Description
The Ethics & Integrity Specialist supports the Global Ethics function by helping design, implement, and monitor compliance processes that promote ethical business conduct and mitigate regulatory, legal, and reputational risks.
Responsibilities
- Support the global Ethics Officers and Analysts in conducting and documenting:
- Third Party Due Diligence
- Project Integrity Reviews
- Organisational conflict of Interest
- Gifts, Entertainment & Hospitality (GEH)
- Personal Conflict of Interest
- Conduct internal searches of WSP client, proposal, and project databases to identify existing or potential relationships and their mitigation processes.
- Support activities that mitigate any third-party risk because of Due Diligence findings.
- Perform external research using publicly available sources to gather information on projects, counterparties, and project locations.
- Knowledge about databases like Dow Jones, EXIGER, Companies Register etc.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
- 2-4 years of relevant professional experience preferably in Organisational Conflict of Interest, Quality Assurance, Due Diligence, KYC, Ethics & Compliance.
- Significant experience in preparing written reports and documents in English
- High level of attention to detail
- Intellectual curiosity and outstanding research skills
- Proven experience with Office 365 (majorly in MS Outlook, Word, Access and Excel)
Competencies
- Capability to conduct thorough systematic searches, document procedures and though in person engagements (via Teams) and produce results in clear and concise reports.
- Capability to conduct compliance, audits and assurance activities. Ability to provide clear and concise written findings.
- Show distinct analytical, strategic and critical thinking, work through ambiguity and be detail oriented.
- Highest level of ethical standard.
- Demonstrate sound judgment, tact, and decision-making ability, including the ability to challenge the business.
- Good time management, interpersonal, communication and organisational skills.
- Ability to understand and integrate cultural differences and motives and work in cross-cultural team.
- Highly self-motivated with the ability to work independently.
- Ability to optimise and find efficient methods to continuously improve the research and reporting procedures.
- Ability to scan through knowledge of corporate business structures, corporate family trees and corporate affiliations.
BGV
- Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (“BGV”) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.
- Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process , including documents uploaded , is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner.