Ethics Director

Established in the region for 40 years, PwC has around 12,000 people in 12 countries across the region: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, the Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Our regional team operates across the Middle East bringing international experience delivered within the context of the region and its culture. We can bring the collective knowledge and experience of more than 370,000 people across the entire global PwC network in advisory, assurance and tax to help you find the value you are looking for.

Line of Service

Internal Firm Services

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

IFS - Internal Firm Services - Other

Management Level

Director

Job Description & Summary

About the Team

Our Ethics and Business Conduct specialists form part of the Middle East firm’s Risk & Quality team and report to the Firm’s Ethics & Compliance Leader. Our vision is to promote strong ethical behaviour and a trusted speak up culture so that our employees have a safe and positive experience in the workplace and at the same time we protect the Firm’s reputation. This focus on behaviours and business conduct is driven by our Purpose, our Values and our Code of Conduct. We work to achieve our vision by identifying current and emerging issues and risks as early as possible, raising their profile and discussing them with the right stakeholders, so that they can be mitigated and managed.

About the Role

The role is to lead the Ethics team reporting to the ME Ethics & Compliance Partner. This role provides an opportunity for a director to manage and raise awareness of Ethics and reputational risks relating to integrity, objectivity and business conduct and to gain exposure to stakeholders across the Firm at all levels.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to:

• Lead the Ethics & Investigations team, ensuring timely and objective investigations, reporting and documentation of all cases raised
• Conduct ethical investigations on staff related cases
• Be a key part of the ME Firm’s second line of defence, providing ethics guidance to individual partners and staff with a view to achieving a consistent approach to the application of the Code of Conduct
• Proactively manage the Firm’s reputational risk, considering the learnings from past events, identifying themes from current issues and anticipating the ethical implications of future developments in the Firm’s business and the external environment
• Manage the process and where appropriate, implement new ways of working, streamlined processes and template documentation in relation to ethics investigations
• Develop effective communications to partners and staff on Ethics matters within the Firm, including induction programmes, specific campaigns on topics, professional training and continuing professional development for all partners and staff
• Update, monitor and report against internal and external risk assessments and regulations
• Develop and maintain trusted relationships across the LoS, Internal Firm Services (IFS) and globally, including the ME Firm’s relationship with the Global Ethics communities
• Provide regular reporting and updates to the Ethics & Compliance Partner.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Experience of leading teams
• Strong experience of conducting investigations
• Track record of building strong relationships with a range of stakeholders
• Strong listening, investigative, report writing and analytical skills
• Experience or awareness of risk e.g. risk monitoring or risk and controls work
• Experience of designing and leading cultural awareness programmes
• Project management experience and strong organisational skills
• Understanding of risk and reputation
• Arabic speaker.

Education

Degrees/Field of Study required: Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accounting Practices, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Budget Monitoring, Business Ethics, Business Expansion, Coaching and Feedback, Code of Ethics, Communication, Compliance and Standards, Compliance Awareness, Compliance Oversight, Compliance Program Implementation, Compliance Review, Compliance Risk Assessment, Compliance Training, Corporate Compliance Programs, Creativity, Developing Policies and Guidelines, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Ethical Standards

Desired Languages

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Yes

Government Clearance Required?

Yes

Job Posting End Date