1) Complaint Management:
- Create, develop and review the working procedure (SOP)/ Manual for Compliant Management System.
- Manage all complaints/information on criminal misconduct related to corruption, abuse of power, embezzlement and any violations of the organization's Code of Conduct and work ethics systemically.
- To carry out necessary actions toward complaints.
- Ensure all complaints/information made to Integrity & Governance Unit (IGU) to be addressed appropriately.
- Ensure the Complaint Management System is implemented effectively and efficiently.
- To report any wrong doing/fraud/corruption/ethics violations or any issue related to integrity and governance in company to Jawatankuasa Anti Rasuah (JAR), Ministry of Industrial Development & Entrepreneurship (MIDE).
2) Detection & Verification:
- Create, develop and review for working procedure (SOP)/Manual for Detection & Verification Management System.
- Detect and verify complaints/information on criminal misconduct related to corruption, abuse of power, embezzlement and any violations of the organization's Code of Conduct and work ethics.
- Investigate allegations of ethics violations, fraud, or unethical behaviors, ensuring prompt and impartial resolution of cases.
- Investigating whistleblowing concerns including detection and verification process on sites and preparing a preliminary investigation report.
3) Strengthens Integrity & Governance:
- Plan, develop and execute activities in order to inculcate and institutionalize integrity amongst all employees in company whether through online (via Facebook, Instagram, Youtube & Telegram) or offline.
- Develop, organize, implement and participate effectively in the integrity and governance program such as training, seminar, forum, summit, symposium, convention, team building and etc to prevent unethical practices and misconduct.
- Continuously evaluate and improve the integrity program by monitoring its effectiveness and implementing enhancements as needed.
- Develop and implement effectively the Integrity Bulletin, Newsletter, Pamphlet, Banner, Diary, Notebook, Pen, Keychain or Mug for integrity awareness program.
- To assist and participate with ad hoc integrity awareness tasks such as Integrity Week, Training or programs organized by Ministry of Industrial Development & Entrepreneurship Sabah (MIDE) and Bahagian Integrity & Governance Negeri Sabah (BiGONS), Pejabat Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri Sabah.
4) Governance (Policies, Legislation & Regulations):
- To conduct checks and research on policies, systems and work procedures and to suggest improvement for all department eg. Integrated Quality Management System (QMS - Quality Management System & ABMS - Anti Bribery Management System).
- To coordinate the improvement of the organization's relevant policies, work procedures and systems based on resources such as Detection & Verification Report, Internal & External Audit Report, etc.
- To monitor changes in laws, regulations, and industry best practices to keep the organization updated and ensure compliance.
- To supervise and ensure implementation or exercise of the best governance mechanism as a part of Anti-Corruption, Integrity and Governance's initiatives.
- To ensure the company establish the appropriate controls and contingency measures in order to address any corruption risk due to weaknesses in the organization governance framework processes and procedures.
- Revise associated policies within department such as Whistleblower Policies and etc.
5) Organizational Anti- Corruption Plan (OACP)
- To execute and monitor the company OACP Implementation Plan.
- To ensure the action items as stipulated in the Implementation Plan are carried out timely, effectively, and efficiently.
- To ensure compliance to the overall Implementation Plan by company employees and relevant parties.
- To review, amend and update Organization Anti- Corruption Plan (OACP) as and when required.
- Preparing and submitting update related to OACP report to Bahagian Integriti & Governans Negeri Sabah (BiGONS).
- To conduct Corruption Risk Assessment (CRA) periodically and as planned, as well as when there is a change in law or circumstances of the business company.
- Conduct an Integrity Challenge Meeting to obtain update Corruption Risk Management (CRM) and Organizational Anti-Corruption Plan (OACP) updates from every departments quarterly.
- Consulting the PIC for every department on any issues related to CRM, OACP when necessary.
- CRM and OACP are updated quarterly to keep management up to date.
6) MS ISO 37001:2016 Anti Bribery Management System (ABMS)
- To execute, monitor, and assess the implementation and effectiveness of MS ISO 37001:2016 Anti Bribery Management System (ABMS).
- To ensure the action items as stipulated in the Implementation Plan are carried out timely, effectively and efficiently.
- To ensure the ISO Team create associated documentation on the ISO 37001:2016 ABMS for SOGDC such as ABMS Manual, ABMS Policy, ABMS Objectives, ABMS Framework and other documents in accordance with the ISO standard provisions.
- To review, amend and update Anti-Bribery Management System (ABMS) manual & procedures as and when required and when necessary.
- To ensure the obtain certification of ABMS and to ensure certification is renewed successfully by the ISO Team.
7) Internal Audit & External Audit
- To examine, monitor and check the preparation annual internal audit program scope.
- To examine, monitor and check internal / external audit schedule, findings and audit report to findings or investigate any misconduct related to corruption, abuse of power, embezzlement and any violations of the company's Code of Conduct and work ethics systematically.
- To ensure the Audit & Examination Committee conduct regular audits and risk assessments to identify potential vulnerabilities and areas of non-compliance.
- To ensure the internal audit members perform internal audit program based on ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) and ISO 37001:2016 Anti Bribery Management System (ABMS) accordingly.
- To examine and check the report to be submitted and presented during Audit & Examination Committee meeting.
8) Administrative & Reporting
- To administer Integrity & Governance Unit (IGU) activities such as developing annual plans, budgeting and getting approval from company management upon endorsement by Board of Director.
- To report the implementation of IGU activities to Independent Committee & Board of Directors timely.
- To monitor and check for Integrity Due Diligence Report prepared by other departments for individuals and business associates related to company yearly.
- To prepare and present reports on integrity-related activities, trends and recommendations to the management and board of directors.
- To compile, prepare and submit report and update to Secretariat, Bahagian Pengurusan Integriti Agensi (BPIA), Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM), Board of Director (BOD), Bahagian Integrity & Governans Negeri Sabah (BiGONS), Pejabat Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri Sabah and any other controlling bodies on IGU related matters within timeframe and/or as and when required.
- Developing and creating Integrity & Governance Unit (IGU) procedures that consists of Integrity Assessment, Integrity Enrichment, Whistleblowing, Investigating and Dealing with Bribery, and Reporting.
- Collaborate with relevant departments such as Human Resources & Admin Department to develop and enforce company-wide ethical standards and code of conduct / vendor code of conduct.
- Establish and maintain effective communication channels for reporting ethics concerns and provide confidential and anonymous reporting mechanisms.
- Collaborate with external stakeholder such as legal counsel, auditors, regulatory bodies and law enforcement agencies when necessary.
- Maintain good working relationship with relevant government agencies/authorities and other related stakeholders.
- Ensure IGU related policy, procedure and processes are updated and current.
- To provide appropriate/expert advice and guidance on integrity and governance matters and ethical decision-making to employees, managers, and senior leadership to support the management.