Background Checks Officer

• Department: Operations / Verification Business Unit
• Reports to: Operations Lead / Chief Recruitment Officer (CRO)
• Work Arrangement: Hybrid (3 days onsite, 2 days remote)
• Experience Level: Junior to Mid-Level (Minimum 3 years of core verification experience)
• Compensation: ₦266,000 Net Monthly

Our Mission

At Estrada International Staffing Solutions (EISS), we are committed to delivering innovative and impactful human resource solutions that empower organizations and individuals worldwide. By combining global expertise with local insight, we ensure compliance, inclusivity, and sustainable workforce practices across diverse markets.

Our mission is to build trust, drive growth, and shape the future of work by consistently championing excellence in Human Capital Solutions. Behind every great placement or corporate partnership is a rock-solid layer of security, integrity, and trust.

How You'll Make an Impact

We are looking for a meticulous, highly disciplined Background Checks Officer to serve as the ultimate guardian of integrity for Estrada and our corporate clients. In this role, you are not just checking boxes; you are an investigative professional responsible for mitigating organizational risk and eliminating fraud.

You will own the administrative and operational execution of our verification engine. From cross-referencing educational credentials and previous employment histories to auditing criminal records and professional certifications, your work ensures that every vetting file is flawless. You are a process-integrity specialist who understands that a single oversight can compromise a client's security. If you have an uncompromising eye for detail, a persistent attitude, and thrive on turning raw checks into highly reliable verification reports under tight deadlines, you belong here.

What You'll Do

Core Verification Operations & Execution

• End-to-End Vetting Lifecycle: Manage the full lifecycle of background checks, including educational qualification verification, previous employment reference checks, address verifications, and credit history audits.
• Document Authenticity Auditing: Meticulously review and verify candidate-submitted credentials (certificates, transcripts, identity documents) to flag anomalies, omissions, or potential forgeries.
• Field Verification Coordination: Oversee and coordinate field verification officers or external agents executing physical address checks, ensuring quick turnarounds and data validity.

Stakeholder Engagement & Network Management

• Institutional Liaison: Build and maintain active, professional relationships with registries, corporate HR departments, law enforcement agencies, and academic institutions across Nigeria and globally to accelerate response timelines.
• Candidate Communication: Maintain professional, "candidate-centric" communication when requesting additional vetting documents or resolving discrepancies in their submissions.

Reporting, Quality Control & Compliance

• Verification Reporting Excellence: Champion the development of professional, data-backed Verification Reports. Ensure that all findings, discrepancies, or red flags are documented with absolute clarity, precision, and rationale for client review.
• Turnaround Time (TAT) Tracking: Actively track and monitor the velocity of all active verification mandates, identifying and resolving institutional bottlenecks to meet specific client SLAs.
• Process Compliance: Ensure the entire vetting journey rigorously adheres to EISS standard operating procedures, data privacy regulations (such as NDPR), and legal compliance frameworks.

What We're Looking For

Professional & Technical Strengths

• Academic Qualification: Bachelor’s degree (B.Sc) in Criminology, Sociology, Law, Business Administration, or any related Social Science discipline.
• Experience: Minimum 3 years of core, hands-on experience in corporate background checks, pre-employment screening, compliance, HR operations or risk-mitigation consulting.
• Technical Savvy: High proficiency in data management tools, verification databases, and advanced Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word) for report generation.
• Investigation & Research DNA: Excellent internet research skills and a natural knack for tracking down unverified data or hard-to-reach institutional contacts.

Leadership & Interpersonal Strengths

• Meticulous Eye for Detail: You have an uncompromising commitment to precision; a single misaligned date or typo in an identity file concerns you.
• High Professional Integrity: Absolute discretion and ethical standards when handling sensitive, confidential personal data.
• Persistence & Grit: You view a delayed institutional response as a prompt to find alternative channels. You possess the follow-up discipline required to get answers.
• Time & Pipeline Management: Exceptional organizational skills to juggle high volumes of verification requests simultaneously without dropping the ball on quality.