Senior Manager Integrity & Ethics

Job Summary:

At Corus, our mission is Working Together to End Poverty and Build Healthy Communities in those countries where there is the greatest need. Corus operates in 19 countries globally, involving multiple partnerships, challenging humanitarian and development contexts, and extensive geographic scope. Given its business context, the risk is an inherent part of Corus’s activities, and this requires Corus to have an effective risk management strategy to (a) manage risk to achieve its mission; (b) safeguard its staff, children, vulnerable adults, and beneficiaries from harm, abuse, and exploitation; and (c) safeguard the interests of its clients and donors.

Internal Audit & Enterprise Risk Management Department “IA/ERM”, provides independent and objective assurance and consulting activity that is guided by a philosophy of adding value to improve the organization’s operations by bringing a systematic and disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of the organization’s risk management and internal controls.

Corus is seeking a Senior Manager of Integrity & Ethics (SMIE) to support and manage its detection and prevention of fraud, support management in the correct oversight and investigation of all fraud, and to ensure all Corus staff are suitably training and kept up to date on countering fraud. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring fraud allegations are managed following internal and external best practices. Working closely with the director integrity & ethics, senior management, and directors, the post holder will be required to support the development of a strong integrity and ethics unit that supports management in the correct identification and mitigation of fraud risks and investigating all cases of fraud that would impede Corus from meeting its mission and objectives.

Supervisory/Responsibilities:

• None.

Duties/Responsibilities:

Willingness and ability to travel between 30% – 40%% of the time, possibly to remote regions which may include adverse conditions and/or disaster zones to carry out investigations located in global locations, ability to withstand extremes of temperature and altitude.

Reactive Fraud Management

Duties include:

• Management of the fraud reporting and case management system currently in operation at Corus, ensuring the system continues to meet the needs of the business as it develops and grows.
• Conduct fraud investigations and manage cases in line with internal standard operating procedures and actively seek to develop the entire function through continued assessment and improvement.
• Support all fraud liaison specialists across the organization in suitable fraud investigation and fraud risk mitigation strategies, acting as a mentor to help develop their skills and competencies.
• Manage complex fraud investigations, including developing investigations remotely, objective setting, and production of high caliber investigation outputs.
• Produce periodic reporting of fraud cases for management and the Board of Corus International.
• Production of quality investigation reports in a timely and concise manner; all relevant findings are supported by robust evidence that meets our high standards and stands up to the forensic challenge.

Proactive Fraud Management

Duties include:

• Responsible for managing systematic fraud risk assessment of Corus projects that forms the foundation of Corus’s Fraud Risk Management Program. This will help management decide how to allocate its fraud mitigation resources, including the design of preventive controls at field offices.
• Design and deliver fraud awareness training tailored to Corus’s operating context and covering relevant fraud topics (including case studies) and internal controls for staff in Country Offices, regional meetings, and other events.
• Design, development, and distribution of lessons learned from fraud; these will include lessons from Corus fraud cases as well as those reported in the operating environments where we work. The papers should be designed to support local management in the assessment of specific fraud risks that may affect operations.
• Think creatively, exploring, and recommending innovative approaches in delivering fraud risk and control services to Corus International.
• Serve as fraud subject matter expert for all country offices, HQ, compliance, internal audit, and risk teams.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Demonstratable experience in managing fraud investigation teams including the development of staffing skills and capabilities.
• Strong knowledge of USAID rules and regulations such as supplier’s compliance requirements, fraud and safeguarding management, experience working with other donors a plus.
• Extensive experience in managing and reporting on fraud investigations in high risk/conflict zones in an international setting.
• Knowledge of U.S. accounting standards for non-profit organizations required (GAAP), knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and International Accounting Standards (IAS) a plus.
• Fluency in English a must, French would be a plus
• Knowledge of applying fraud risk concepts to identify risk events to business objectives identifies business improvements and opportunities and effectively analyzes the cause-and-effect of relationships.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships in difficult environments and circumstances a must.
• Exceptional analytical and innovative problem-solving skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks under tight deadlines and competing priorities.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively with others at all levels of the organization.
• Effective presentation skills including the ability to successfully present complex subject matter to audiences without fraud and investigative experience.
• Exceptional client-service orientation.
• Superior analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional project management skills.
• Proven ability to coach and develop team members.
• A sincere interest in supporting the mission of Corus and upholding its core values.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree plus 7-8 years of related experience, or equivalent combination

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

Location:

• 700 Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21230, USA; or
• 1730 M Street, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20036, USA

Work authorization:

• U.S. citizenship or a valid U.S. work permit is an absolute requirement.

Work Remotely:

• Temporarily remote due to COVID-19

Corus International is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). As such, Corus makes employment decisions and provides equal employment opportunity without regard to an applicant’s or employee’s race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state and local laws. If you need a reasonable accommodation in the application or hiring process, please notify Corus’s Human Resources department.