Ethics Manager X2 Global Grade 13 at Barloworld Equipment

• The role is responsible for ensuring timely, fair, and thorough investigations, promoting ethical awareness, and fostering a culture of integrity across the organisation.
• In addition, the Ethics Manager contributes to the development and implementation of ethics programmes, training initiatives, and trend analysis to proactively address ethical risks and support governance structures.
• Investigate and close all ethics tip-off reports within defined timelines:
• Complex matters: within 90 days
• Mid-tier matters: within 60 days
• Non-complex matters: within 30 days
• Bi-weekly reporting on the progress of all open and closed matters.
• Drive ethics awareness and training initiatives across the Division to promote a culture of integrity and compliance.
• Monitor and assess ethical culture through surveys, feedback mechanisms, and engagement with employees.
• Identify and analyse trends in reported non-compliances to inform proactive interventions and policy enhancements.
• Ensure compliance with legal obligations, including reporting of fraud and corruption under Section 34 of PRECCA.
• Engage and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective resolution and communication of investigation outcomes.
• Set the strategic direction for ethics management within the Division, aligned with Group values and governance frameworks.
• Lead the review and enhancement of ethics-related policies, procedures, and codes of conduct.
• Provide regular, high-quality ethics reports to governance committees, including trends, risks, and recommendations.
• Proactively identify emerging ethical risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Stay abreast of industry best practices and regulatory changes, ensuring continuous improvement of the ethics programme.
• End-to-end management of investigation life cycles on the Deloitte tip-off system.
• Development and application of tailored investigation methodologies for each reported non-compliance.
• Execution of internal investigations into breaches of company codes, policies, procedures, and controls, including data analytics and evidence collection.
• Support and oversight of external forensic investigations for complex and high-impact matters.
• Establishment and management of an external forensics panel to support divisional needs.
• Facilitation of weekly meetings with Group to review investigation status and secure necessary approvals.
• Root cause analysis of non-compliances, with integration of findings into corrective action plans.
• Packaging and submission of evidence demonstrating implementation of approved recommendations for Group review.
• Delivery of feedback on investigation outcomes to relevant stakeholders and affected employees.
• Trend analysis and reporting on non-compliance statistics and categories to governance committees.
• Legal reporting of fraud and corruption in accordance with PRECCA requirements.
• Testifying in internal and external enquiries on behalf of Barloworld Equipment.
• Design and delivery of ethics training and awareness programmes tailored to divisional needs.
• Monitoring and reporting on ethical culture indicators, including employee perceptions and behavioural
• Delivery of a comprehensive ethics programme that includes awareness, training, investigations, and culture assessments.
• Design and execution of ethics culture surveys or assessments, with actionable insights.
• Preparation of dashboards and reports for divisional and group governance structures.
• Measurement and reporting on the effectiveness of ethics training and awareness campaigns.
• Delivery of updated ethics policies and frameworks, approved by relevant governance bodies.
• Compilation of benchmarking reports comparing internal ethics practices with industry standards

Qualification, Experience and Competencies

Minimum Required Qualification:

• Appropriate bachelor’s degree (Accounting, Internal Audit, Risk Management, Forensics or Legal)

Preferred/Advantageous:

• Postgraduate Diploma in Compliance, Ethics or Forensics
• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
• Certified Ethics Officer
• Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional

Minimum Required Experience:

• Minimum of Five to Seven years’ experience in a related or similar role
• Two to Three years in a managerial role