Screening Officer - Arabic and/or French Speaker

Location: JAFZA South, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; onsite

Company

SGS provides testing, inspection, and certification services through laboratories and business facilities across 115 countries.

What you will do

• Conduct end-to-end background checks covering employment history, education, qualifications, references, identity, and public records.
• Validate information using approved sources, methodologies, and tools.
• Analyze CV consistency, employment gaps, discrepancies, and potential red flags.
• Manage multiple screening cases, meet deadlines, and produce clear, factual, evidence-based reports.
• Maintain accurate case records and audit trails while coordinating with internal teams, candidates, and third parties.
• Escalate potential risks and concerns to management when required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Law, Business Administration, Criminology, or a related field; relevant experience may compensate for formal education.
• 1–4 years of experience in background screening, pre-employment checks, HR operations, compliance, or risk-related roles.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical thinking, written communication, integrity, discretion, and professionalism.
• Experience handling confidential and sensitive information and understanding of CV structures, employment practices, and verification methods.
• Fluent English, written and spoken, plus one additional required language: French, German, Arabic, or Russian.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and case management systems.

Nice to have

• Exposure to regulated environments such as financial services, luxury, corporate, or consulting organizations.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within documented screening, compliance, information security, data storage, access control, and retention procedures.
• Follow data protection requirements including GDPR or equivalent regulations.
• Operate in an information-security environment aligned with ISO 27001.
• Work independently while managing a detail-oriented operational workload.