Senior Manager, Ethics and Business Conduct Policy and Governance
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Nairobi, Kenya
KES 450,000 – 700,000/moEst.
On-siteFull-timeSeniorPosted 1 months ago
What you bring
Education, Certifications and Training
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; Master's degree is preferred.
Formal professional membership or accreditation in governance and ethics or related field is desirable.
Experience
Progressively responsible experience in ethics, compliance, governance, policy development, risk management, oversight, or related functions within an international or similarly complex organization is required.
Demonstrated experience preparing governance reports, briefing materials, and presenting recommendations to executive leadership, boards, committees, or other senior governance bodies is required.
Experience working with boards, governing bodies, audit and risk committees, or comparable oversight structures in an international organization is desirable.
Core Competencies
Accountability: Takes accountability for actions and their impact on organizational success, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery of team, project or program outcomes. Shapes organizational policies to uphold and reflect high ethical standards.
Collaboration and Communication: Expresses ideas clearly and confidently, tailoring messages to the audience, adapting responses based on verbal and nonverbal cues to ensure mutual understanding. Actively seeks participation and collaboration promoting dialogue and shared understanding in discussions. Encourages cross-functional collaboration in shaping plans and decisions.
Respect and Inclusion: Builds a positive, inclusive work environment through proactive communication and cultural sensitivity. Leads initiatives to enhance engagement and inclusion, fostering healthy relationships and maintaining perspective in challenging situations.
Results and Impact Orientation: Establishes high-performance standards and commits to quality, excellence, and continuous learning and adapts strategies as needed. Develops, plans and implements strategies, sets realistic goals, and leads cross-functional teams to achieve organizational goals.
Functional and Technical Competencies
Analytical, Critical and Systems Thinking: Delivers strategic recommendations, leverages systems thinking to foster innovation and adaptability, and integrates complex interconnections across functions and programs.
Knowledge Management: Fosters a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous learning, leads knowledge management initiatives, and measures and evaluates the success of knowledge management initiatives on organizational performance, gathering feedback and curating insights to strengthen the work.
Monitoring and Reporting: Prioritizes critical monitoring information needs and designs integrated monitoring solutions using various tools and platforms; provides actionable insights for decision-making and leads the writing of comprehensive reports that integrate diverse insights and data.
Compliance and Quality Assurance: Addresses policy or compliance gaps, ensures compliance with new legislation while maintaining a strong understanding of (donor) policies, compliance requirements, and organizational sustainability; establishes, implements, and monitors quality standards.
Problem Solving: Effectively identifies risks, facilitates collaborative problem-solving and evaluates diverse solutions while remaining open to alternative approaches.
Leadership and Management Competencies
Managing Team Dynamics: Uses emotional intelligence to build trust and positive relationships with team members and stakeholders, handling challenges with empathy. Mentors and supports colleagues by fostering a safe space for learning, setting and assessing clear performance goals aligned with organizational growth and providing constructive feedback to support professional development. Encourages and promotes personal and team responsibility for well-being, health and safety in the workplace, inspires proactive action to ensure safe and inclusive practices, building mutual trust.
Strategic Leadership: Builds trust and respect by actively engaging with stakeholders, responding to their needs, aligning innovation strategies with stakeholder priorities, keeping them informed of developments, and driving collaborative efforts. Leads and supports change initiatives by inspiring adaptability, addressing barriers, monitoring progress and using proactive consultation and engagement approaches. Anticipates and evaluates risks within team(s) or function(s), ensuring alignment with business goals and compliance requirements, implements proactive risk mitigation strategies. Demonstrates commitment to the organization's vision and mission by aligning contributions with organizational goals and balancing short- and long-term objectives in decision-making and introducing and adapting to emerging technologies.
Languages
Fluency in English is essential to communicate in writing and speaking.
A working knowledge of an additional language is an advantage.
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