Principal Ethics & Integrity Officer (Monitoring & Legal Enforcement) – Ministry of Finance and Economic Development

REF NO. EIDC/4/6/3 I (32)

The Ethics and Integrity Directorate is a Government Department set up by the Asset and Liabilities Act of 2019, mandated to receive the declaration of interests, income, assets and liabilities of certain categories of persons; to monitor the interests, income, assets and liabilities of those persons for the purposes of preventing and detecting corruption, money laundering and the acquisition of property from proceeds of any other offence, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

In order to assist fulfil our mandate, we, therefore, seek the services of talented, self-driven, experienced and highly motivated citizens of Botswana to fill the following vacant position:

VACANCY CIRCULAR NO. 6 OF 2021

VACANCY:                  Principal Ethics & Integrity Officer (Monitoring & Legal Enforcement).

SALARY SCALE: D2 (P291 108.00-P321 012.00) per annum.

LEAVE:                        30 working days per annum.

QUALIFIED APPLICANTS PROFILE:

To be considered for appointment to this position, candidates must have a:

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB), or Degree in Accounting, Finance, Estate Management, or any other related field.

EXPERIENCE:

• Candidates must have at least ten (10) years post qualification experience, of which two (2) years should have been served at the D3 level.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

To analyse, verify and monitor Assets and Liabilities of Declarants and promote

compliance to the Act.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

1. Implements policies and procedures for assessing, analysing, verifying and monitoring declarations of interests, income, assets and liabilities.
2. Facilitates receipt, registration and safe custody of declarations of interests, income, assets and liabilities.
3. Recommends the issuance of notices to persons who fail to declare.
4. Analyses and verifies declarations to determine significant and unjustified changes in the interests, income, assets and liabilities of declarants.
5. Monitors declarations of Assets and Liabilities to detect corruption, money laundering or acquisition of property from proceeds of any other offence.
6. Recommends disclosures of relevant information to investigatory authorities in accordance with the Act.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

• Integrity and Trust
• Dealing with Ambiguity
• Innovation Management
• Conflict Management
• Managing Diversity
• Ethics and Values
• Problem Solving
• Decision Quality

BENEFITS:

1. Optional Contributory Medical Aid Scheme (Government pays 50% and Employee pays 50%).
2. Contributory Pension Fund Scheme (Government pays 15% and Employee pays 5%).
3. Housing Allowance at a fixed rate as determined by the Employer.
4. Scarce Skill Allowance will apply to qualifying candidates and will vary according to cadre and qualification.