Senior Manager, Ethics and Business Conduct Policy and Governance

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Date Published: 28 August 2026

Closing Date for Applications: 30 September 2026 at 4pm CEST.

About CGIAR

CGIAR has an ambitious agenda to deliver science and innovation and advance the transformation of food, land, and water systems to deliver diverse, healthy, safe, sufficient, and affordable diets, and ensure improved livelihoods and greater social equality. CGIAR operates as a matrix with each Center having its own governance and leadership structure operating alongside the integrated governance and leadership arrangements of CGIAR as a whole. 

About the position

The Compliance Senior Manager provides senior technical leadership to support the Integrated Partnership Ethics and Business Conduct (EBC) Executive in implementing and continuously improving the CGIAR Ethics and Business Conduct Framework. The role serves as the principal governance and policy advisor to the EBC Executive and leads the development of governance arrangements, operational guidance, reporting standards, capacity-building initiatives, and framework implementation activities across the Integrated Partnership. The position does not undertake case management, investigations, disciplinary decision-making, or employer-of-record responsibilities, which remain with Centers and the System Organization in accordance with the Escalation Framework.

The primary purpose of the role is to lead the design, governance, and operationalization of the Ethics and Business Conduct (EBC) Framework across CGIAR’s Integrated Partnership, establishing clear standards, procedures, and reporting approaches that ensure consistency, accountability, and effective oversight; drive policy development and continuous improvement, build capability across stakeholders, and ensure timely, high-quality governance materials inform decision-making by senior bodies and leadership.

Duties and Responsibilities

Purpose

• Lead implementation and continuous improvement of the EBC Escalation Framework, ensuring coherent, replicable, and comparable approaches across the Integrated Partnership.
• Design and maintain EBC governance structures, operating models, procedures, and standards to strengthen accountability and alignment with CGIAR-wide governance arrangements.
• Serve as principal technical authority for EBC policy and procedural development, drafting and maintaining standard operating procedures, guidance notes, reporting protocols, escalation tools, and governance procedures.
• Establish and maintain classification frameworks, reporting taxonomies, escalation decision matrices, and functional operating standards that enable robust analytics and oversight. · Provide strategic advice to the IP EBC Executive on governance risks, implementation challenges, and policy gaps, recommending solutions that strengthen effectiveness and integrity.
• Lead priority EBC strategic improvement initiatives and benchmarking reviews, ensuring recommendations are actionable and embedded into functional practices.

Engagement

• Coordinate and prepare high-quality governance reports and briefing materials for senior bodies (e.g., Integrated Partnership Board – Audit, Finance and Risk Committee; Audit and Oversight Committee; System Council; Group Leadership Team — please confirm official names), ensuring content reflects risks, trends, system maturity, and framework implementation progress.
• Coordinate the EBC function meetings, facilitate collaboration among Center EBC Leads, and promote consistency in interpretation and application of framework requirements.
• Engage governance and assurance stakeholders to align EBC processes with broader CGIAR governance arrangements and combined assurance expectations.
• Represent the IP EBC Executive in technical and working-level forums, as delegated, advancing shared understanding of policy and governance requirements.
• Build and sustain networks and communities of practice to share lessons learned and emerging good practice in ethics, compliance, and governance.

Delivery

• Deliver aggregated reporting, governance dashboards, maturity assessments, and implementation status reports, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and accessibility for decision-makers.
• Develop and roll out training strategies, materials, and outreach initiatives; support onboarding of EBC Leads and governance stakeholders to strengthen capability.
• Plan and manage strategic projects, including scopes, timelines, budgets, risks, and consultant deliverables, ensuring outputs meet quality standards and add value.
• Maintain authoritative repositories, tools, and templates for EBC policies and guidance, ensuring document control, traceability, and version integrity.
• Track and report progress on recommendations arising from governance and framework reviews, enabling continuous improvement and accountability.