Investigations Team Lead, Headquarters / Latin America and Caribbean

About the role

The Office of Audit and Investigations (OAI) of UNDP carries out internal audit and investigations, including misconduct investigations and compliance reviews of social and environmental policies. The Investigations Team Lead (HQ/LAC) functionally reports to the Chief, Investigations, Unit 1, under the Deputy Director (Investigations), and oversees investigations relating to UNDP Headquarters and the Latin America and Caribbean region. The post is open to Tier 0, 1 and 2 applicants.

Key responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day operational leadership of the HQ/LAC investigations team, including investigators at P3 level, and supervise and appraise their performance.
• Manage the investigative portfolio: allocate cases, prioritize workstreams, balance workload and monitor progress, escalating risks and capacity issues to the Chief.
• Oversee investigations, including overseas ones, and personally lead complex, high-risk or sensitive cases while giving technical direction to others.
• Review and edit investigation reports and documents, and recommend case closures.
• Ensure investigations follow international standards, UNDP legal and policy frameworks and OAI guidelines, with due process, confidentiality and victim-centered approaches.
• Oversee evidence collection, handling and safeguarding, and promote the use of case management systems, analytical software and AI tools.
• Liaise with legal services, HR, ethics, procurement, regional offices, other international organizations and national anti-corruption and law enforcement agencies.
• Contribute to risk assessment, knowledge management, training and the development of professional practices within OAI.

Required profile

• Eligible as Tier 0, 1 or 2 applicant under the tiered application process.
• Ability to work across units and functions in multidisciplinary teams.
• Supervisory and managerial experience, including recruiting and appraising team members.

Required skills

• Investigation management and investigative techniques, including investigative interviewing and evidence collection and analysis.
• Use of forensic investigation software, IT control frameworks and open-source research.
• Clear written and verbal communication.