Risk Management Senior Officer (Ethics and Compliance)

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is a United Nations entity responsible for infrastructure, procurement and project management (General Assembly Resolution 65/176 of 2010). Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development. UNOPS is a service provider, a technical advisor and an implementer of projects to support our partners.

UNOPS work seeks environmental, social and economic sustainability, which contributes to the progress of equity and the common good of the countries in which it operates, thus promoting the improvement of the living conditions of the most needy people. UNOPS has a presence in 23O countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LCR region). Our services, products and technical assistance comply with the principles of the public administration of transparency, equity, integrity, free competition, impartiality, morality, effectiveness, efficiency and respect for national institutions.

UNOPS Mexico Country Office supports different collaboration initiatives by the Government of Mexico that are aimed at the fight against corruption and promoting transparency in public management, as well as strengthening government actions in the areas of acquisitions, infrastructure and management of high impact projects in Mexico. The work requires strategic and operational perspectives, management of resources ensuring transparency, effectiveness and efficiency that promotes the development and continuous strengthening of internal management, in order to ensure high quality results, in accordance with the needs of the partner in Mexico. The objective of the most prominent project (PharmaMX) is to support the Government of Mexico in its effort to guarantee the right to health access to the largest number of inhabitants through the planning and management of the consolidated purchase of medicines (period 2021-2024), as well as assistance in the profiling of the system and model of consolidated purchase of medicines for the health sector of the Government of Mexico.

This role is part of the Mexico Country Office and is independent from the PharmaMX project, under the Programme area which is working on controlling and managing key internal and external risks with organizational-wide consequences, associated with the PharmaMX project. This involves an active collaboration with HQ function (Ethics & Compliance Office) and includes aspects linked to:

• personnel/vendor due diligence

• ensuring effective management and assurance of key risks associated with corruption, collusion, safeguarding, ethics, information security and supply chain

• implementation of risk management actions

• coordinating training and awareness efforts on the topics of all the relevant risks

• Advanced degree (master's degree) is required preferably in ethics, compliance, white collar crime or other related field.

• A bachelor's degree or equivalent in law, legal studies, ethics, auditing, risk management or similar may be accepted, in combination with two additional years of experience.

• Courses or other specific training related to ethics will be required for those who present a degree in areas not related to the position.

• At least 2 years of progressive experience in ethics roles is required, with a focus on white collar crime and/or anti-bribery and corruption, and/or corporate investigations and/or other contentious background.

• Experience participating in a corporate or organizational ethics/compliance program is required.

• Experience conducting or supporting corporate due diligence, inspections or investigation is required.

• Practical experience working or living in Mexico or Latin America is required.

• Proven experience in the area of ethical risks and regulatory compliance in the pharmaceutical and/or medical device sector is desirable.

• Experience working at UNOPS, the UN System or other international organizations is desirable.

• Fluent Spanish is required .

• An intermediate level of English is required.

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time (CET)
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• For retainer contracts, you must complete a few Mandatory Courses (around 4 hours) in your own time, before providing services to UNOPS.
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

Working with us

UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe. We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity

With over 4,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.