Manager, Investigations – GL E

The Manager, Investigations, leads a multi-cultural team responsible for conducting administrative investigations of alleged breaches of Global Fund grant agreements and codes of conduct.

Key Responsibilities

Under the general supervision of the Head of Investigations, the Manager, Investigations will:

• Manage an investigation team and its assigned caseload through effective planning and prioritization of the team’s work, ensuring its completion within agreed timeframes, being accountable for the team’s outputs and its achievement of performance objectives.
• Manage the team’s assessment of allegations of diverse types of prohibited practices, including fraud, corruption and human rights abuses, and reviewing and validating recommendations for next steps.
• Provide guidance during preparation and review detailed investigation plans to ensure they include appropriate scoping, risk identification, approach, resourcing and impact considerations.
• Oversee the engagement of external consultants by the team by reviewing terms of reference, budgets, proposals and deliverables.
• Oversee the planning and conduct of, and when required, lead investigative in-country missions with a thorough understanding of the country, cultural context and geopolitical situation.
• Lead liaison with internal and external stakeholders, including the most senior in-country stakeholders, in a multi-cultural environment.
• Oversee appropriate evidence gathering by the team, including: relevant documentary, electronic and physical evidence; the planning and conduct of interviews; and the handling of sensitive and confidential information; leads the most sensitive interviews of complainants, witnesses, and subjects.
• Review draft findings to ensure that complex financial and other types of analysis of grant, financial, procurement, supply chain, emails and other records support evidence of wrongdoing, estimated losses / recoveries and root causes.
• Ensure the appropriate use of information technology and analysis tools.
• Review, edit and provide feedback on letters of findings, investigation reports and other written work to ensure that they are clear, concise and of high quality.
• Ensure that proposed AMAs / risk mitigating measures appropriately address the risks identified by the investigation. Lead negotiations and agree AMAs with the most senior Secretariat stakeholders, when required.
• Develop and deliver fraud awareness initiatives with program implementers and Secretariat country teams, including trends, lessons learned and best practices.
• Supervise the work of the team to ensure that investigation activities are delivered in accordance with the Investigation Unit’s SOPs, policies and quality standards, and with recognized international investigation standards. Mentor and identify team members’ developmental areas and ensure support is offered on an ongoing basis.
• Deputize for the Head of Investigations in their absence.

Subject to change by the Inspector General (IG) at any time at their sole discretion.

Experience

Essential:

• Strong track record of leading teams conducting investigations of complex administrative and / or criminal schemes including financial fraud, corruption, collusion and misuse of funds, preferably in a multi-cultural setting.
• Extensive experience in conducting and overseeing a wide range of core investigation management activities, including: case management; witness and suspect interviews; field missions; collection and analysis of evidence; presentation of findings; report writing; and complex and/or large-scale investigation planning.
• Strong analytical experience and exceptional experience in assessing evidence and intelligence and in evaluating fraud risks.
• Extensive experience in delivering clear and concise progress updates and in drafting, reviewing and editing high-quality, fully-supported investigation reports of investigative findings.

Desirable:

• Over seven years’ experience leading teams conducting investigations of complex administrative and / or criminal schemes including financial fraud, corruption, collusion and misuse of funds, preferably in a multi-cultural setting.
• Experience working with multiple sectors, such as international organizations, governments, civil society and the private sector in an international development context.
• Experience conducting and / overseeing investigative work related to procurement and supply chain frauds;
• Experience in mentoring other staff and supporting team development.
• Experience in leading internal projects and improvement initiatives.
• Financial investigation or forensic accounting experience;
• Experience working with analysis tools.
• Experience in understanding and applying provisions of contracts, such as grant agreements, and codes of conduct.
• Experience in conducting investigations of human rights violations.

Qualifications:

Essential:

• Advanced university degree in law, auditing, accounting, forensic accounting, finance, economics or other related fields; or
• A first level university degree with a relevant combination of academic qualifications and experience in a related field.

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Desirable:

• Formal credentials and certifications in the investigative field, such as Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) or similar.
• Formal professional training from an accredited provider in investigations, such as interviewing, forensic accounting, and evidentiary procedure.

Competencies

Languages:

An excellent knowledge of English and preferably a good working knowledge of French. Knowledge of other languages would be an asset an asset.

Organizational Competencies:

• Global Fund Awareness and Mindset
• Service Orientation
• Drive for Results
• Collaboration
• Interaction
• Adaptability

Functional Competencies (Global Fund Knowledge):

• Disease knowledge (Level 1)
• Business (Level 1)
• Operational Policy (Level 1)
• Procurement and Supply Chain (Level 1)
• Finance (Level 1)
• Risk (Level 1)

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Job Posting End Date

18 June 2024