Ethics Advisor

Education Requirements

Required

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in law, criminology, social sciences, public administration, human resources, investigations, corporate ethics, or related fields with 9 years of relevant experience OR
  
• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in any of the above or related fields with 7 years of relevant experience is required
  

Experience Requirements

Required

• Relevant experience is work in organizational ethics, OR law, including in either corporate compliance, personnel misconduct, investigations, employee relations or other ethics-related areas.
  
• Experience with legal or ethics-related document drafting and analysis is required.
  

Case management in relation to cases of protection against retaliation under guidance of the Director of the Ethics Office:

• Conduct preliminary (prima facie) reviews of whistleblower protection against retaliation cases, including speaking with reporters and other relevant parties and examining submitted documentation, requiring in-depth understanding of the UNOPS regulations, rules and policies as well as the international administrative legal framework and jurisprudence.
  
• Recommend and draft requests for measures to safeguard reporters’ interests while the review is ongoing.
  
• Where the preliminary review results in a determination of no prima facie retaliation, draft a formal memorandum to the reporter outlining the legal reasoning and analysis for the determination.
  
• Where the preliminary review results in a determination of prima facie retaliation, draft a formal memorandum to the Internal Audit and Investigations Group (IAIG), mandated to undertake the investigation into the retaliation allegation, detailing the allegations and conclusions.
  
• Upon receipt of the investigation report, make an independent review of the report and related to documentation, make a final determination of the case, and inform the reporter of the outcome.
  
• Draft recommendations on managerial intervention or corrective measures, where appropriate.
  
• Ensure and promote consistent ethical advice and compliance with ethics-related policies, especially the ones related to whistleblowing mechanisms and retaliation through the provision of advisory on sensitive cases.
  
• Consult and liaise with stakeholders, including Senior stakeholders as applicable, during the implementation phase of the revised whistleblower mechanism.
  
• Contribute to improving standard operating procedures and internal policies related to handling of protection against retaliation requests.
  
• Skills
  
• Case Management, Document Drafting, Employee Relations, Ethics, Legal Document Preparation