Description

 

 

Selection Criteria

 

• Master’s degree or equivalent in law, criminology/criminal justice, or another relevant field. Professional training / investigator certification is highly desirable.

• A minimum of five (5) years of substantial professional experience in workplace investigations, corporate compliance, law, or a related field, which includes experience in addressing, investigating and/or resolving allegations of sexual harassment.  Knowledge about investigatory best practices in more than one relevant international public organization is desirable.

• Comprehensive knowledge, skills, and abilities regarding administrative investigation strategies, methodologies, and techniques.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work effectively in a team and/or task force as a participant or leader and with senior officials internally and collaboratively across departments.

• Excellent communications and presentations skills both oral and written; proven ability to clearly and concisely prepare, draft, present and discuss findings and recommendations at senior levels and to produce complex and compelling written reports.

• Excellent interviewing skills, including the ability to use active listening skills, focus interviews and to elicit critical information in a gentle and respectful manner from individuals feeling distressed.

• Ability to plan work and manage conflicting priorities within tight deadlines.

• Fluency in oral and written English; proficiency in one of the following languages is desirable: Spanish, Russian, French, Arabic, Indonesian, Chinese or Portuguese.

Investigative Competencies:

• Investigative Support. Ensures that all reliable and relevant information and evidence is obtained, reviewed, and analyzed in coordinating the investigation.

• Investigative Work-Product Management. Prepares, manages and delivers highest quality case and related investigative work products in a thorough and timely manner and meets appropriate deadlines.

• Investigative Knowledge. In-depth skill in developing and managing investigative strategies to include tasking of data collection and managing investigative planning alone or on a team.

• Investigative Prowess. In depth understanding of investigative framework and process to be followed and make recommendations when to continue or conclude the investigative process.

Values Competencies

• Commitment to innovation: learning and adopting to find better ways of doing things.
• Highest personal integrity and sound judgment with demonstrated ability to handle confidential matters in a discreet and respectful manner.
• Respect and compassion for individuals and the WBG, its mission, objectives and values.
• Commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion, and sensitivity to the WBG’s distinctive demographic and cross-cultural context and influences.
• Ability to work effectively in a team and build good work relations and ability to listen patiently and empathetically without forming hasty judgments.

General Competencies

• Independence: able to perform duties in an objective manner, with discretion towards sensitive or confidential information.
• Professional Maturity: demonstrates the ability to understand the importance of how behaviors and emotions can impact others and the success of the project or work.
• Deliver Results for Clients develops and implements solutions that show understanding of how clients and/or own work achieves results that are financially, environmentally and socially sustainable; shares new insights based on in-depth understanding of the client and recommends solutions for current and future needs of clients; holds self and team accountable for risk management and outcomes.
• Collaborate Within Teams and Across Boundaries collaborates across organizational boundaries, internally and externally with a sense of mutuality and respect; consistently engage others in open dialogue, brings out any conflicting viewpoints and incorporates viewpoints into solutions, giving credit where credit is due; leverage expertise of all team members to ensure successful outcomes; make choices and set priorities with a WBG corporate perspective in mind.
• Lead and Innovate: encourages and works with others to identify, incubate and implement relevant solutions; identify opportunities in changing circumstances and energize others to continuously improve, using intentional strategies to boost morale, team spirit, and productivity in context of WBG’s values and mission; help others to understand problems, client needs and the underlying context.
• Create, Apply and Share Knowledge: ensures systematic sharing of good practice and learning from lessons from across WBG, clients, and partners; is known across WBG in their subject area and is sought out by WBG colleagues to advise, peer review, or contribute to knowledge products of others; seeks mentoring opportunities with more experienced staff to deepen or strengthen professional knowledge and mentor junior staff; build networks across the WBG and as part of external professional groups/networks.

 

World Bank Group Core Competencies

The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.

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