Business Integrity Analyst

Purpose. You will support BIIs BI & CG team by identifying and assessing integrity risks in the investment pipeline and portfolio, primarily through desktop-based open-source research

Responsibilities. Work closely with each Business Integrity lead on proposed transactions to conduct business integrity due diligence and research tailored to the transactions risks and context.

Your primary responsibility will be to undertake comprehensive desktop research (media and online databases) on individual investment proposals as part of integrity due diligence, analyse the findings in the context of the investment, and write concise and rigorously fact-checked red-flag reports for the benefit of the BI lead, investment teams, and senior stakeholders

Lead much of our Asia-focused research, researching transactions across South and South-east Asia

Agree the scope of research to be conducted for each transaction and provide regular updates on research findings to relevant stakeholders

Maintain an accurate and comprehensive record of the research conducted

Assist in meeting the BI & CG teams portfolio monitoring commitments by conducting regular research in support of Know Your Customer refreshes, helping prepare monitoring materials, collecting reports and data, and organising monitoring schedules

Develop the BI & CG teams country and thematic knowledge and take a leading role to improve BIIs internal research tools, sources, and processes

Contribute to briefing notes and documents published as part of the teams external communications programme and assist in the delivery of training and awareness sessions on integrity issues both within and external to BII

Support BI & CG deal leads to review BI & CG policies and processes of potential investees as part of a broader counterparty controls assessment

The candidate. Candidates should be strongly motivated by BIIs development mission and ideally demonstrate some commitment to development or social goals through previous executive or non-executive activity

Essential skills. Experience in conducting enhanced due diligence research, rigorous intelligence gathering. and analysis around corruption and/or financial crime issues

Excellent written communication skills in English and proficient language skills in at least one other language

Demonstrated experience in BIIs geographies, particularly in Asia

Familiarity with a wide range of external data sources, including online databases, to be accessed and interpreted as a part of the due diligence process

Ability to proactively recalibrate research scopes where necessary

Ability to clearly and accurately articulate complex findings

Excellent time and project management skills to enable prioritisation across multiple research deadlines for various internal and sometimes external stakeholders

International experience and interest in developing countries

University degree

Desirable skills. Experience working in a research capacity relevant to corporate investigations, business intelligence, or political risk analysis

Postgraduate qualification

Knowledge of a South Asian language and/or French