Our client the first integrated Casino Resort on the island and the only one of its kind in Europe is looking to hire a team of Investigators - Due Diligence to be part of their Corporate Risk & Investigations Department here in Cyprus.

As the roles will mainly assist with the pre-employment screening of the large volumes of employees that will be hired before the opening of the resort, the positions are for a period of 6 months with the possibility to extend for an additional 6 months.

Scope of the position:
Reporting to Manager of Corporate Risk & Investigations, the Investigator - Due Diligence, is primarily responsible for assisting pre-employment screening for employee candidates and providing a comprehensive due diligence on suppliers and contractors, in order minimize or prevent any financial or reputational risk for the group in general.

The primary responsibilities will include:

• Reviews provided background check documents of candidates for inconsistencies, errors, omissions,
• falsifications in order to ensure accuracy.
• Conduct comprehensive due diligence against suppliers, business partners, employment
• candidates and other persons of interests as to identify illegitimate backgrounds, excluding them
• from any business relations or partnerships with the group
• Prepares due diligence reports regarding potential supplier for presentation to supervision and
• management by organizing all vetting material in accordance with established procedures and makes recommendations as to background findings.
• Prepares detailed summary (final background check report) of adverse information based upon objective
• analysis and evaluation of candidate's background.
• Makes additional inquiries to assist in determining credibility of documents provided by candidates and
• Vendors
• Any other reasonable duties assigned by the Manager, Corporate Investigations.

The ideal candidate will be/have:

• Undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice, Law, Audit, or any related field is highly preferred

Experience/Skills:

• Understanding of public source references and the ability to obtain information through a number of different means.
• Have experience and knowledge of research and analysis of information.
• Must possess outstanding organizational and interpersonal skills, as well as excellent attention to detail.
• Simultaneously consider numerous facts, perceive patters and relationships, develop theories about past occurrences based on numerous information or evidence, compare, and interpret information, recognize and examine discrepancies.
• 2+years of experience in background screening and investigations is highly preferred.

Personal Competencies:

• Displays the highest level of integrity, maturity and strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and manage challenges.
• Displays a high commitment to delivering results.
• Ability to maintain discretion

In return the company is offering a competitive salary based on experience and skills.

TO APPLY for this job opportunity, send your CV (in English please) to admin@smstaffmatters.com and include the reference:  Investigator - Due Diligence - VAC-R21240T. We look forward to hearing from you!