environment and reprioritise tasks at short notice.

The following skills and competencies are desirable but not essential:

• The ability to understand and analyse modern Middle Eastern legal texts.
• The ability to understand and analyse media in another MENA language can include Kurdish Persian or Turkish.
• Experience working ina commercial orjournalistic contextin the Middle East.

The role will be based in our London office and you will be expected to work from the office for a minimum of two days a week.All candidates must have permission to work in the UK by the start of their employment.

OURBENEFITS

We offerthoughtful balanced rewards and supportto help our people do their best work and live their lives outsideitthis includes but is not exhaustive of:

From Day 1:

• Holiday 25 days per year increasing to 30 days (1 day for every year you worked at S-RM up to a maximum of 5 days) in addition to bank holidays
• Private medical insurance with Vitality (taxable benefit tax is taken from monthlypay) -access to private healthcare as well as toa great rangeof various discounts and rewards
• Virtual GP and Second Medical Opinion services timelyaccess to medical advice 24/7 365 days a year open to you and your family members that live in the same household
• Various gym discounts for you and yourpartner including 50% of with Virgin Active Pure Gym and Nuffield Health Gyms
• Dental insurance with BUPA (taxable benefit tax is taken from monthly pay)
• Life insurance 4x annual salary
• Pension up to 7% contribution matched by the company. Contribution is taken from gross pay tax relief is applied automatically
• EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) for employees and immediate family including counselling sessions
• Free access to the world-famous mindfulness app Headspace
• Free mortgage support services
• Access to online discount hub saving on shopping insurance dining and more
• Seasonal flu vaccination
• Eye tests and glasses reimbursement up to certain cost on an annual basis
• Formalised Recognition programme
• Hybrid working and flexible working hours
• Fertility treatment leave 5 days of leave per cycle of treatment per year

After successful probation period:

• Season ticket loan deducted from payroll over 12 months
• Cycle to work scheme up to 4000 salary sacrifice deducted over 12 months

At a later stage:

• Maternity leave 26 weeks of full pay followed by 13 weeks of half pay (after 1 year at the company on the qualifying week 15 weeks before a due date)
• Paternity leave 6 weeks of full pay (after 1 year at the company on the qualifying week 15 weeks before a due date)

THE APPLICATION PROCESS

To apply for this role please submit your application to this link: Job Application for Arabic-Speaking Due Diligence Analyst (MENA) at S-RM

The application process will include:

1. A preliminary callwhich will be a chance for you to find out more about S-RM and the role.
2. Awritten researchand assessment task. This will assess your analytical and writing skills and give you a better sense of the work we do.
3. First Interview- this will be run remotely
4. Second interview - this will be run remotely

We nurture a culture of equality diversity and inclusion and we are dedicated to developing a workforce that displays a variety of talentsexperiencesand perspectives

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Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1