Senior Investigator (Roster) at International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Core Functions/Responsibilities

• Lead and manage investigations and supervise a team of Investigators. Provide expert guidance to junior team members and ensure compliance with Standard Operating Procedures, policy frameworks, and best practices.
• Plan the strategy, procedures, and scope of, and organize and carry out office- and field-based investigations into allegations of violations of IOM’s policies, procedures, standards, guidelines, and applicable regulations and rules, in a timely and effective manner, in line with Standard Operating Procedures.
• Review and assess complaints and allegations, formulate and review investigation plans. 
• Plan, conduct and record interviews of staff and other involved parties, obtain, analyze and file potential documentary, electronic and forensic evidence and conduct investigative research.
• Prepare high-quality investigation and closure reports to present investigative results, prepare ad-hoc briefs and notes. Ensure the quality of investigation reports produced by supervisees.
• Conduct quality assurance reviews of written work products of colleagues, as required.
• Collaborate with other Investigators and staff members to achieve Organizational goals, in accordance with OIO Standard Operating Procedures and in compliance with Organizational Regulations and Rules. Regularly appraise progress of investigations and assess probable impact of investigation outcome relative to strategies.
• Develop and/or participate in outreach, training and awareness initiatives. 
• Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications and Experience

Education

• Master’s degree in Law, Criminology, Human Rights, Forensic Accounting, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with seven years of relevant professional experience in investigatory work; or
• University degree in the above fields with nine years of relevant professional experience in investigatory work.

Experience

• At least seven years of postgraduate progressively responsible professional experience related to administrative or criminal investigations;
• Experience in interviewing for the purpose of fact-finding is required;
• Previous experience in conducting investigations of an administrative nature with an international organization or NGO, international financing institution or similar, and working in developing countries is a distinct advantage; and, 
• Previous experience in investigating gender-based violence and/or sexual exploitation and abuse and/or sexual harassment and/or complex fraud is a distinct advantage.