Ethics Officer

UNRWA - Headquarters, Amman - Jordanie

Description du poste

• Provision of ethics advice:

 Provide timely & confidential ethics advice & guidance to staff members;
 Manage the ethics helpline, monitor trends & conduct analysis into the root causes of ethical dilemmas for staff;
 Assist in the management of relevant confidential files & information;
 Conduct complex organizational, managerial &/or legal research;
 Consult & liaise with a number of Departments/Divisions/Sections/Offices &/or other parties, with regards to advice & requests, including Divisions within IOSD, Legal Office (Staff Assistance), Human Resources Department (HRD) & Department of Legal Affairs (DLA);

• Protection Against Retaliation (PaR) matters:

 Advise staff on the Agency's PaR policy & internal grievance mechanisms; conduct preliminary review of staff PaR requests & drafts prima facie case findings;
 Develop management recommendations, where appropriate;
 Engage with UNRWA internal justice system bodies on retaliation cases;
 Remediate situations when retaliation has occurred & effectuate consultation/resolution process; employ creative solutions to prevent retaliation & reduce instances of formal complaints;
• Provide assistance to develop ethics training materials & programmes; provide assistance to develop outreach materials & ensure engagement & outreach by the Office with all staff members; facilitate ethics training & outreach workshops, in close cooperation with HRD at Headquarters and Field Offices; assist in managing the implementation of ethics e-learning;
• Administer the Area Staff Outside Interest Disclosure Programme; provide guidance and advice to staff members on disclosure issues; review the disclosure form and bring potential conflicts of interest to the attention of the Chief, Ethics Office.
Desirable Qualifications
• Prior work experience with UN organizations;
• Experience in developing and providing training.

Additional Information:
The incumbent will be required to travel, as needed, in the Agency’s area of operations in the Middle East.
Equivalency:
When the minimum requirements are not fully met, Director of Human Resources, in consultation with the concerned supervisor may exceptionally substitute part of the unmet requirements with a combination of relevant academic qualifications, additional professional training and progressive relevant work experience.
NB: Work experience alone or formal qualifications with no relevant work experience are not considered an acceptable combination.
Conditions of Service :
The fixed term appointment is for 3 years including 1 year probation period. Monthly basic salary starting at JD 1010.80 plus special occupation allowance of 69.90% from the basic salary. Other benefits include monthly Provident Fund contribution (15% of basic salary paid by the Agency), compulsory medical insurance, 30 days of annual leave, and dependency allowance (if applicable).

Competencies
•Professionalism: Ability to conduct independent research to identify & analyses policy & practice issues & formulate options in making recommendations; knowledge of public sector or business ethics issues, policy & practice; knowledge of anti-corruption issues; demonstrated understanding of the importance of maintaining confidentiality; awareness of how to handle & maintain documents of evidentiary value; ability to conduct necessary fact-finding including interviews; demonstrates professional competence & mastery of subject matter; conscientious & efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines & achieving results; show persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations; take responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives & ensuring the equal participation of women & men in all areas of work;

Compétences

Professional Knowledge & Experience:
•Advanced university degree in law, public administration, human resources management or related area;
•A minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experience in law, corporate compliance, organizational ethics, staff misconduct & investigation, employee relations or other related fields;
•Excellent command of spoken & written English & Arabic.
•Communication: Speak & write clearly & effectively; listen to others, interpret messages from others & respond appropriately; tailor language, tone, style & format to match the audience; demonstrate openness in sharing information & keeping people informed;
•Client orientation: Consider all those to whom services are provided to be "clients" & seeks to see things from clients' point of view; establish & maintain productive partnerships with clients; identify clients' needs & match them to appropriate solutions; monitor ongoing developments inside & outside the clients' environment to keep informed & anticipate problems; Judgement/Decision-making: Identify key issues in complex situations; gather relevant information before making decisions; consider positive & negative impact of decisions before making them; propose courses of action or make recommendations based on all available information; check assumptions against facts;
•Integrity & leadership: Act with integrity & honesty in relationships with all stakeholders; serve as a role model that other people want to follow; resist pressure to compromise ethics; show the courage to make tough decisions or take unpopular stands;
•Computer skills: Good knowledge of MS Office applications.

A propos de la société

UNRWA is the United Nations agency responsible for the protection, care and human development of a population of some 5 million Palestine refugees living in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and the Syrian Arab Republic. UNRWA is committed to assisting Palestine refugees in maintaining a decent standard of living, acquiring appropriate knowledge and skills, enjoying the fullest possible extent of human rights, and leading a long and healthy life. UNRWA is the largest UN operation in the Middle East with more than 29,000 staff. Most of these staff are refugees themselves, working directly to benefit their communities - as teachers, doctors, nurses or social workers.

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