DUE DILIGENCE ANALYST (Middle East)

S-RM RECRUITMENT 

  

DUE DILIGENCE ANALYST (Middle East) 

 

 

S-RM is seeking a due diligence analyst to join our investment migration due diligence team. The team’s work helps citizenship and residency by investment programs understand risks at the investor onboarding stage.  

WHO ARE WE 

S-RM is an intelligence and risk consulting firm that works with leading businesses, government agencies, financial services and law firms worldwide.  

 

THE ROLE 

 

You will be able to understand and analyse Arabic, Kurdish, Farsi/Dari or Turkish media independently and have excellent English language writing skills. Working as a part of an experienced team, you will research, analyse and write up complex, and sometimes controversial, media and human source insight to aid our investment migration clients in making impactful decisions at the investor onboarding stage.  

 

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR 

 

The following skills and competencies are essential for this role:  

• The ability to independently understand and analyse text and video media in a Middle Eastern language; 

• 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 a South Asian language;  

• Experience working in a commercial or journalistic context in 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. 

 

OUR BENEFITS 

We offer thoughtful, balanced rewards and support to help our people do their best work and live their lives outside it, this includes but is not exhaustive of:  

 

• 25 days holiday per year in addition to bank holidays (+1 day for every year of service up to a maximum of 30 days in total); 

• Hybrid working and flexible working hours; 

• Matching pension contribution up to 6% (up to a maximum of 12% combined), and financial education; 

• Life Insurance 4X annual salary. 

 

• Parental Support: 

• Fertility treatment leave – 5 days of leave per cycle of treatment per year; 

• Maternity leave – 26 weeks of full pay followed by 13 weeks of half pay; 

• Paternity leave – 6 weeks of full pay. 

 

• Various Health and Medical Benefits including:  

• Private dental and medical insurance (taxable benefit) for you and your family; 

• Virtual GP for you and your family members that live in the same household; 

• Various gym discounts for you and your partner; 

• EAP programme for you and your immediate family; 

• Free access to the world-famous mindfulness app Headspace. 

 

The role will be based at our London office.  

 

 

THE APPLICATION PROCESS 

 

To apply for this role, please send an up-to-date CV and a cover letter tailored to this job description, outlining why you think you are a great fit for the Analyst role, the Investment Migration team and S-RM, to recruitment@s-rminform.com. 

 

The application process will include: 

 

1. A preliminary call, which will be a chance for you to find out more about S-RM and the role.  

1. A written research and assessment task. This will assess your analytical and writing skills and give you a better sense of the work we do.  

1. First Interview - this will be run remotely 

1. 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 talents, experiences and perspectives.