Head, Ethics Division at the African Union (AU)

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.