Senior Investigations Specialist

Job Purpose
Responsible for ensuring that unhindered investigations are conducted into allegations related to fraud, corruption, and misconduct involving IsDB Group Staff. The overall objective of the Senior Investigation Specialist is to conduct comprehensive investigations into allegations of fraud, corruption, misconduct, and other malpractices. The outcomes of these investigations are transmitted either to the Sanctions Committee under the Bank’s Sanctions Procedures or to the President and administered under the Bank's disciplinary framework; To review and analyze allegations and whistleblowing information to determine relevancy and reliability, conduct sensitive interviews and other investigative research activities as required.
Duties & Responsibilities*
Investigation Work*
- Monitor and report regularly to the Director, on planned activities and programs developed for investigative work, as well as the performance of any other tasks as instructed by the Director to ensure that operations financed by the Bank Group comply with Bank Group policies.
- Lead in controlling, tracking, and analyzing allegations, investigations, and findings
- Undertake and manage investigations and deliver the highest quality related investigative work product.
- Lead investigations into allegations of corruption fraud and misconduct concern Bank-wide activities and operations within and outside the Bank.
- Plan investigations determining investigation objectives, scope, criteria, and methodology to be used as well as staff and budget resources required to accomplish the assignment.
- Receive, screen, and investigate allegations or whistleblowing on Fraud, Corruption and malpractices or suspicions thereof, in the Bank and in activities financed by the Bank, assigned by the Director of the Department.
- Conduct field work, controlling evidence and data collection and reviewing documents and information gathered in the course of an investigation to ensure that investigation objectives are achieved; that evidence is protected and adequately support the findings, conclusions and recommendations of the investigation.
- Contribute to the processing of allegations of fraud and corruption and providing regular tracking to the Director of the Department.
- Prepare and edit required written outputs of the highest quality with logical and clear presentations of investigative findings.
- Conduct fraud risk assessment and prevention efforts in the Bank.
- Review the results of preliminary inquiry to determine availability of sufficient evidence of wrongful conduct or irregularity to warrant comprehensive investigation.
- Lead sensitive and complex interviews and investigations.
- Conclude decisions that are ethically based, transparent and take into account due process.
- Monitor the implementation of investigation recommendations to prevent reoccurrence of such irregularities and safeguard the assets and image of the Bank.
- Prepare Quarterly Activity Reports containing the status of allegations, preliminary reviews and assignment progress for the attention of the Director of the Department.
- Contribute to the preparation of the Annual Reports of the Department and other internal and external reporting.
- Operate procedures and mechanisms for ensuring confidentiality of the hotline facility, protection of the whistle-blowers and anonymous reporting of fraud and corruption within the Bank and in activities financed by the Bank in Regional Member Countries.
- Employ surveillance measures deemed necessary and reasonable for the furtherance of investigations.
- Report regularly to the Director of the Department on the allegations received, screened and their investigation status.
- Monitor the implementation of investigation recommendations and report the status to the Director of the Department.
- Recommend debarment and imposition of sanctions against individuals, firms and companies found to have engaged in corrupt practices.

**Reporting, Planning, and Monitoring**:

- Coordinate with other development partners and sister institutions for joint events.
- Establish appropriate deadlines and processes for ensuring work products of the highest standards
- Demonstrate strong organization skills namely in maintaining case files electronically in the Case Management System (CMS) and in hard copy.
- Ensure compliance with chain of custody procedures, maintaining case records, testimony and evidence.
- Prepare Investigation Reports relating to investigative findings, discuss and defend the findings, conclusions and recommendations.
- Review and edit outputs of investigators and quality control the substance and presentation of investigative findings.
- Prepare Referral Reports and Communications to national governments.
- Provide statistical analyses of both on-going and completed investigations.
- Formulate policies, guidelines, systems, procedures and tools related to Integrity and knowledge building, ensuring alignment with internationa