ɹˈɪtʃɚd ˈɔːlsoʊ hˈɛld ɐ pəzˈɪʃən æz wˈʌn ʌvðə dᵻɹˈɛktɚz ʌvðə dˈɪwən ˈæltˈiːɐlˌɛɾɚwˈʌnˈiːtˈuːfˈaɪvkjˈuːˌaɪmˈækɹˌɑːnkjˈuː ðə "bjˈʊɹɹoʊ ʌv vˌɛɹɪfɪkˈeɪʃən", ðɪ ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌvðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, ɹˈɛndɚd æz dwˈɑːnə də sˈɛkɹɛɾiz ɪn lˈætɪn ʌntˈɪl mˈɑːɹtʃ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən, wˌɪtʃ ɪz ðə lˈæst tˈaɪm hiː ɪz ɐtˈɛstᵻd ɪnðə sˈoːɹsᵻz.
Richard also held a position as one of the directors of the dīwān al-taḥqīq (the "bureau of verification", the executive department of the government, rendered as duana de secretis in Latin) until March 1187, which is the last time he is attested in the sources.