SECONDMENT - Head of Confidentiality and Due Diligence Desk

The Head of Confidentiality and Due Diligence Desk leads the Confidentiality Desk within INTERPOL's Office of Internal Oversight. The role involves managing vetting procedures, due diligence of partners, and confidential information workflow, ensuring compliance with the INTERPOL Confidentiality Regime, and providing leadership and communication on confidentiality matters internally and externally.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Leadership of the Confidentiality Desk including daily operations, strategic planning, budgeting, and team management
• Define the Confidentiality Regime including access rights and security vetting, and act as internal contact for confidentiality issues
• Oversee the implementation of the Confidentiality Regime including vetting procedures, compliance audits, and clear desk policy coordination
• Ensure training, capacity building and communication on the Confidentiality Regime internally and externally
• Perform any other duties as required by the hierarchy in line with the current grade

Requirements

• University degree, or equivalent, preferably in a related discipline such as information security
• Completed relevant professional qualifications or training in information management, Client Due Diligence (CDD), Know Your Customer (KYC) risk, security vetting, ethics, governance and oversight, or professional standards
• Relevant accreditations – ACFE, CIA, QIAL, CRMA, CISA - are desirable
• Minimum 8 years’ experience working in a security domain
• 5-10 years management experience preferably in an international environment
• Capable of leading a team of independent specialists from different professional backgrounds
• Proven experience of managing and leading a strategic improvement related function, setting a Confidentiality Regime or similar function
• Experience of developing and embedding organizational risks and assurance practices, classification regimes, due diligence procedures policies, data protection or similar activities
• Previous exposure and experience of international bodies, government or police sectors is desirable
• Previous experience/exposure of leading an oversight, risk or operational evaluation function would be highly desirable
• Fluent in written/spoken English is required
• Working knowledge of a second official working language of the Organization (French, Arabic, or Spanish) would be an asset
• Technical skills and related qualifications in due diligence, information security management, audit, data protection or similar fields
• The ability to develop and implement strategic clarity and ensuring that this is understood through effective communication and engagement strategies
• A demonstrable high sense of integrity, strong leadership abilities and the capability to build productive relations of trust with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders
• The ability to lead and motivate a team in a multicultural and multinational setting, ensuring a positive and strong team environment and the ongoing development of staff
• The ability to handle complex and/or sensitive issues with diplomacy, tact and confidentially, in the interests of staff and the wider organization

Skills

• Information Security
• Client Due Diligence
• Know Your Customer Risk
• Security Vetting
• Ethics and Governance
• Oversight and Compliance
• Professional Standards
• Team Leadership
• Strategic Improvement Management
• Confidentiality Regime Management
• Organizational Risk Management
• Assurance Practices
• Classification Regimes
• Due Diligence Procedures
• Data Protection
• Audit
• Information Security Management
• Risk Evaluations
• Operational Evaluation
• Communication Strategy
• Stakeholder Engagement

Languages

English, French, Arabic, Spanish