Summary
Date Posted: Saturday, April 29 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Senior HR Investigations Specialist, HR Investigations Team, Integrity & Ethics
We are looking for a Senior HR Investigations Specialist for a new role working within our Speak Up function in the Integrity & Ethics Department. You will work with the HR Investigations Team, responsible for overseeing case work You will support/deputise for the Head of HR Investigations, collaborate extensively with management teams and operational HR colleagues and work alongside the Anti-Fraud & Corruption and Safeguarding teams.
To be successful, you will have a combination of investigations experience and in-depth knowledge of operational HR matters and employment law principles. You will ensure that investigations into misconduct and power abuses are employee centric, compliant and align with our commitment to being a safe, feminist and anti-racist organisation in which to work. You will be experienced in conducting high quality investigations which may be sensitive and complex, assessing risk, working with internal and external stakeholders. Identifying themes and trends, and aware of diversity and discrimination issues, you will contribute to improving people management practice in the countries where Oxfam GB operates.
We are looking for someone who cares about Oxfam's mission to end poverty and is personally aligned to the values of empowerment, accountability and inclusion and our feminist principles. You will be comfortable working on your own initiative, also a good team player, and used to supervising and working collaboratively with others, giving advice and guidance and making decisions in complex and sometimes ambiguous situations. You will have good listening skills, excellent analytical and presentation skills, and be able to establish credibility, respond to challenges and coach and influence colleagues at all levels across the Oxfam GB community.

We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you. The role may be undertaken from the UK, or from a country where you have the legal right to live and work, and where Oxfam GB is also able to form a contract of employment.
This post is suitable for part-time working at a minimum of 28.8 hours across 4 days per week up to full-time hours across 5 days per week. On occasion, you may be required to work out of normal office hours for your location as we work across differing time zones and working weeks.
If you are based outside the UK, we will need to ensure it will be possible to form a contract if you are successful. Please note that Oxfam is not able to provide any relocation costs or visa sponsorship for this role.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding
Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
 
Job Experience:No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
If you would like an informal discussion about the role, or if you are based outside the UK, before submitting your application please contact Annabel Beach, Head of HR Investigations on abeach1@oxfam.org.uk 
As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and a Covering letter outlining how your skills and experience match the requirements of the role.

About us
Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.
Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.

A thriving diverse Oxfam:
It’s people power that brings about change. To play our part as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality, we need equality, diversity and inclusion across our community of staff, partners and volunteers. Together, we’re committed to becoming a more diverse workforce, better able to tackle the global challenges that face our world today.

To do that:
 We need to dismantle the unequal power structures that exist everywhere, this including Oxfam and the wider development and charity sectors.
 We need an inclusive Oxfam where everyone can bring who they are to our work and feels celebrated for the differences they bring.
 We want and need everyone, and that means we need you.

In response to Covid-19 if you are offered a role where you are required to travel between countries please ensure you have been briefed by the Hiring Manager about any changes to working or precautions you should take as part of your role.

 

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