Business Integrity Officer (BIO) at Unilever

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Business Integrity Officer (BIO)

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Employer: Unilever

Employment: Full-Time | Permanent

Place of Work: Addis Ababa - Ethiopia

Posted date: 2 years ago

Deadline: Submission date is over

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The Business Integrity Officer ? (?BIO?) supports local leaders, as owners of Code and business integrity risks inherent in their operations, to identify and mitigate these by reference to the Code and the tools that govern relations between Unilever and third parties. (S)he manages the Business Integrity Committee, ensuring robust oversight and governance for such matters, and is a respected and visible Go To person for the escalation of BI-related issues in the country.

The BIO must demonstrate the values, skills, judgment, drive, and influence needed to deploy Unilever?s Business Integrity framework, liaising with subject matter experts (SMEs), for optimal results consistent with the Unilever global Roadmap for Business Integrity. The BIO provides specific SME input in terms of advising on and investigating matters pertaining to anti-bribery, corruption (ABC), and trade sanctions rules and requirements arising as a result of relevant laws or practices.

The BIO is an important member of the global BI function and Africa legal team. (S)he reports to the Business Integrity Officer ? Sharon Gebhard who is based in the United Kingdom.

Essential roles and responsibilities include:

Leadership and strategy

• Develop and deploy a strategy that aligns with business goals and addresses local legal and regulatory implications;
• Lead country Business Integrity Committee; share trends, better practices, and lessons learned; and provide advice to leaders.

Lead investigations

• Lead investigations that are reported via hotline or internal channels. Develop investigation plans, identify appropriate investigative resources, conduct fact-finding procedures, identify issues and root causes, prepare investigation reports, and assure complete and accurate data in the matter management system;
• Provide advice and oversight to assigned investigators e.g. HR, Finance, and Operations to assure the quality of processes and outputs;
• Escalate matters as appropriate, provide recommendations on sanctions and mitigation actions; assure accountability, consistency, and timely execution of corrective actions.

Training and communications

• Execute the global plan, including online training and annual code declaration;
• Develop and deploy country training and communications to various stakeholders in the country, e.g. country/ site leaders, employees, third parties, and business partners;
• Work with stakeholders to assure new joiners, and employees from acquired entities are trained.
• Third-party compliance and country risk assessment
• Work with stakeholders to assure third-party compliance program, e.g. due diligence, and red flag mitigation, is implemented efficiently and effectively;
• Review and maintain the country risk profile to assure risks are aligned with the regulatory environment and internal trends.

Critical Success Factors for the Job

Key Skills / Experiences / Qualifications

• Bachelor?s degree is required
• Minimum 8 years of experience in related areas?
• Knowledge and experience in business integrity risk areas, e.g. US FCPA, UKBA and local bribery laws and regulations
• Demonstrated experience in a similar role in multinational corporation(s)
• Proven experience in conducting investigations in various areas like fraud, bribery, conflicts of interests, embezzlement, theft, etc
• Experience in effective management and monitoring of 3rd party compliance risks
• Strong reputation for integrity
• Focus on internal customers? needs, ability to provide practical recommendations and solutions
• Solid influencing and interpersonal skills in a matrix organization
• Good problem-solving skills, resilience, logical thinking, and ability to evaluate and simplify complex issues
• Ability to exercise good and independent judgment
• Managerial courage ? ability to raise potentially sensitive and tense issues when needed to all levels of managers
• Awareness of the current broader ethical agenda including sustainability, social responsibility, etc.
• Fluent in English and local language/s, excellent verbal and written communications skills, ability to communicate to all levels in the company

Unilever is an organization committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever, we are interested in every individual bringing their ?Whole Self? to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.

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