Business Integrity Officer at WTS Energy

Job Purpose

To support the Corporate Business Integrity Manager in protecting the Integrity of the company’s business by ensuring that the company policies and procedures are effectively implemented to minimize business interruption or financial loss caused by corruption, fraud, and unethical conduct, and then create and maintain a strong ethical culture in the company.

Main Responsibilities

• Document new fraud and ethics risks in the company, the oil and gas industry, and the jurisdiction the company operates and assist in developing a framework for effective management of the identified risks. 
• Review new and amended legislations and regulatory requirements to identify provisions that may impact the company’s corporate governance and ethics programs and support in reviewing the impacted or potentially impacted policies in line with the new or amended legislation or policies. 
• Assist in reviewing and ensuring adequate and timely updates of the company’s ethics policies in line with international best practices.
• Assist in facilitating the deployment and accessibility of fraud and ethics policies to employees via emails, intranet postings, and workstations of all staff to create awareness concerning integrity & ethics-related matters.
• Manage the company’s drop boxes for complaints/whistleblowing by logging the complaints/allegations received in the case management system and uploading all relevant documents relating to the case.
• Participate in conducting Fraud and Ethical Risk Assessments and ensure that the action party takes the necessary steps to mitigate the identified fraud and ethics risks.
• Perform due diligence on potential high-risk vendors as well as mergers and acquisitions to provide management with information that will aid their decision-making to either continue or discontinue the business relationships with the third party.
• Assist in the preparation and review of awareness, training, and campaign slides/materials and constantly update them on each of The company’s Corporate Governance Policies including but not limited to the Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Anti-Fraud, Gifts & Hospitality, Conflict of Interests and Whistleblowing policies.
• Manage and update the Business Integrity Intranet Page and database on SharePoint with all departmental policies, and procedures as well as any addendums and/or changes to the policies and procedures.
• Support the integration of The company subsidiaries and ventures into the company’s online annual corporate governance re/certification exercise, internal and external whistleblowing platforms, and general awareness, training, and campaign on the company’s Corporate Governance Policies.
• Participate in the conduct of investigation of suspected or actual fraud or misconduct cases received by Business Integrity and prepare detailed fair and unbiased reports of the highest standard. 

Educational Qualifications & Skills

• A Degree or equivalent in Law, Economics, Business Administration, Public Administration, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of substantial professional experience in compliance and ethical related works, investigative work relating to fraud and corruption in public or private/corporate sectors. 
• Certification in compliance and Ethics or related certification or professional membership of a Corporate Governance body in Nigeria is an added advantage. 
• Proficiency in computer applications such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Corel Draw, etc is also an advantage.