US Ethics Investigation Manager

At National Grid, we light up the world by harnessing the unique strengths of our people. Join us as a Head of US Ethics Investigation and be part of a team that's driving forward the energy transition, creating a brighter, more sustainable future for all.

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National Grid is hiring a Head of US Ethics Investigation for our Ethics and Compliance team in Brooklyn, NY. This is a hybrid role.

National Grid is looking for a US Head of Ethics Investigations, a key role in the Global Ethics team reporting to the Director of Global Ethics.

The successful candidate will be a proactive individual who will be focused on improving existing processes and governance structures. The US Head of Ethics Investigations will manage a team of investigators, including overseeing their development and training, and resourcing work, while ensuring that cases are investigated accurately and within the timeframe expected.

In this role, you will be responsible for the management and oversight of the US Ethics Investigations team at National Grid. The key responsibilities include:
* Provide leadership and strategic direction to the US Ethics Investigations team.
* Accountable for the development, maintenance, and implementation of a systematic and structured Investigation Framework to deliver consistent and robust investigations.
* Accountable for the day-to-day management of the team and appropriately resourcing a team of professional investigative staff with sufficient knowledge, skills, experience, and professional qualifications to meet the requirements of the function.
* Lead on the triage of potential allegations together with the Case Intake Manager and allocate cases to an investigator based on expertise area and capacity.
* Ensure that cases are investigated and closed within the service level agreement (SLA) and in line with industry standards.
* Act as the central point of contact for any investigations allocated to the UK Ethics Investigations team.
* Conduct regular case review with investigators, together with the Case and Reporting Manager, to understand the status of each case, and flag issues that may cause delays to resolution.
* Ensure that investigation reports are fully completed in line with procedures and the investigation framework.
* Review and approve the Investigators' reports.
* Accountable for the development and training of Investigators to deliver consistent and robust investigations at the highest standard.
* Help facilitate a "safe-to-say" culture where employees feel comfortable to raise ethics and compliance concerns.
* Establish and maintain a strong working relationship with other key functions (Legal, HR, etc.) to facilitate investigations.
* Ensure the Investigation function's practices, procedures and tools are suitably secure with regards to confidentiality, Data Protection (GDPR) and information security standards.

* Professional experience managing ethics and/or compliance preferably in a corporate environment.
* Bachelor's degree preferred, together with relevant professional accreditations in investigations, ethics or compliance.
* Demonstrable track record of delivery by carrying out investigations with a minimum of 10 years of experience, or equivalent experience managing HR investigations as a HR professional.
* Ability to effectively prioritise and perform tasks while interfacing with multiple stakeholders.
* Service provider attitude and commitment supporting internal customers.
* Excellent analytical and agile reasoning skills.
* Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work well with a wide variety of stakeholders and capability to build effective working relationships.
* Excellent planning and organizational skills.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Credibility and gravitas with the ability to challenge senior people in the organization as part of investigations.

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