AVP- Fraud Investigations - External Liaison

First Abu Dhabi Bank FAB; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bank in the UAE is seeking a Fraud Risk Investigator responsible for supporting legal actions and coordinating with law enforcement. The candidate will handle fraud-related matters and assist in vigilance activities, requiring strong investigative experience and excellent communication skills in Arabic. This role is crucial in ensuring that fraud perpetrators are brought to justice within the banking legal framework.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in law enforcement or investigations.
• UAE national with good command of Arabic and working knowledge of English.

Responsibilities

• File police cases and liaise with law enforcement.
• Support legal cases against fraud perpetrators.
• Conduct proactive fraud prevention activities.

Skills

Communication

Investigation processes

Knowledge of fraud schemes

Education

Graduate

Job description

This role is responsible for investigation support to ensure all legal actions including filing of police case, attending court hearings and liaison with public prosecutor is completed. This person would be responsible for all fraud related matters which require coordination with law enforcement and judicial authorities. This role supports vigilance activities by gathering Intel from external sources to conduct proactive fraud prevention activities.

Core Responsibilities

• To file police cases after approval by designated FAB staff
• To provide documentation to support bank s case against internal/external perpetrators
• To attend meeting with law enforcement authorities, judicial authorities to update about the fraud incident and provide support as required to strengthen cases filed by FAB
• Be the focal point of contact from Fraud Risk & Investigation for interactions with police
• Be the coordinator between legal and FRI to ensure where required legal team s assistance is sought
• To engage legal team if there s requirement for hiring of external lawyers for fraud case
• To handover any fraud related civil cases to the legal team in the bank
• To work in conjunction with the investigation team in verifying details with relevant govt departments including Immigration, police, courts etc.
• To gather information to support vigilance activities at the bank and to conduct proactive fraud prevention work
• This role supports both fraud investigations and fraud prevention/detection/vigilance heads by being the bridge between external entities and FAB

Specific Accountabilities

• To ensure perpetrators of fraud are brought to justice by following legal and regulatory framework

Desired Candidate Profile

Qualifications

Threshold Qualifications:

• Graduate

Years & Nature of Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in working with law enforcement, judicial or investigator role
• UAE nationals only with good command over Arabic, working knowledge of spoken/written English is required

Value-based Behaviors:

• Knowledge of banking products, channels and fraud schemes including those related to Corporate Banking, Treasury, IT and Operations and Personal banking group as well as fraud schemes on digital channels
• Knowledge of investigation processes, evidence handling etc
• Excellent Oral and written Communication skills in Arabic

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