Head, Ethics Division
African Union
Lokasi pekerjaan
Addis Ababa
Status Pekerjaan
Waktu penuh
Detail Pekerjaan
AU Values
• Respect for Diversity and Team Work • Think Africa Above all
• Transparency and Accountability • Integrity and Impartiality
• Efficiency and Professionalism • Information and Knowledge Sharing
Organization Information
Reports to: Director Ethics, Integrity & Standards
Directorate/Department : Ethics, Integrity & Standards
Division : Ethics
Number of Direct Reports: 1
Number of Indirect Reports: 1
Number of Positions: 1
Job Grade: P5
Contract Type: Regular
Location: Addis Ababa,Ethiopia
Purpose of Job
To provide strategic leadership for the ensuring high standards of integrity in work processes required by the African Union and the established policies and procedures. .
Main Functions
• Manages and supervises employees within the Division with regard to the department goals objectives including performance evaluation.
• Designs strategies and policies consistent with the Department’s goal in order to address the pertinent issues in the relevant area.
• Contributes to the development of the departmental business continuity plan and ensure implementation at division level
• Manages risk within the Division and recommend mitigation strategies
• Designs and plans policy programs to achieve the strategies.
• Develops new and existing activities as components of the strategies and policies.
• Addresses problems in arising to current approaches to relevant area.
• Engages stakeholders in designing and implementing strategies.
• Represents the Division and explains its position at conferences.
• Mobilises funding to execute strategies and activities.
• Contributes to the preparation of periodic financial and budget execution reports and monitors budget execution at Division level.
• Ensures creation of an inspiring work environment to enable staff development and professional progression.
Specific Responsibilities
The Head of Ethics and Compliance has the following duties:
• Coordinates and oversees the implementation of the AU’s Code of Ethics and Conduct and relevant policies.
• Serves as focal person for Internal Ethics & improprieties, handling of allegations, complaints and conflict of interest.
• Formulates, revises, and disseminates ethics related policies in accordance with the common standards of conduct prescribed for all African Union staff members.
• Monitors the observance of ethics related policies by staff members of AU.
• Designs strategies and policies consistent with the AU’s goal in order to address the pertinent issues in the relevant area.
• Designs policy programs to achieve these strategies, as well as procedures for the implementation of ethics policies
• Oversees the organization of mandatory annual ethics training sessions, and ensures compliance with the Code and relevant African Union regulations and rules.
• Develops and reviews relevant policies strategies to enhance ethical compliance in all union Organs.
• Provides guidance on ethical compliance.
• Drafts Annual Ethics Report
• Participates in management meetings and provide ethical advice.
The Head of Ethics and Compliance’s specific areas of responsibility are:
• Implements ethics policies and provides guidance on ethical compliance
• Receives, inquires and addresses complaints falling within the remit of the Ethics Office
• Superintends ethical compliance with recruitment and procurement processes and reports to the Chief of Ethics;
• Provides, in collaboration with the Chief of Ethics, the annual mandatory ethics training;
• Develops, initiates, maintains, and revises policies and procedures for the general operation of the Ethics Office and its related activities to prevent illegal, unethical, or improper conduct;
• Collaborates with other departments to ensure compliance with relevant AU regulations and rules;
• Supervises Ethics Office staff members and report to the Chief of Ethics accordingly;
• Prepares, in consultation with the Chief of Ethics, Office work plan and annual budget;
• Prepares periodic reports on the status of implementation of the Code of Ethics and Conduct in the Union, relying on statistics of cases and maintains confidentiality of individual cases;
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the Ethics Office
Academic Requirements and Relevant Experience
• A Master’s Degree in Law, Public Policy, Public Administration, Governance, Corporate Ethics or related field with 12 years post qualification relevant work experience out of which 7 years should be at a managerial level with 5 in a supervisory role.
• Proven experience in policy formulation
Required Skills
• Leadership and innovative skills
• Communication, presenatation and report writing skills
• Planning and organizing skills
• Computer literacy
• Interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Ability to work in teams and maintain effective partnerships and working relations both internally and externally
• Proficiency in one of the AU working languages, fluency in another AU language is an added advantage
Leadership Competencies
Strategic Perspective:
Developing Others:
Change Management:
Managing Risk:
Core Competencies
Building relationships:
Foster Accountability Culture:
Learning Orientation:
Communicating with impact:
Functional Competencies
Conceptual thinking:
Job Knowledge and information sharing:
Drive for Results
Fosters Innovation:
TENURE OF APPOINTMENT:
The appointment will be made on a regular term contract for a period of three (3) years, of which the first twelve months shall be considered as a probationary period. Thereafter, the contract will be for a period of two years renewable, subject to satisfactory performance and deliverables.
GENDER MAINSTREAMING:
The AU Commission is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.
LANGUAGES:
Proficiency in one of the AU working languages (Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish) and fluency in another AU language is an added advantage
REMUNERATION:
Indicative basic salary of US$ 50,746.00 (P5 Step1) per annum plus other related entitlements e.g. Post adjustment ( 46% of basic salary), Housing allowance US$ 26,208.00 (per annum), and education allowance (100% of tuition and other education-related expenses for every eligible dependent up to a maximum of US$ 10,000.00 per child per annum), for internationally recruited staff and a maximum of $3,300 per child per annum for locally recruited staff.
Only candidates who have met all the requirements of the post and have been selected for an interview will be contacted.
Only applications registered online with a complete curriculum vitae (CV) attached will be considered.
The Africa Union is an equal-opportunity employer, and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Applications must be made not later than March 31, 2023.
Requisition ID: 1330
