UK Head of Ethics Investigations

National Grid • Regular • Warwick, GB • £74k / year • 6m ago

The Opportunity

National Grid is looking for a UK Head of Ethics Investigations to join our team on a Full Time, Permanent basis!

This is a key role in the Global Ethics team reporting to the Director of Global Ethics. You will be responsible for the management and oversight of the UK Ethics Investigations team at National Grid

The successful candidate will be a proactive individual who will be focused on improving existing processes and governance structures. The UK Head of Ethics Investigations will manage a team of investigators, including overseeing their development and training, and resourcing work, while ensuring that cases are investigated accurately and within the timeframe expected.

What You'll Do

•   Provide leadership and strategic direction to the UK Ethics Investigations team.
•   Be accountable for the development, maintenance, and implementation of a systematic and structured Investigation Framework to deliver consistent and robust investigations.
•   Be accountable for the day-to-day management of the team and appropriately resourcing a team of professional investigative staff with sufficient knowledge, skills, experience, and professional qualifications to meet the requirements of the function.
•   Lead on the triage of potential allegations together with the Reporting Manager and allocate cases to an investigator based on expertise area and capacity.
•   Ensure that cases are investigated and closed within the service level agreement (SLA) and in line with industry standards.
•   Act as the central point of contact for any investigations allocated to function.
•   Conduct regular review with investigators, together with the Reporting Manager, to understand the status of each case, and flag issues that may cause delays to resolution.
•   Ensure that investigation reports are fully completed in line with procedures and the investigation framework.
•   Review and approve the investigators’ reports.
•   Be accountable for the development and training of Investigators to deliver consistent and robust investigations at the highest standard.
•   Help facilitate a “safe-to-say” culture where employees feel comfortable to raise ethics and compliance concerns.
•   Establish and maintain a strong working relationship with other key functions (Legal, HR, etc.) to facilitate investigations.
•   Ensure the Investigation function’s practices, procedures and tools are suitably secure with regards to confidentiality, Data Protection (GDPR) and information security standards.

About You

•   Professional experience managing ethics and/or compliance preferably in a corporate environment.
•   Bachelor’s degree preferred, together with relevant professional accreditations in investigations, ethics, or compliance.
•   Demonstrable track record of delivery by carrying out investigations or equivalent experience managing HR investigations as a HR professional.
•   Ability to effectively prioritise and perform tasks while interfacing with multiple stakeholders.
•   Service provider attitude and commitment supporting internal customers.
•   Proficient analytical and agile reasoning skills
•   Interpersonal skills, with the ability to work well with a wide variety of stakeholders and capability to build effective working relationships.
•   Knowledge in planning and organisational skills.
•   Proficient written and verbal communication skills
•   Credibility and gravitas with the ability to challenge senior people in the organisation as part of investigations.

What You'll Get

A competitive salary of up to £92,000 dependent on capability and experience.

• A full electronic company car or cash alternative
• An annual bonus of up to 20% and annual pay review.
• A generous pension scheme, double matched up to 6% of your salary each month
• 28 days’ annual leave plus the option to buy/sell up to 5 days per year.
• Life insurance – 10 x annual salary
• Flexible benefits (National Grid Share Incentive Plan, Salary Sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity plus many more)
• Financial support to help cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave – so long as it’s relevant to your role.
• Generous family friendly policies and family care benefits
• Access to numerous apps which support health, fitness and wellbeing.
• Opportunity to be part of our Employee Resource groups

More Information

• This role is offered on a Full Time, Permanent basis
• This role is a Hybrid role and will be based at our Warwick office. We envisage you will spend up to 2-3 days in the office.

This role closes on Monday 21st October 2024 however we strongly encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible. Applications will be actively reviewed and processed prior to the deadline.

About Us

Here at National Grid, we connect homes and businesses to power, making sure supply and demand match each other. We make sure the lights are on in schools, operating theatres, and sporting arenas; we’re thousands of people working on behalf of millions of people. And whatever your role, wherever you work with us, you’ll help us hit stretching targets and achieve our far-reaching goal: to secure, clean energy that supports our world far into the future. Here, you will be at the heart of energy.

At National Grid, we work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value, and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.

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