Safer Gambling Officer

BOYLE Sports; Leinster; Hybrid; EUR 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sports betting company seeks a Safer Gambling Officer to manage compliance and ensure customer safety. The position involves monitoring player activity, conducting risk assessments, and interacting with customers to maintain responsible gambling practices. Candidates should have a strong interest in safer gambling, excellent analytical skills, and experience with Microsoft Office. The role may require evening and weekend work, offering a supportive environment for personal and professional growth.

Qualifications

• Experience in using Microsoft Office products (e.g. Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint).
• Previous experience in Safer Gambling or Due Diligence roles preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure customer compliance with Safer Gambling obligations and identify potential risks.
• Monitor player activities to assess if they're indicative of gambling-related harm.
• Interact with customers to ensure they are engaged in affordable gambling.

Skills

Microsoft Office products

Risk assessment

Customer interaction

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Safer Gambling Officer

Function/Department: Compliance operations

Reporting To: Senior Safer Gambling Officers

Location: Dundalk HQ, Ireland remote, UK remote, Gibraltar Hybrid (No relocation available, you must be based in any of the above locations prior to applying)

Role Purpose

Support the Safer Gambling team by ensuring that our customer base is managed in line with regulatory requirements, with the aim of ensuring the safety of the business and its products from both financial and legal risks. Reporting directly to the Senior Safer Gambling Officers, the successful candidate will be working closely with them to ensure consistency and high quality in work processes. Working closely alongside the AML team, CDD Team, Customer Service department and other relevant stakeholders using a variety of different tools and processes to assess Safer Gambling risks.

Responsibilities

• You will conduct a series of processes and procedures required to meet our regulatory Anti-Money Laundering and Safer Gambling obligations for both digital and Retail customers.
• Monitor player activity to identify if behaviours are indicative of potential gambling related harm and taking the necessary actions based on the risk presented by the customer.
• You will interact with our customers through a variety of channels to ensure that their activity remains affordable and they are not at risk of harm, tailoring the interactions based on the level of potential harm exhibited.
• Monitoring customers spend against their known income and/or documents where available to assess customer affordability.
• Support the maintenance and review of relevant logs/reporting to ensure meaningful record keeping is available for future review.
• Support the development of safer gambling risk-based policies, procedures and processes.
• You will be required to manage and build effective relationships with stakeholders across the business, preparing reports as required by the business.
• Support the delivery of required education & training for staff.
• Responsible for updating and maintaining departmental Safer Gambling processes and documents.
• You will act as the first point of contact for staff and external authorities on Safer Gambling related matters, with responsibility for receiving, investigating and determining the appropriate course of action where required.
• Assistance in general compliance enquiries of a safer gambling nature.
• Perform ad-hoc tasks and reports.
• Working closely with the Senior Safer Gambling Officers on a daily basis to achieve goals, share best practices and implement new processes.

NOTE: The role requires evening, weekend and bank holiday work.

Qualifications and Educational Requirements

• Experience in using Microsoft Office products (e.g. Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint).

Specialist Skills and Experience Required

• Keen interest in and aptitude for safer gambling, risk assessment, due diligence and customer interaction.
• Ability to accurately identify and analyse different types of risk and escalate them when necessary, in a clear and timely manner.
• Capable of managing a diverse workload and triaging numerous tasks. Ensuring incoming queries are dealt with accurately and in a timely manner.
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment delivering to tight deadlines and able to handle pressure.
• Attention to detail and an eye for accuracy.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Flexible, resilient and reactive to change.
• Excellent communication and writing skills.
• Confidence to carry out telephone interactions at times handling sensitive contacts where empathy and a non-judgmental approach is essential.
• Strong administrative skills and diligent approach to casework.
• Previous experience in Safer Gambling or Due Diligence roles preferred. Knowledge and experience of Gambling Commission regulations is preferred.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build rapport with customers an internal stakeholder