Fraud and Investigations Officer

  • Full-time
  • Operations
  • Zambia

Description

  • Conduct fraud investigations of suspicious phone financing activities, including analysis of IMEI records, customer behavior and device usage patterns..​​
  • Investigate internal and external fraud cases, gathering evidence, interviewing relevant parties, and preparing investigation reports.​
  • Lead recovery operations for stolen, fraudulently obtained, or defaulted devices in collaboration with law enforcement agencies, informants, and field teams.​
  • Liaise with police, criminal investigation departments (CID), prosecutors and other security stakeholders to support criminal investigations and prosecutions.​
  • Conduct surveillance, intelligence gathering, and background checks relating to fraud, theft, and misconduct cases.​
  • Identify fraud trends, emerging threats, and control weaknesses, and recommend preventive measures and policy improvements.​
  • Perform regular audits and reviews of systems, processes, and controls to identify vulnerabilities and fraud risks.​
  • Partner with Risk, Sales, Collections and Operations teams to develop and implement fraud prevention strategies.​
  • Deliver fraud awareness training and education to staff, dealers, and business partners.​
  • Promote a strong fraud prevention and compliance culture throughout the organization.​
  • Perform any other duties assigned by management.​


Requirements

  • Background in Criminal Investigations, Criminal Intelligence, Financial Crime Investigations, Anti-Fraud Investigations, Military Intelligence, Law Enforcement or other investigative and security functions, with proven experience in investigations, intelligence gathering, surveillance, evidence collection and asset recovery​
  • Data-driven mindset, with the ability to use information and evidence to support investigations, identify trends, and make informed decisions.​
  • Proven experience in evidence collection, surveillance, intelligence gathering and case management.​
  • Strong understanding of fraud schemes, theft investigations, and recovery operations.​
  • Experience working with telecommunications, asset financing, digital investigations, or financial services is an added advantage.​
  • Ability to travel and conduct field investigations.​

Preferred Profile

Strong background in criminal investigations, intelligence, fraud investigations or related security functions, with experience in fraud detection, asset recovery and evidence-based decision-making.​