Ethics and Compliance Specialist

Role Summary

The Ethics & Compliance Specialist (“ECS”) will be part of the Ethics & Compliance team at WSP. The role will be located in WSP India.  The ECS will be supporting the Ethics and Compliance UK and Ireland team, and Ethics & Compliance functions across UK and Ireland regional operations.  Occasional scopes of work in other regions or in support of global program may also be assigned from time to time based on E&C program need and ECS’ interests and skillset.

Responsibilities

• Support WSP UK’s E&C program by
  • Supporting the UK, RoI and Israel Ethics & Compliance Officer and Analyst in conducting and documenting Due Diligence and Project Integrity Reviews (e.g. High-Risk Countries, Clients and Third Parties).
  • Support activities that mitigate any third-party risk because of Due Diligence findings.
  • Maintenance of Project Integrity Review related Registers and Databases.
  • Conducting checks and compliance audits on Project Integrity Review mitigation steps.
  • Assist ongoing optimisation of Project Integrity Review related Standard Operating Procedures to promote efficient and effective management.
• Administering the Global and UK Ethics & Compliance Tools, such as:
  • Gifts, Entertainment and Hospitality Register
  • Personal COI Register
  • Organisational COI Registers
• Contribute to Risk, Ethics & Compliance Quarterly reporting by assisting with data collection.
• Support anticorruption risk assessment activities and ongoing risk reviews.
• Assisting in the creation of “Ethics Shares” for the wider UK business.
• Provide other administrative support functions to the Ethics & Compliance Team, UK as requested.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3-5 years of relevant professional experience preferably in Quality Assurance, Legal, Ethics & Compliance, Procurement, Audit or Risk
• Significant experience in preparing written reports and documents in English
• High level of attention to detail
• Intellectual curiosity and outstanding research skills
• High degree of comfort with databases and similar IT and data management systems
• Proven experience with Office 365 (majorly in MS Outlook, Word, Access and Excel)

Competencies

• Capability to conduct thorough systematic searches, document procedures and though in person engagements (via Teams) and produce results in clear and concise reports.
• Intellectual curiosity about business operational and reputational risk factors, such as geopolitics, human rights, legal case history and the news.
• Capability to conduct compliance, audits and assurance activities. Ability to provide clear and concise written findings.
• Show distinct analytical, strategic and critical thinking, work through ambiguity and be detail oriented.
• Highest level of ethical standard.
• Demonstrate sound judgment, tact, and decision-making ability, including the ability to challenge the business.
• Good time management, interpersonal, communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to understand and integrate cultural differences and motives and work in cross-cultural team.
• Highly self-motivated with the ability to work independently.
• Ability to optimise and find efficient methods to continuously improve the research and reporting procedures.
• Ability to scan through knowledge of corporate business structures, corporate family trees and corporate affiliations.
• Ability to learn how to navigate different systems and databases efficiently, including using Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) and similar tools.

Other Notable requirements

• Strong English language skills, written and verbal, are required.
• The flexibility of working with stakeholders in the UK region in suitable times.