Director, Ethics and Compliance

Position Title:

Director, Ethics and Compliance

Position Type:
Regular Full-Time

Department:
Global Human Resources

Location:

Washington, DC or Nairobi, Kenya - Hybrid

Contact:
Corus International, (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).

U.S. Salary Range: $102,000 - $132,500 - $163,000

Kenya Salary Range:
Based on local country scale for position's level

Corus International provides a competitive, growth-oriented, yet fiscally responsible compensation program. When determining an offer for employment, multiple factors are considered including relevant years of experience, education, skills, internal equity, and budget. Our overall approach is to target the minimum to midpoint for starting salaries, based on these factors.

Additionally, Corus provides a comprehensive and competitive employee benefit package to protect our valued and dedicated staff and their families. Our benefits include three medical plan options with comprehensive prescription drug coverage, low-cost dental coverage with 100% paid vision insurance. Corus also provides a generous retirement plan and PTO to include vacation, sick, holiday, parental, jury, international travel, and bereavement leave;

employer-sponsored basic life/AD&D insurance; employee wellness incentives, and employee work/life balance and assistance programs.

Corus International is seeking a Director, Ethics & Compliance to join our Global Human Resources team. This position may be based at the Headquarters in Washington, DC or country office in Nairobi, Kenya (local nationals and TCNs considered).

Position Summary:

The Director, Ethics and Compliance reports directly to the Managing Director, People & Culture and will be a subject matter expert responsible for leading and driving an effective global ethics and compliance program across all Corus entities. The Director understands the complexity of crisis in fragile country contexts and ensures the organization operates in adherence to legal standards, regulatory requirements and internal policies while fostering a culture of ethical behavior and accountability.

The Director will collaborate extensively with Internal Audit, Finance, Global Human Resources, program and country office leaders, and other organizational leaders and engages with the Board's Audit and Risk and Finance Committees.

Responsibilities:

* Design, implement and manage an effective ethics and compliance framework; develop policies, processes and tools to ensure business activities comply with Corus' policies, donor rules, applicable government regulations and legislative requirements of the countries in which we operate; support the creation of a culture and working environment where everyone is aware of and feels responsible for maintaining an ethical organization.

* Oversee the Convercent Helpline and Case Manager system; design the system so that cases are appropriately triaged and assigned to relevant staff for follow-up; regularly monitor open cases and ensure all parties are using the system as designed for effective case management; and analyze data and provide metrics to leadership as requested.

* Where required, conduct thorough, timely and objective investigations and partner with other areas such as Internal Audit, Finance, Global Human Resources, Program and Risk Management. Develop corrective action plans to address identified issues and prevent recurrence.

* Build a network of in-county internal liaisons who are responsible for supporting ethics and compliance adherence across Corus entities, and provide coaching, technical subject matter expertise and staff training.

* Establish and manage relationships with external legal advisors in support of ethics and compliance investigation needs.

* Lead and conduct annual and ongoing ethics and compliance training, education, and communication for staff, partners and suppliers (to include appropriate use of Convercent, code of ethics policy, conflicts of interest, and PSEAH). Work with GHR to ensure relevant trainings are incorporated into the new hire onboarding program.

* Serve as a subject matter expert across the organization by providing oversight, direction, and support on the interpretation of rules and regulations.

* Oversee and enforce the Conflict of Interest and Gifts & Entertainment policies to ensure appropriate identification, evaluation, resolution and documentation of potential conflicts.

* In partnership with the Office of the COO and Finance, support risk management and internal audit initiatives including providing reports and data for the risk management register, presentations to leadership and/or the Board, and designing trainings in response to internal audit team findings.

* Stay abreast of standards and requirements, including all relevant laws, rules and industry standards and company practices and provide timely communications to those impacted.

* Undertake special projects and support other initiatives as directed.

Supervisory:

* This role has no direct reports but will indirectly manage…