Lead Investigator at LIPTON Teas and Infusions

Purpose of Role

• The role is responsible for planning, organizing, conducting and managing investigations of cases of alleged sexual assault, sexual harassment, misconduct, mismanagement, embezzlement, misappropriation and waste of resources, fraud, theft, corruption, and any other violations of the Company’s Code of Business Principles and its Policies. 
• The Investigator must demonstrate knowledge and understating of various investigative tools to be employed in investigations and evidence gathering.
• S(he) must demonstrate the ability to analyze data to determine facts, determine findings and formulate recommended corrective measures and related disciplinary actions and have the capability of presenting the investigation report before disciplinary committees. 
• S(he) must demonstrate ability to present evidence in a logical, systematic and compelling format to enhance chances of conviction on a “balance of probability “evidential standard of.

Accountabilities 

PREVENTION

• Education and Awareness:
  • Support the Business Integrity Officer in education of employees / functional groups where required
  • Support the Business Integrity Officer in employee awareness and on-boarding
• Maintains an understanding of applicable local compliance laws / regulations and best practices
• Identification of Control Gaps through the investigation process and conducting of deep dives in conjunction with stakeholders and presenting the same to the Business Integrity Committee for adoption

DETECTION

• Identifying risks based on case trends and flagging the same to the Business Integrity Officer for mitigation. 

RESPONSE

 Investigations (breaches):

• Ensure all cases assigned to him/her are investigated and concluded in conformity with defined global standards
• Identify and escalate control and process failures to the Business Integrity Officer for escalation or action.
• Ensure proper investigation and documentation of cases of SGBV and other gender based/ human rights violations and abuses in the business.
• Conduct and/or assist in conducting interviews and evidence gathering activities, ensuring that necessary measures of protection and confidentiality for witnesses and victims of women’s human rights violations are implemented throughout and that the gender-specific impact of violations is assessed

Culpability and corrective actions

• Ensure that investigation reports point out culpability, negligent, malicious, collusive of employees and third party breach of code of Business principles
• Ensure that investigation reports point out operational, security and financial control gaps and provide closure or recommendations
• Ensure that all corrective actions have reasonable timelines

Disciplinary Action

• Support Human Resource and Business Integrity functions in the internal disciplinary processes including drafting of charges in relation to the breaches under the Code of Business Principles and its Polices and presentation of the investigation report to disciplinary hearing committees.

Criminal Prosecution

• Support the arrests, statement recording and compilation of criminal file at investigation agencies 
• Liaise with different law enforcement agencies to ensure that any code breach cases that amount to criminal offenses are prosecuted by the police.
• Collaborate and drive escalation of any delays in prosecution of sensitive high impact cases to leadership as well as Senior Police authorities

Court Attendance as Company Witness

• Attend court and give evidence as the Company’s witness in employment cases filed against the company in relation to disciplinary action arising out of Code Related Cases.
• Support police in bonding and coordinate support of witnesses to company cases 

Qualifications & Experience Required 

• Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Criminology, Law or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in investigation. A recognized counter-fraud or investigation qualification (e.g., law enforcement, CFE, Bar Admission) will be an added advantage. 
• Three years Relevant Experience in conducting sexual assault/ harassment, fraud, corruption, safeguarding and other types of investigations in challenging environments/ remote locations. 
• The ability to influence key stakeholders and to be an agent for change are essential in this role as is the ability to manage potentially sensitive and complex investigations.
• Proven ability to conduct complex human rights investigations, including expertise in monitoring and documenting SGBV and understanding of gender-specific protection concerns.
• Expertise in human rights and gender dimension of human rights
• Good analytical capacity.
• Solid knowledge in witness and victim protection and data protection.
• Demonstrated people management skills.
• Ability to speak and write in a clear manner including ability to draft a variety of reports.
• Excellent writing and communication skills

TRAVEL

As per the job/site requirements        

LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOR   

Leadership behaviors applicable for this role are listed below in order of importance:

• Agility – curious mind and discomfort with status quo
• Passion for high performance
• Personal mastery; Purpose and service 
• Talent catalyst Building talent and teams
• Business Acumen