Consultancy- Ethics Consultant, Ethics Office, UNFPA, New York

The UNFPA Ethics Office is an independent office that promotes and upholds ethical standards throughout the organization. Its responsibilities include providing confidential advice and guidance to staff on ethical issues; investigating allegations of retaliation; managing the organization’s financial disclosure programme, developing and implementing training programs on ethics and integrity, and communicating on current developments as they relate to ethical questions.

The consultant’s function include:

• Support the office’s outreach and communications functions.

This will include:

• Developing and implementing communications strategies to raise awareness on ethical issues for UNFPA personnel;
• Drafting and reviewing messages on behalf of the Ethics Office, including related content, e.g. videos;
• Leading the organization and execution of training and outreach events;
• Developing and maintaining online content; and
• Tracking and analyzing the effectiveness of communications campaigns
• Support the financial disclosure process.

This will include:

• Leading the first-level review of financial disclosure statements submitted by UNFPA personnel and escalate to the supervising Ethics Officer, where required;
• Ensuring completeness and clarity of submissions and following up as needed;
• Proposing mitigation measures to manage conflicts of interest;
• Reviewing related outside activity requests; and
• Developing and issuing communications to ensure compliance and respond to queries.
• Supporting the development of a new FDP platform.
• Support office management.

This will include:

• Developing systems and processes to ensure effective information management; and
• Reviewing existing office management procedures and tools and proposing improvements.

Deliverables:

Over the course of the consultancy, the selected candidate will specifically be responsible for:

Outreach and communication:

• Developing micro-ethics modules;
• Supporting the inter-agency campaign on ethics;
• Developing videos on ethics-related issues;
• Developing training materials;
• Conducting training sessions;

Financial disclosure:

• Reviewing financial disclosure statements for potential conflicts of interest;
• Analyzing reported information and resolve if possible;
• Liaising with Ethics Officer to resolve complex situations;
• Communicating with staff;
• Preparing reports and recommendations;
• Manage conflicts of interest;
• Maintain confidentiality of all reviewed information; and

Office Management

• Improving processes and systems for managing office’s record keeping;
• Creating new and streamlined intake mechanisms;
• Supporting the development of a new FDP platform.

Any Other Duties, As Required.

Required Expertise and Qualifications:

Education:

An Advanced University Degree in accounting, finance, business administration, law, human resources, public administration, communications, education, learning content design, or other related fields is required.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Some experience in project and programme management;
• Some experience in drafting, editing, and publishing official organization-wide communications pieces;
• Some experience with Google software for analytics, and data management;
• Strong analytical skills;
• Attention to detail;
• Excellent research and investigative skills;
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks;
• Proactive and creative working style;
• Experience with the UN or in a multinational context;
• Proficiency in Google and/or Mircosoft software and technology tools.

Languages:

Fluency in English, especially excellence in professional writing in English, is required. The knowledge of other official UN language(s) is desirable.

How to Apply:

Please send your application and a short letter of motivation with “Application as Ethics Consultant” as the subject line and email the documents to [email protected], by 29 January 2025, 12 AM EST.