Anti-Corruption and Investigations Coordinator at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Job Description

These strategic locations have allowed NRC greater reach from the north and south parts of the North-East and North Central region and allowed NRC to contribute to bridging the gap between humanitarian aid and development cooperation, including by focusing on equitable access to basic services and strengthening the rights of displaced people and returnees. In addition to the Country Office and the above-mentioned Area Offices, NRC has sub-office structures in Monguno, Mubi, Pulka and Gwoza.

We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee. 

If you are those people, the Norwegian Refugee Council in Nigeria is looking for an enthusiastic and passionate Anti-corruption and Investigation Coordinator to join our team in Abuja, Federal Capital. The Anti-corruption and Investigation Coordinator will be responsible for supporting and conducting administrative investigations in Nigeria, in coordination with the Regional Specialist for Anti-Corruption and Investigations and mitigating against the need for future investigation through enrolling the Corruption Risk Mapping exercise across all units at country and field levels.  This position also calls for providing support to the other country offices in the Region. 

Job Responsibilities

Generic responsibilities 

• Training Delivery, together with the Risk and Compliance Team, deliver NRC’s anticorruption training sessions including induction for new staff at Country office, area and field offices, including local partners.
• Handling allegations, ensure a strategic and compliant approach to investigations procedures in accordance with NRC investigation routines and the investigation toolkit. 
• Support in Risk prevention, ensure that all units at country and field levels have their Corruption Risk Mapping (CRM) setup, monitored, updated and reported as per the CRM Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

Specific responsibilities 

• Manage Nigeria office investigations tracker and ensure it is updated with all received corruption allegations.
• Ensure Reporting Channels are updated and distributed across all sites where NRC operates in Nigeria. 
• With the support of the Regional Investigations Specialist and Risks and Compliance Manager, ensure the Corruption Risk Mapping is setup and running across NRC Nigeria office.
• Provide Corruption Risk Mapping monthly, quarterly and annual reports to the Country Management Group as per the CRM SoP.
• Ensure all received allegations are following the channeling process as per the investigations toolkit SoP.
• Ensure all investigations are compliant with the investigations toolkit. 
• Provide training, advice and guidance on anti-corruption, ensure compliance with anti-corruption policy.   
• Ensure all investigation reports are efficiently done and signed off as per the investigations toolkit SoP.
• Any other reasonable duties assigned by the supervisor.

Generic professional competencies for this position: 

• University degree in investigations, Finance and or Accounting, law or other related fields, or significant training and experience in the field of investigations
• Formal training and or certification in investigative methodology
• Knowledge of the local language highly desirable 
• At least 2 years’ relevant investigations and anti-corruption experience
• Excellent command of written and spoken English