Investigator jobs at United Nations

Position: Investigator at United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services

Roles and responsibilities

In addition to reporting to the Chief of Section in Entebbe, the Investigator will do the following specifications

• Participate in a team of investigators and coordinate investigative activities.
• Plan, organize, conduct and manage investigations of cases of alleged violations of United Nations Regulations and Rules, pertinent administrative issuances, or cases involving serious breaches of international humanitarian laws.
• Conduct interviews and obtain statements as well as analyze information.
• Also, search for, gather, record and preserve all potential or relevant pieces of evidence, including in electronic format, ensuring that all necessary evidence chains are established and maintained.
• Determine whether matters involve potential fraud, corruption, or other illegal or criminal conduct warranting referral to national authorities.
• Also, participate in briefing and planning conferences with investigation staff.
• Direct and conduct incident response activities. Similarly, undertake or oversee pre-response preparation, reception, and recording of incident information, informing appropriate persons/offices during and after response, planning for a response, and deployment to and control of the incident scene. Preservation of evidence and hand-over of the scene to authoritative persons.
• Implement and maintain established procedures to ensure professional competency and completeness throughout the investigation process.
• Similarly, develop or contribute to the development of processes to meet the investigation needs.
• Prepare complete and concise investigation reports and conducts post-investigation tasks.
• Furthermore, perform other duties as required.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree in law, international law, criminal investigations, police studies, or a related field. However, candidates with a bachelors degree with two years of additional qualifying work experience can also apply.
• In addition to that, a minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in investigatory work.
• Experience in international investigation activities is desirable. Similarly, experience in an international or multicultural public institution is desirable.
• Fluency in English is required and knowledge of French is desirable.