Anti-Bribery & Corruption (ABC) Consultant (immediate start contract)
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About the Role
We are supporting a leading UAE bank undergoing regulatory enhancement and governance strengthening across its Financial Crime framework. The bank is seeking an experienced Anti-Bribery & Corruption (ABC) Consultant to support the design, implementation, and ongoing enhancement of its ABC programme in line with CBUAE regulations and international best practice.
This role will play a key part in ensuring the bank’s policies, controls, and monitoring frameworks align with UAE regulatory expectations and global standards including UK Bribery Act and US FCPA where applicable.
Key Responsibilities
• Review and enhance the Bank’s Anti-Bribery & Corruption framework, policies, and procedures
• Conduct gap analysis against:
• CBUAE Financial Crime Compliance requirements
• UAE Penal Code provisions on bribery
• UK Bribery Act / FCPA (where relevant)
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• Design and strengthen:
• Gifts & Hospitality frameworks
• Conflict of Interest registers and declarations
• Third-Party Risk Management controls
• Vendor and intermediary due diligence processes
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• Support implementation of robust ABC risk assessments
• Develop and enhance monitoring and testing controls
• Assist with regulatory response documentation and remediation actions
• Provide advisory support to senior management and compliance committees
• Deliver training and awareness sessions to business and control functions
• Ensure documentation is audit-ready and aligned to internal governance standardsRequirements
Required Experience
• 5–10+ years of Financial Crime / Compliance experience within UAE banking
• Strong hands-on experience in Anti-Bribery & Corruption frameworks
• Proven experience responding to CBUAE regulatory findings or supervisory notices
• Experience conducting ABC risk assessments and control testing
• Strong understanding of:
• UAE Financial Crime regulations
• CBUAE compliance expectations
• International ABC standards (UK Bribery Act / FCPA)
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• Experience drafting and enhancing policies and procedures
• Ability to operate in a regulatory-driven, high-pressure environment
Preferred Background
• Experience working on regulatory remediation projects
• Exposure to Internal Audit or Compliance Testing functions
• Consulting or project-based experience
• Relevant certifications such as:
• CAMS
• ICA Diploma in Financial Crime / Compliance
• ACFE
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• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Business, or related discipline
Requirements
- •5–10+ years of Financial Crime / Compliance experience within UAE banking.
- •Strong hands-on experience in Anti-Bribery Corruption frameworks.
- •Proven experience responding to CBUAE regulatory findings or supervisory notices.
- •Experience conducting ABC risk assessments and control testing.
- •Strong understanding of UAE Financial Crime regulations and CBUAE compliance expectations.
- •Strong understanding of International ABC standards (UK Bribery Act / FCPA).
- •Experience drafting and enhancing policies and procedures.
- •Ability to operate in a regulatory-driven, high-pressure environment.
Nice to Have
- •Experience working on regulatory remediation projects.
- •Exposure to Internal Audit or Compliance Testing functions.
- •Consulting or project-based experience.
- •Relevant certifications such as CAMS, ICA Diploma in Financial Crime / Compliance, ACFE.
- •Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Business, or related discipline.
- •Ensure documentation is audit-ready and aligned to internal governance standards.
Responsibilities
- •Review and enhance the Bank’s Anti-Bribery Corruption framework, policies, and procedures.
- •Conduct gap analysis against CBUAE Financial Crime Compliance requirements, UAE Penal Code provisions on bribery, and UK Bribery Act / FCPA.
- •Design and strengthen Gifts & Hospitality frameworks, Conflict of Interest registers, and Third-Party Risk Management controls.
- •Support implementation of robust ABC risk assessments.
- •Develop and enhance monitoring and testing controls.
- •Assist with regulatory response documentation and remediation actions.
- •Provide advisory support to senior management and compliance committees.
- •Deliver training and awareness sessions to business and control functions.
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