Investigation Specialist (Quality Assurance)

Position Purpose

• Under the supervision of the Investigations Advisor, the primary role of the Investigations Specialist (Quality Assurance) is to help to ensure the high quality and legal sufficiency of investigation reports and other documents produced by the Investigation Section.
• UNDP adopts a portfolio approach to accommodate changing business needs and leverage linkages across interventions to achieve its strategic goals. Therefore, UNDP personnel are expected to work across units, functions, teams, and projects in multidisciplinary teams to enhance and enable horizontal collaboration.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure the high quality and legal sufficiency of investigation reports and other documents produced by the Investigation Section   
• Review selected reports and other work products prepared by OAI investigators for sufficiency of evidence, accuracy, legal conformity, coherence, and appropriateness of recommendations.
• Provide recommendations and suggest solutions on issues noted when reviewing investigation reports and other work products.
• Review evidence gathered during an investigation and ensure that citations to evidence in investigation reports and other documents are accurate and complete.
• Provide guidance in the drafting of investigation reports and managerial memoranda, ensuring that they are supported by and consistent with relevant information.
• Advise and support with the development of guidelines, templates, and Standard Operating Procedures to improve the quality of investigations and related documents.
• Advise and support in preparing summaries and reports relating to investigations and the work of OAI, for internal and external distribution.

Ensure efficient Client Services  

• Liaises with the Office of Legal Services (OLS), the Ethics Office, and other relevant offices in UNDP.
• Liaises with the investigation sections of other international organizations and with national anti-corruption and law enforcement agencies as appropriate.

Facilitate knowledge Management and other tasks 

• Contributes to the ongoing development of professional practices within OAI.
• Participates in the implementation of his/her personal learning and training development plan.
• Provide training to members of the Investigation Section designed to increase the quality of reports and other documents.
• Provide guidance to junior consultants and other junior team members.
• Act as a focal point on legal issues related to sexual exploitation abuse, and sexual harassment.
• Keep abreast of the jurisprudence of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal (UNDT) and United Nations Appeals Tribunal (UNAT) and advise members of the Investigations Section of relevant decisions.
• Conduct and participate in investigations as required.
• Performs other assignments or tasks as determined by the Investigations Advisor or Deputy Director (Investigations).

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Law or related field is required. OR
• A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• Minimum of 7 years (with master’s degree) or 9 years (with bachelor’s degree) of relevant experience in criminal, civil and/or administrative law.
• Substantial experience in writing and editing legal documents.
• Experience working in a role linked to the United Nations internal justice system is desirable.

Language:

• Fluency in English and French is required.
• Knowledge of other United Nations official languages is desirable.

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