Regional Ethics and Integrity Officer (P)

The Regional Ethics and Integrity Officer will serve as the principal focal point on ethics matters for the Regional Office for East, Horn and Southern Africa, providing policy guidance, training, and support on ethical issues and IOM's Standards of Conduct. The role involves advising management and staff, conducting assessments of retaliation complaints, and promoting a culture of integrity across the region.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the principal focal point on ethics matters for the Regional Office for East, Horn and Southern Africa, ensuring effective communication and coordination with HQ and other offices.
• Undertake preliminary assessments of retaliation complaints based on relevant legal standards and evidence.
• Monitor international administrative law and policy developments relating to ethics and contribute to the review, revision, and drafting of IOM’s ethics-related policies, instructions, and guidelines.
• Advise management and staff on ethics matters, including application of the Standards of Conduct, conflicts of interest, reporting channels and whistleblower protections.
• Identify key ethics trends, risks and concerns in the assigned Region and adapt guidance and outreach initiatives and materials accordingly.
• Lead the design and implementation of an ethics capacity-building strategy for the assigned Region.
• Develop and conduct ethics trainings throughout the Region. Provide training of trainers and supervise and guide ethics facilitators in the Region to cascade trainings more broadly.
• Promote the further development and appropriate implementation of conflict-of-interest and annual disclosure requirements for IOM personnel, including senior management and other staff with resource management or procurement responsibilities.
• Contribute to ECO’s knowledge management tools and knowledge sharing initiatives, including case tracking systems and databases and the preparation of periodic reports and trend analyses to show the scope, relevance and impact of ECO's work.
• Support additional initiatives of ECO and OEP, including joint strategy, learning and outreach campaigns in coordination with Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment (PSEAH).
• Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Law or a related field from an accredited academic institution with five years of relevant professional experience; or, University degree in the above fields with at least seven years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience in the field of Ethics, Legal, Investigations, Compliance/Oversight or Dispute Resolution, preferably with a public international organization.
• Experience in reviewing allegations of misconduct, such as retaliation.
• Experience with policy analysis, review, revision, and drafting.
• Experience with ethics advice, decision-making and case work, including on potential misconduct, conflicts of interest, financial disclosure, and protection against retaliation.
• Experience in delivering trainings, outreach, and capacity building.
• Experience handling a heavy and diverse workload.
• Field experience, particularly within IOM, is a distinct advantage.
• Evidence of formal training or specialization in one of the following legal domains (whether as part of the university degree, or in addition thereto): international administrative law, employment law, litigation.
• Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible legal experience, preferably in international administrative law.
• Highest level of integrity, discretion, impartiality, and professionalism.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills on complex and sensitive matters.
• Ability to effectively handle and resolve ethical issues at organizational and individual levels.
• Ability to sustain integrity and consistency while working independently.
• Ability to carry out all inquiries objectively and neutrally.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, in both large and small settings.
• Ability to liaise with a wide range of counterparts, including high-level interlocutors.
• Resourcefulness and efficiency in managing commitments, handling multiple priorities, meeting deadlines and achieving results.
• Fluency in English is required (oral and written).
• Working knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is an advantage.

Skills

• Ethics Advice
• Legal Investigations
• Compliance Oversight
• Dispute Settlement
• Misconduct Review
• Policy Analysis
• Policy drafting
• Ethics and Integrity Training
• Capacity Building
• International Commercial Law
• Employment Law
• Litigation
• Case Management
• Conflict of Interest Management
• Financial Disclosure
• Retaliation Protection
• Inquiry Handling
• Written Communication
• Oral Communication
• Stakeholder Liaison

Languages

English