Taking its name from ZamZam Holy Water which gave life to the barren land of Makkah, springing the hills of Safa and Marwa; ZamZam Bank is working towards ensuring sustained economic growth. 

Zamzam bank is aspiring and working relentlessly towards its vision of becoming the leading shari’ah compliant and all-inclusive bank in Africa by 2030. It is contributing to the economy by providing full-fledged interest free, affordable, effective banking and financial services to diverse individuals and organizations; and by promoting economic stability and financial access through its extensive branch networks.

The reputation of the bank is positioned on not only for its championship for pioneering financial inclusiveness, but also for its unwavering commitment to sheriah compliance products and services; strong networking; resources and organizational learning; innovative leadership and management practices; state of the art core banking systems and its international recognitions.

We are searching talented individuals to join us on our journey towards sustainable growth that enhance financial inclusion with a special focus on the part of society that is alienated from the financial system due to their religious beliefs or other factors. Is this you?

Your profile

Whether you want a career as a visionary professional banker in full-fledged interest free banking sector, or need to make sure that your earning is from halal source or second our cause towards ensuring sustained economic empowerment & stability through financial inclusiveness, we offer you these possibilities.

You are required to meet the following:

Job Summary:

The Senior Ethics Officer is responsible for the key deliverables of the Ethics Unit, which focuses on studying and building capacity to ensure transparency and accountability in the Bank’s operations. This role is essential in safeguarding procedures to prevent corruption and impropriety. The Senior Ethics Officer reports to the Chief Executive Officer and is responsible to study the risk of corruption vulnerability areas and analyze corruption incidents. 

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Identify knowledge and attitude gap of staff and leadership on ethics and prevention of corruption and develop capacity building training and other learning platforms (email communication, events, and other communication channels) to fill the identified gaps.

• Conduct a study on corruption and impropriety vulnerability in the bank, including areas of conflict of interest of leadership and employees; and prepare an assessment report including recommendations and forward it to the concerned body for further processing.

• Organize information collection from the Institute’s employees for the incidence of corruption; analyze it to further processing and decision making.

• Support the Bank’s corruption prevention strategy, and code of conduct for the leadership and employees in coordination with other concerned bodies and follow up its implementation; and ensure that the revised strategy and code of conduct is timely communicated to all leaders and staff; follow the implementation.

• Coordinate the income and asset declaration and registration of all leadership and employees of the Institute and follow the implementation of the registration through digital system and other alternatives channels.

• Ensure the respect of anti-corruption laws and give advisory service for the organization for their implementation.

• Follow up on the internal and external audit finding rectifications.

• Make integration with other organs which work on building ethics and prevention of corruption.

• Perform other duties assigned by the supervisor or by other appropriate staff of the Institute.

What we offer you

The position comes with a competitive salary and an attractive remuneration package.                                                            

Job Requirements

Minimum qualifications, competencies, skills, training, and experience:

• BA/MA degree in law, Ethics and Civics, Good Governance, Economics, Business Administration, Sociology, Management, or other related fields with 6/4 years of relevant experience.

• Understanding of Ethiopia’s anti-corruption laws;

• Experience in identifying potential areas of work that are vulnerable to corruption and impropriety and conducting ways of correcting working methods studies.

• Excellent data collection and analysis as well as analytical skills pertaining to corruption prevention and ethical building.

• Experience in training need assessment and development of capacity building training and other learning platforms

• Ability to thrive in a fast-moving environment, with an emphasis on high-performance, teamwork, accountability, and results.

• Strong set of personal values including integrity, honesty, and desire to be of service

• Experience in developing policies and guidelines that help prevent corruption and impropriety.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Amharic are essential.

How to Apply

Interested applicants who meet the above requirements can submit their application letter, updated CV and credentials in PDF format by clearly stating the position that you are applying for through THIS LINK

Only shortlisted applicants will be communicated.