Senior Ethics Specialist

About the Role

The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) is seeking a Senior Ethics Specialist to join its team in Jeddah. This contract-based role focuses on developing and implementing proactive measures to reduce ethics violations, misconduct, fraud, and corruption within the Bank Group. The specialist will contribute to organizational learning and the Bank Group’s transformation into a knowledge-based organization through ethics awareness and training initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and report on planned prevention activities and programs to ensure compliance with the Bank Group Code of Ethics.
• Provide policy support for the review and development of internal procedures and manuals for the Group Integrity and Ethics Department (GIED).
• Mainstream ethics into Bank policy documents and engage departments on lessons learned to improve integrity and ethics.
• Organize and oversee the implementation of training, capacity building, awareness-raising, and sensitization activities, including enhancing ethical conduct and preventing staff misconduct.
• Develop presentations and materials for awareness-raising and sensitization regarding staff misconduct prevention.
• Contribute to the launch and implementation of the Financial and Conflict of Interests Program.
• Undertake staff misconduct investigations as assigned and prepare corresponding reports.
• Identify and organize collaborative partnerships with regional and international trainers or capacity development experts for training programs.

Knowledge Management Contributions

• Contribute to the organization and implementation of meetings, workshops, and video conferences to promote dialogue on integrity, knowledge sharing, ethics, and development effectiveness.
• Provide administrative and technical support to Bank Group staff on ethics-related issues during major events.
• Contribute to the preparation of a periodic newsletter on Ethics Prevention and Outreach Products.
• Prepare annual integrity and ethics reports on departmental activities and assist in their publication.
• Contribute to special initiatives/projects and undertake ad hoc assignments as required.

Capacity Building and Advisory Functions

• Organize and oversee the implementation of training, capacity building, awareness-raising, and sensitization activities for the prevention of staff misconduct.
• Design and develop innovative training tools and modules using data mining, media analyses, and compliance reviews to enhance knowledge and expertise.
• Contribute to the implementation of a Training and Awareness Plan for Bank Group staff in misconduct prevention.
• Advise IsDB Group Staff on the provisions of the IsDB Group Code of Ethics.

Required Experience

Candidates should possess 8-10 years of relevant experience in ethics management, compliance, or a related field, with a focus on prevention, training, and investigations.