Responsibilities: The Whistleblower Officer is responsible for:

• Receiving and documenting reports of alleged misconduct through designated channels.
• Conducting initial assessments of received reports to determine the need for further investigation.
• Coordinating and conducting thorough investigations into reported incidents, maintaining objectivity and independence.
• Providing timely updates to the Chief Internal Audit and other relevant stakeholders on ongoing investigations.
• Ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations related to whistleblowing and internal investigations.
• Theft or diversion of funds or other assets (including embezzlement, theft of assets procured with grant funds);
• Fraud against the NZT or its grant (e.g. bribery, kickbacks, inappropriate gratuities, forged signatures, false travel declarations, travel with no legitimate purpose);
• Intentionally communicating false information (including false financial or programmatic reporting and other misrepresentation of information) and inappropriate disclosure of information;
• Waste or misuse of resources, assets and monies (e.g. knowingly purchasing expired drugs, providing faulty test kits);
• Actions damaging Nai Zindagi‘s reputation and which may lead to an investigation;
• Inappropriate use of program assets;
• Non-compliance with the organizational Procurement Policies (including irregularities in tender processes);
• Maladministration (for example, failure to take proper action to rectify reported problems, failure to respond to complaints);
• Product substitution and counterfeit drugs