The African Union (AU) is a continental body consisting of the 55 member states that make up the countries of the African Continent. It was officially launched in 2002 as a successor to the Organization of African Unity (OAU, 1963-1999). We are an Integrated, Prosperous and Peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in the global arena.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Head, Ethics Division
Requisition ID: 1330
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Contract Type: Regular
Reports to: Director Ethics, Integrity & Standards
Directorate/Department/Organ: Ethics, Integrity & Standards
Division: Ethics
Number of Direct Reports: 1
Number of Indirect Reports: 1
Job Grade: P5
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
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.
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.
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.
Application Closing Date
31st March, 2023.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Note
- 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.
- Gender Mainstreaming: The AU Commission is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.