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 involves supervising investigators at P3 level and other team members, completing their annual appraisals and recruiting team members.

Key responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day operational leadership of the HQ/LAC investigations team, managing the investigative portfolio, allocating cases, prioritizing workstreams and balancing workload
• Oversee overseas investigations, review and edit investigation reports, and personally lead complex, high-risk or sensitive cases
• Supervise investigators and other personnel, give performance feedback, coach and address underperformance, and ensure investigations follow international standards and UNDP legal and policy frameworks
• Ensure due process, confidentiality, information security and victim-centered approaches, especially in sensitive cases
• Oversee evidence collection, handling and safeguarding, including physical, digital and testimonial evidence, and maintain accurate case records
• Promote the use of investigative technologies, including case management systems, analytical software, open-source intelligence tools and AI-enabled solutions, and guide ethical use of AI and analytics
• Act as operational liaison with legal services, HR, ethics, procurement, management, regional offices and other international organizations, and advise policy managers on strengthening risk controls
• Plan and distribute the team's work, recruit personnel, and lead by example to build a supportive team culture
• Take part in knowledge management, risk assessment planning, and training and development plans, and attend regional or country-level meetings on fraud and control risk mitigation

Required profile

• Applicants must meet the eligibility criteria of the tiered application process indicated in the vacancy title
• Field work and mission travel are mandatory for the position
• Competencies include achieving results, thinking innovatively, learning continuously, adapting with agility, acting with determination, engaging and partnering, and enabling diversity and inclusion (Level 3)

Required skills

• Investigation management and investigative techniques, including investigative interviewing
• Collection and analysis of evidence, including seizure of documentary and electronic evidence and forensic analysis
• Knowledge of IT control frameworks and forensic investigation software
• Clear written and verbal communication, internal and external