Corporate Intelligence Experienced Case Manager – Sub-Saharan

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At S-RM we provide a range of services to help navigate risk, maximise opportunities and become more resilient.

Stay one step ahead with the latest insights from S-RM’s global team.

Whether you’re a recent graduate or looking to take the next step in your career. Find out more about working at S-RM.

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S-RM is seeking an experienced Case Manager to join the sub-Saharan Africa team within our Corporate Intelligence division, based in our Cape Town office.

S-RM is a global intelligence and cyber security consultancy. Since 2005, we've helped companies, governments and private individuals solve some of their most complex challenges.

We've been able to do this because of our outstanding people. We're committed to developing sharp, curious, enthusiastic people who want to think critically, solve complex problems, and achieve success.

But we also know that work isn't everything. It's about the lives and careers it helps us build. We're immensely proud of this culture and we invest in our people's wellbeing, learning, and ideas every day.

We're excited you're thinking about joining us.

The successful candidate will play a leading role in the management and delivery of a range of complex corporate intelligence matters relating to the sub-Saharan Africa region. They will combine strong investigative expertise, project management, and client relationship skills to deliver high-quality project work for our clients.

• Manage a broad range of complex due diligence investigative engagements from initial scoping through to delivery, ensuring projects are completed to a high standard and within agreed timelines.
• Analyse information from a wide range of sources to produce accurate and well supported findings.
• Conduct human source enquiries across sub-Saharan Africa, consistently building the team's regional network.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with our clients, including presenting findings via verbal briefings and presentations to senior stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities for additional project work and contribute to the growth of existing client relationships.
• Play a key role in developing S-RM's research capabilities, knowledge base, and professional network across the sub-Saharan Africa region.
• Mentor, manage, and support analysts, sharing expertise and promoting high-quality investigative standards across the team.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of investigative best practice.

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in the Corporate Intelligence/Strategic Intelligence industry, or adjacent industries like law, finance, or investigative journalism.
• Experience leading on complex engagements, including in-depth due diligence assignments, high-stakes investigations, and market entry analyses, with a strong focus on jurisdictions in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Deep understanding of political, economic, commercial, and legal dynamics across sub-Saharan Africa.
• Excellent open source research skills and confidence in conducting regional human source enquiries.
• Proven ability to effectively plan, staff, and manage Corporate Intelligence/Strategic Intelligence projects of varying complexities within budget and timelines, as well as being accountable for the work of other team members, quality assurance, and client deliverables.
• Demonstrable experience in client communication and relationship building, including request scoping, project proposals, day-to-day client management.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including experience providing clear and constructive feedback to team members.
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