Leadership and Management

• Lead PATH’s Investigation team, fostering a culture of integrity, accountability, and excellence.
• Develop, implement and deliver strategic plans for the investigation function, aligning with PATH’s overall mission and goals.
• Proficient leadership and team management skills, including the ability to motivate, mentor, and develop team members.
• Play a key role with senior leadership to identify and address potential risks and vulnerabilities within the organization.
• Represent the investigation function in cross-functional and organizational strategic initiatives, contributing to enterprise-wide projects with an impact on PATH’s operations and reputation.
• Create and deliver concise reporting to executive level stakeholders and board committees as requested.

Investigations

• Mange the day-to-day operations of the Investigations team including workloads, investigation priorities, key stakeholder engagement and consultants as necessary.
• In conjunction with the Investigations team, conduct high-quality investigations of policy violations and allegations of wrongdoing related to financial fraud, corruption, ethics and compliance, safeguarding, workplace bullying, and other related matters as directed by leadership.
• Partner with PATH legal team and other business partners with the collection, organization, and preparation of data and case information for review and analysis in legal matters, regulatory filings, law enforcement referrals, and cross-functional investigations.
• Ensure complex financial fraud and safeguarding investigations come to a successful conclusion, providing clear and concise findings and recommendations through sufficiently detailed written reports and fit-for-purpose management briefings to enable corrective action planning.
• Review and assess allegations including conducting appropriate debriefing interviews, communicating with the complainant, and counterpart operational colleagues.
• Conduct investigative research, including financial records, procurement documents, and database searches.
• Oversee the formulation of detailed investigation plans and strategies with a summary of case facts and findings to date, chronology of events, witness lists, sequence of investigative activities, and operational logistics.
• Lead investigative missions to collect and organize relevant documentary and electronic information, including witness and subject interviews, and preparing and securing signed witness attestations.
• Manage intake of investigations in a timely manner, making critical decisions as needed, triaging priorities and assigning tasks to Investigations team members, other appropriate colleagues and business partners, as well as trusted external partners as needed.

Training and Awareness

• Craft guidance and ensure it is available to internal and external stakeholders regarding guidelines, principles, and practices of investigations, acting as an ambassador to foster trust and respect for the process.
• Oversee and contribute to the development of education, training, and awareness-building activities as part of a fraud and misconduct prevention program.
• Act as main point of contact for business and program partners to develop and maintain strong collaboration, and to gather knowledge to strengthen processes and develop resources for a culture of integrity.
• Identify process improvements from lessons learned from investigations to inform training and outreach programs and, in partnership with business partners, to strengthen PATH’s internal controls environment.
• Lead and/or contribute to special projects with an enterprise-wide impact requiring guidance and direction from an investigations perspective and participate in cross-functional and organizational strategic initiatives.

Management and Metrics

• Identity efficiencies within the investigations process to design and execute strategic process improvements to maximize the efficiency of the Investigations team.
• Develop reporting metrics within Resolver and PowerBI to evaluate risks and trends across the organization in partnership with key stakeholders.
• Identify and manage external investigators as needed.
• Advise and maintain appropriate communications with senior management, legal counsel, and key stakeholders.
• Establish key metrics and outcomes regarding investigations, providing regular reports to PATH’s Executive Team and senior leadership.

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, such as finance, forensic accounting, audit, crime or law and a minimum of ten years’ experience conducting safeguarding and complex fraud investigations related to financial, corruption, and procurement fraud.
• A minimum of five years’ experience leading, managing, and motivating teams required.  
• Experience working in a complex, matrixed global organization; international NGO experience including with regulatory and legal requirements of grants and contracts funded by government agencies (such as USAID, FCDO, etc.) and private foundations and donors strongly preferred.
• Strong ethics, integrity, and discretion in handling confidential information appropriately.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English required; analogous skills in French preferred.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally on short notice as needed. Must be willing to travel up to 25%.
• Proven ability to explain complex concepts to employees at all levels of the organization.
• Proven ability to stand apart from one’s own cultural context, and to evaluate evidence and make recommendations from a neutral, fact-based perspective.
• Outstanding qualitative analytical skills: experience using both quantitative and qualitative information to support findings and recommendations.
• Strong working knowledge of internal investigation procedures, techniques, and case management systems.
• Good working knowledge of safeguarding principles, corruption risk management, and effective internal controls.
• High technical competency with current technology in the investigation field; able to recommend and incorporate new technologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Experience in conducting interviews, in person, by video, and by phone.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and complete cases or projects in a timely manner in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Ability to work extended hours and to be flexible to accommodate multiple time zones as needed.
• Internationally recognized and relevant certifications such as SEAH Certification, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified or Chartered Accountant, Certified Information Privacy Professional, and knowledge of US and international privacy law highly desirable.
• Experience working as part of a forensic team using fraud detection technologies and data analysis tools preferred.
• Strong knowledge of international investigation standards (CII, CHS).
• Must have legal authorization to work in Kenya.