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Business Integrity Specialist - Global Investigations

Job ID:
R-77361
Category:
Legal
Location:
Istanbul, Istanbul
Date posted:
07/31/2025
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Unilever is currently hiring for Business Integrity Specialist - Global Investigations

Function: Legal

Reports to:Business Integrity Officer - Global Investigations

Scope:Global

Location:Umraniye

Terms & Conditions:Full time employee

ABOUT UNILEVER

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world.  

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

Business Integrity

JOB PURPOSE

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better worldIf you are driven by values, ethics and doing the right thing then this role is just for you!

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

  • Lead or support investigations reported via hotline or internal channels, ensuring thorough and impartial fact-finding.

  • Develop comprehensive investigation plans, identifying appropriate investigative resources and methodologies.

  • Conduct detailed fact-finding procedures, including interviews, document reviews, and data analysis to uncover relevant information.

  • dentify issues and root causes, ensuring a clear understanding of the circumstances and contributing factors.

  • Prepare detailed investigation reports, summarizing findings, conclusions, and recommendations for corrective actions.

  • Ensure complete and accurate data entry in the management system, maintaining a reliable record of investigation activities.

  • Provide advice and oversight to assigned investigators from various departments such as HR, Finance, and Operations, ensuring the quality and consistency of investigation processes and outputs.

  • Escalate matters as appropriate, providing recommendations on sanctions and mitigation actions to ensure accountability and timely execution of corrective actions.

  • Assure consistency in the application of investigation procedures and standards across different cases and regions.

  • Support the creation of materials, resources and other assets to aid the investigations work across the company.

  • Attend Business Integrity Committees to present cases when required.

  • Although most of the work is related to investigations, the BIS is also expected to be an active member of the BI team’s preventative activities when required. This includes providing training, advising the business on BI matters, collaborating in risk assessments and any other projects.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

  • Bachelor degree is required

  • Minimum 5 years of experiences in related areas 

  • Knowledge and experience in business integrity risk areas, e.g. US FCPA, UKBA and local bribery laws and regulations

  • Demonstrated experience in similar role in multinational corporation(s)

  • Proven experience in conducting investigations in various areas like harassment, discrimination, fraud, bribery, conflicts of interests, embezzlement, theft etc

Skills

  • Strong reputation for integrity

  • Solid influencing and interpersonal skills in matrix organization

  • Good problem-solving skills and logical and analytical thinking, ability to evaluate and simplify complex issues

  • Ability to exercise good and independent judgment

  • Managerial courage and maturity – ability to raise potentially sensitive and tense issues when needed to all levels of managers

  • Strong people skills

  • Awareness of the current broader ethical agenda including environmental, sustainability, social responsibility, human rights, governance, etc. 

Leadership

  • You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.

  • As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

  • Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors

  • PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results.Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.

  • PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves.Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.

  • CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers.Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.

  • PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.

  • AGILITY: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicates from all walks of life! This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.  

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.

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