Senior Analyst – OCCRP PRO, Freelance
The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Netherlands
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About the role
- Independently identify and analyze trends, patterns, and developments relevant to financial crime and corruption globally
- Translate our investigative journalism and open-source intelligence into strategic insights for a professional audience
- Collaborate with OCCRP's network of investigative reporters worldwide to leverage their expertise and reporting
- Write with authority and clarity for readers in compliance, finance, law enforcement, and policy
- Work closely with the Growth Product Manager and a senior editor on content strategy and style
- Maintain awareness of regulatory developments, sanctions regimes, typology evolution, and geopolitical shifts affecting financial crime
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience in financial crime compliance, investigative journalism, financial intelligence analysis, or related fields
- Proven ability to write for professional audiences in finance, compliance, or law enforcement
- Broad understanding of money laundering typologies, sanctions evasion, corruption schemes, and organized crime networks across multiple regions
- Strong news judgment about what matters to compliance professionals and financial institutions
- Ability to synthesize expert input from subject matter specialists into cohesive analysis
- Confident, authoritative voice that engages senior professionals
- Native-level fluency in English with an impeccably polished writing style
- Demonstrated ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with remote teams
- Experience in banking compliance, financial intelligence units (FIUs), or regulatory bodies
- Knowledge of key jurisdictions, offshore finance, and beneficial ownership structures
- Familiarity with FATF standards, EU AML directives, sanctions frameworks (OFAC, EU, UK)
- Network of sources in the compliance, investigation, or policy communities
- Understanding of key regions and topics covered by OCCRP's investigative network
- Based in European timezone (GMT +/- 3)
Benefits
- Competitive hourly rate with potential transition to retainer contract after three months
- Flexibility to work remotely within European timezones
- Access to OCCRP's world-class investigative reporting network and research resources
- Collaborative work with experienced editorial and product teams
- Opportunity to shape a new analytic product for an influential professional audience, with your byline.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
financial crime complianceinvestigative journalismfinancial intelligence analysismoney laundering typologiessanctions evasioncorruption schemesorganized crime networksbanking compliancefinancial intelligence unitsFATF standards
Soft skills
strong news judgmentability to synthesize expert inputconfident voiceauthoritative writingengagement with senior professionalsindependent workeffective collaborationpolished writing styleawareness of regulatory developmentsclarity in communication