Specialist, Corporate Integrity

**Who We Are**

Welcome to Vale. Our purpose is to improve life and transform the future. Together. We value our workforce and strive to offer continuous training and career development opportunities for our people.

Vale Base Metals is one of the world's largest producers of high-quality nickel and an important producer of copper and responsibly sourced cobalt. With headquarters in Toronto, Canada, and operations in Newfoundland & Labrador, Ontario, Manitoba, UK, Indonesia, and Brazil, we are delivering the critical building blocks for a cleaner, greener future.

We invite you to be part of our evolution.

**The Opportunity**

We are currently seeking a **Specialist, Corporate Integrity** to join our **Corporate Integrity team.** This is a permanent, based out of our Toronto office**.**

As a Specialist, Corporate Integrity working for the Whistleblower Channel, you will support the operation of the Channel, handling allegations, conducting, and coordinating investigations related mainly to the North Atlantic region. Investigations predominantly relate to workplace violence, harassment and discrimination but also include cases related to theft, fraud, and financial crime. You will proactively promote ethical awareness in Vale’s corporate culture and the Senior Analyst should use their experience in conducting investigations to optimize the control environment within the company. Occasionally, the Specialist will support Internal Audit engagements within the scope of the broader Ethics & Compliance team. As part of the key responsibilities for this position, you will:

- Conduct whistleblower investigations, which includes investigation planning, evidence collection, analysis, and report writing to the highest standards of investigational rigor and best practice.
- Ensure action plans are prepared based on the investigation findings so that the Whistleblower Channel can help to identify improvement opportunities in controls, processes, and systems, working in a preventive manner.
- Keep updated on the main regulations and market practices regarding ethics and investigations and other topics that may be related to the Whistleblower Channel activities such as fraud trends and emerging technologies.
- Liaise with other departments, such as Audit, HR, Legal, Corporate Security and others, to ensure the seamless running of Whistleblower investigations.
- Generate qualified and structured information for the various stakeholders including leaders, executive management, the Board of Directors, and respective committees of the Board of Directors.
- Develop and manage internal communications facilitating access to employees to the Whistleblower Channel.
- Have availability to travel from 20% to 40% of time throughout all North Atlantic operations, including remote locations.

**About You**

**Education**
- Bachelor’s degree in Law, Psychology, Political Science, Intelligence, Criminology, or a similar field of study.
- Training in intelligence processes and methodologies would be preferred but is not essential.
- Certified Fraud Examiner (“CFE”) certification would be preferred but is not essential.

**Experience**
- 5-7 years’ experience in Workplace Investigations, Compliance, Corporate Integrity, Intelligence or Risk Management.
- Experience with forensic investigation software, intelligence and AI tools/technologies and databases would be an asset.
- Experience in mining/a heavy industry environment would be preferred but is not essential.
- Experience in a unionized workplace environment and knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (“OHSA”) would be preferred but is not essential.

**Skills**
- High moral and ethical standards, with the ability to maintain integrity and impartiality when conducting investigations.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to liaise with employees at all levels within the organization and present findings to all levels of senior management.
- Ability to think critically and use relevant knowledge and experience to form opinions and make decisions.
- Strong interviewing skills with a keen knowledge of interviewing techniques and credibility assessments.
- Highly focused, motivated, and self-directed, with a keen attention to detail.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Open-Source Intelligence, and forensic investigation technologies.
- Fluency in English, both written and oral. Proficiency in other languages, especially Portuguese, is a plus.

**How can Vale grow your career?**
- Competitive salary
- Attractive pension and benefits (company paid core coverage, flex health and dental coverage, flex accounts, disability plans and optional insurances)
- Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation, flex, sick, top up for maternity/parental)
- Flexible work arrangements
- Work culture dedicated to safety, diversity & inclusion, and career growth
- Grow your career in a large and global company, and mining industry leader
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