Lead Ethics Specialist

About the Role

The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) is seeking a Lead Ethics Specialist to join its team in Jeddah. This contract position involves leading the development and implementation of proactive measures to reduce ethics violations, misconduct, fraud, and corruption within the Bank Group. The role focuses on ethics awareness, training, and contributing to the organization's learning and transformation into a knowledge-based institution.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and report on prevention activities and programs to ensure compliance with the Bank Group Code of Ethics.
• Handle complex, sensitive, and confidential assignments from the Director of the Department.
• Deliver ethics products and services to IsDB Group staff and provide oversight on the interpretation of the IsDB Group Code of Ethics and policies.
• Support the Director in developing and executing communications, training, education, and other prevention activities.
• Lead complex training and communications projects, including writing articles, giving presentations, and developing departmental communications.
• Oversee the preparation of annual reports and other written products for the Director.
• Assist in keeping IsDB Group Units informed on relevant ethics issues and oversee data analysis to identify trends and major issues.
• Recommend and implement policies, procedures, and targeted programs for the Department.
• Supervise consultants and oversee contracts as requested by the Director.
• Support activities related to allegations of staff misconduct and play a key role in reviewing and developing internal procedures and manuals for the Group Integrity and Ethics Department (GIED).
• Mainstream ethics in Bank Group policy documents and engage departments on lessons learned.
• Organize and oversee training, capacity building, awareness-raising, and sensitization activities, including developing materials for the prevention of staff misconduct.
• Lead the launch and implementation of the Financial Disclosure and Conflict of Interests Program.
• Undertake and report on staff misconduct investigations as assigned.
• Spearhead the identification and organization of collaborative partnerships with regional and international trainers for misconduct prevention programs.

Knowledge Management

• Lead the organization and implementation of meetings, workshops, and video conferences to promote dialogue on integrity, knowledge sharing, and ethics.
• Provide administrative and technical support to Bank Group staff on ethics issues during major events.
• Lead the preparation of a periodic newsletter on Ethics Prevention and Outreach Products.
• Prepare annual integrity and ethics reports and ensure their publication on the Bank’s website.
• Lead special initiatives/projects and undertake other ad hoc assignments as required by the Director.

Capacity Building and Advisory

• Lead, organize, and oversee the implementation of training, capacity building, awareness-raising, and sensitization activities for staff misconduct prevention.
• Lead in designing and developing innovative training tools and modules using data mining, media analyses, and compliance reviews.
• Lead the implementation of a Training and Awareness Plan for Bank Group staff.
• Advise IsDB Group Staff on the provisions of the IsDB Group Code of Ethics.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience is required for this role.

Work Type

This is a contract position based in Jeddah.