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Vacancy No.: UNAIDS/21/FT6
Title: Head of the Ethics Office
Grade: P5
Contract type: Fixed-term Appointment
Duration of contract: 2 years
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Date:
6 May 2021
Application Deadline:
22 May 2021
Vacancy Filled
Organization unit:
AI/OEX Executive Office (AI/OEX) /
AI/EXO Executive Office (AI/EXO)
Duty station:
Geneva Switzerland
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MANDATE OF THE DEPARTMENT:
The Executive Office (EXO) provides vision, leadership and inspiration to UNAIDS. It highlights and drives emerging issues, focuses areas of work and steers the organization - positioning it as a global leader on ending AIDS. In performing these functions, EXO facilitates communication and coordination within UNAIDS and with partners while serving as a reference and intelligence hub. EXO is responsible for maintaining effective management practices within the organization to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of its operations.
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Main tasks and Responsibilities of the Position:
The Ethics Officer is accountable for providing leadership on all matters relating to ethics in the UNAIDS Secretariat, and ensuring that staff members and other personnel (hereinafter 'staff') observe the highest standards of integrity. The Ethics Officer reports to the Executive Director, with day-to-day management by the Chief of Staff.
Working in close cooperation with relevant services (such as Human Resources Management, Planning Finance and Accountability, and the Ombudsman Office), the Ethics Officer's key responsibilities are to:
-Formulate, review and disseminate ethics-related policies, in coordination with relevant internal services, ensuring that UNAIDS policies and practices reinforce and promote the ethical standards called for under the UN Charter.
-Provide authoritative advice to both UNAIDS management and individual members of staff related to ethical issues (conflicts of interest, outside activities, etc.) in accordance with the common standards of conduct prescribed for all UN staff, and in coordination with relevant internal services.
-Help managers develop skills and capacity to deal with ethical matters.
-Raise staff awareness of expected ethical standards and behaviours, including development of training programmes on ethics and targeted outreach to country, regional and headquarters teams.
-Undertake the responsibilities assigned to him/her under the relevant policy to protect against retaliation, receive complaints, directly and/or through the Integrity Hotline, and facilitate resolution. Make a prima facie determination whether there is a credible case of retaliation or a threat of retaliation, and if appropriate refer cases to the WHO Office of Internal Oversight Services for further investigation.
-Develop and implement the UNAIDS Declaration of Interests Program.
-Liaise with UN System Ethics Network and related external organisations. Keep abreast with new developments and best practices in ethics and compliance programmes in order to ensure a continual enhancement of UNAIDS ethics standards and tools.
-Serve as focal point on sexual exploitation and abuse.
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| REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS |
Education:
Essential: Advanced university degree at Master's level or equivalent in law, international relations, administration, science and technology, or related fields. For internal candidates, a first university degree and 12 years of relevant professional experiences will be considered as equivalent. |
Competencies:
UNAIDS Values
1. Commitment to the AIDS response
2. Integrity
3. Respect for diversity
Core competencies
1. Working in teams
2. Communicating with impact
3. Applying expertise
4. Delivering results
5. Driving change and innovation
6. Being accountable
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Experience:
Essential: Ten years of professional experience, including substantive experience in corporate ethics and related fields, preferably in the international arena. Experience in the development and implementation of standards, policies, compliance frameworks and programs.
Desirable: Experience working with ethics and compliance in an international organization. Experience in dealing with ethical risks related to technology. |
Languages:
Essential: Advanced knowledge of English and a good working knowledge of French.
Desirable: Knowledge of other UN official languages.
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Additional Information:
The term of the Ethics Officer is limited to a fixed-term period of five years and may be extended for additional two years maximum. The selected candidate will not be eligible for any further employment at UNAIDS thereafter.
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Annual salary:
(Net of tax)
89837 USD at single rate
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Post Adjustment:
81 % of the figure(s) on the left side. This percentage is to be considered as indicative since variations may occur each month either upwards or downwards due to currency exchange rate fluctuations or inflation. |
Applicants will be required to take a test. Applicants will be contacted directly if selected for an interview. |
Applications from people living with HIV are particularly welcome. Applications from women and from nationals of non- and under-represented member states are particularly encouraged. |
Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to the Staff Regulations and Rules of the World Health Organization (WHO) adjusted, as necessary, to take into account the particular operational needs of UNAIDS, and any subsequent amendments.
Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
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Note: The paramount consideration in the appointment, transfer or promotion of staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity. The medical criterion for recruitment is fitness to work in the particular post. The United Nations HIV/AIDS Personnel Policy clearly stipulates that no staff and/or potential candidates shall be discriminated against on the basis of real or perceived HIV status. HIV infection, in itself, does not constitute lack of fitness to work. There is no obligation to disclose HIV-related personal information.
UNAIDS is committed to providing a work environment that respects the inherent dignity of all persons. UNAIDS has a responsibility to take all appropriate steps to prevent and respond to discrimination, abuse of authority, and harassment, including sexual harassment in the workplace or in connection with work. UNAIDS has zero tolerance towards abusive conduct. |
UNAIDS is committed to providing equity of access to employment, advancement and retention in UNAIDS, recognizing that it is in the interest of UNAIDS to recruit and maintain a diverse and skilled workforce that is representative of the diverse nature of society, which includes persons with disabilities. It is therefore the policy of UNAIDS to actively promote equity of access to employment opportunities within UNAIDS for persons with disabilities.
UNAIDS undertakes to provide reasonable accommodation necessary to enable a person with a disability to access employment opportunities, enter into and remain in employment within UNAIDS. The principle of reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, selection and appointment. |
Please visit UNAIDS's e-Recruitment website at: https://erecruit.unaids.org to review and apply to positions. The system provides instructions for online application procedures. |
All applicants are encouraged to apply online as soon as possible after the vacancy has been posted and well before the deadline stated in the vacancy announcement. |
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Vacancy Filled |
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