Transformative Sanctions-Risk Management Fellowship Program in the Financial Sector

Application Deadline: June 9, 2023

CRDF Global, in collaboration with Global Affairs Canada, presents an exceptional opportunity for compliance professionals from Latin America and the Caribbean. Embark on an enlightening, week-long fellowship journey in Washington, D.C., taking place from September 9 to September 15, 2023. The program will focus on sanctions risk management within the financial sector and the ever-evolving sphere of cryptocurrency exchanges.

This is your chance to engage with, and learn from, leading sanctions compliance specialists. The fellowship is designed to deepen your understanding of advanced sanctions, enabling you to effectively apply this knowledge within your own organizations. It aims to foster a robust culture of sanctions compliance.

The fellowship’s curriculum promises a diverse array of subjects, potentially including but not limited to advanced open-source investigative techniques, best practices for due diligence, Know-Your-Customer protocols, strategies for mitigating cryptocurrency exploitation risks, and more.

The program will feature enlightening presentations and engaging interactive exercises delivered by renowned experts in international sanctions, legalities, and cryptocurrency. These specialists hail from five organizations dedicated to researching and combating sanctions evasion attempts, thereby assisting financial institutions in minimizing the adverse impacts on their operations.

Funding Details Upon successful completion of a collaborative project aimed at sharing the week-long study tour’s insights with compliance professionals back home, each fellow will receive a generous grant of $2,000.

Eligibility Guidelines Ideal candidates are compliance professionals currently employed within traditional financial institutions or cryptocurrency exchanges. CRDF Global also welcomes applications from individuals whose current roles, although not strictly defined as compliance, significantly involve aspects of risk mitigation or consultancy within financial institutions. Your resume should clearly demonstrate the direct relevance of this training to your current role.

Applicants should be nationals of any of the following countries: Panama, Colombia, Argentina, Peru, The Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Cayman Islands, Mexico, Curaçao, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Lucia, Bermuda, or Antigua and Barbuda.

The application process requires a completed grant application form, which includes the submission of your resume and responses to three short-answer questions. Applicants must be open to traveling to Washington, D.C., USA for the specified program dates of September 9-15, 2023.

To discover more about this transformative opportunity, please visit CRDF Global’s official website.”