Ethics Specialist, P-3, New York (6 months)

Contract

This is a P-3 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 5 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 140,639 USD and 184,155 USD.

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, commitment

The UNICEF Ethics Office was created at the end of 2007 under ST/SGB/2007/11 of 30 November 2007 in order to "cultivate and nurture a culture of ethics, integrity and accountability to enhance trust in and credibility of the United Nations". The mandate of the UNICEF Ethics Office is both staff facing and management facing. The staff facing aspects of the UNICEF Ethics Office are:

1. Develop standards, training, and education on ethics issues.
2. Give confidential advice & guidance as focal point for raising staff integrity awareness.
3. Take responsibility under Whistleblower Protection Policy against retaliation.
4. Administer financial disclosure program.

The management facing aspects of the UNICEF Ethics office are:

1. Provide guidance to management so that UNICEF rules, policies, procedures and practices reinforce and promote UN standards of integrity.
2. Provide an annual report on the activities of the Ethics Office to the Executive Director which is also shared with the Executive Board.

How can you make a difference?

The purpose and overall responsibility of the position is to provide comprehensive and seamless support to the Director of Ethics, within all areas covered by the mandate of UNICEF Ethics Office.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

Under the direct supervision and guidance of the Director of Ethics the incumbent is responsible for, but not necessarily limited to, the following assigned duties:

1. Provide accurate, timely and confidential advice and guidance to staff at all levels to ensure compliance with the UN Staff Regulations and Rules, relevant and applicable UNICEF Executive Directives and the Standards of Conduct for the International Civil Service.
2. Respond to individual consultations by UNICEF staff on ethical issues, including on conflicts of interest, the acceptance of gifts, outside employment and activities, the employment of relatives and other issues that might give rise to ethical concerns.
3. Administer the UNICEF Conflict of Interest and Financial Disclosure Program; provide guidance on issues that have been disclosed in order to prevent or manage possible conflicts of interest.
4. Assist in the development of new policies in the ethics, integrity and compliance field and ensure that existing policies are up to date and in line with best practices.
5. To the extent applicable, provide input and comments on the UNICEF Global Staff Survey, monitor trends and conduct an analysis into the underlying causes of ethical dilemmas for staff and workplace conflict.
6. Develop training and outreach materials, as well as plan and conduct training activities in UNICEF/HQ and country offices and centers, to help raise staff awareness of ethical standards and expected behavior inside and outside the workplace.
7. Assist the Director of Ethics in the management of complaints of protection against retaliation.
8. Assist in the preparation of the Annual Report of the UNICEF Ethics Office and other briefing documents.
9. Perform any other related duties, as assigned.

The efficiency and efficacy of the incumbent will provide crucial support to the Director of Ethics, in meeting the ongoing demands of the Ethics Office function. This will help free up capacity for the Director of Ethics, in order to have a stronger focus on strategic planning, thereby continuously moving forward the Ethics Office function and agenda. This in turn will ultimately help enhance trust in and credibility of UNICEF and the United Nations, contribute to protecting UNICEF against reputational risk and against the risk of losing donor funding.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in law, ethics, auditing, public or business administration, social sciences or a related field from a recognized institution. *A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.
• A minimum of five years of combined national and international progressively responsible experience in organizational ethics, law, corporate compliance, auditing, governance, anti-corruption activities or employee relations.
• Previous experience in a U.N. or other international organization would be an asset.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

■ Build and maintain partnerships (level 1) ■ Demonstrate self-awareness and ethical awareness (level 1) ■ Drive to achieve results for impact (level 1) ■ Innovate and embrace change (level 1) ■ Manage ambiguity and complexity (level 1) ■ Think and act strategically (level 1) ■ Work collaboratively with others (level 1)

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

Remarks:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

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Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.