Azamat Atarkululy Ashirbekov – Compliance Officer, Scientific Research Institute of Biological Safety Problems LLP
Contact phone: +7-726-36-7-22-28
Email address: a.ashirbekov@biosafety.kz
In the Limited Liability Partnership “Scientific Research Institute of Biological Safety Problems” (hereinafter referred to as the Partnership), the functions of the anti-corruption compliance service are performed by the Partnership’s compliance officer.
The main purpose of the compliance officer’s activity is to ensure that the Partnership and its employees comply with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on combating corruption, as well as monitor the implementation of anti-corruption measures.
Compliance Officer’s tasks:
1) ensuring the implementation of tools for the prevention and prevention of corruption offenses of the Partnership and its employees;
2) effective implementation of the system of anti-corruption measures in the Partnership;
3) ensuring that the Partnership conducts an internal analysis of corruption risks;
4) ensuring compliance with external regulatory requirements and best international practices on anti-corruption issues;
5) ensuring compliance with the basic principles of anti-corruption in accordance with the Law.
Functions of a compliance officer:
1) Provides development:
The Partnership’s internal anti-corruption policy;
anti-corruption instructions for employees of the Partnership;
the internal policy of identifying and resolving conflicts of interest in the Partnership;
anti-corruption standard, in accordance with anti-corruption legislation;
the internal action plan on anti-corruption issues;
a document regulating the procedure for informing employees of the Partnership about facts or possible violations of anti-corruption legislation;
a document regulating issues of corporate ethics and conduct;
2) collects, processes, summarizes, analyzes and evaluates information related to the effectiveness of the anti-corruption policy in the Partnership;
3) coordinates the internal analysis of corruption risks in the Partnership’s activities in accordance with the Standard Rules for Conducting Internal Analysis of Corruption Risks, approved by Order No. 12 of the Chairman of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service Affairs and Anti-Corruption dated October 19, 2016 “On Approval of the Standard Rules for Conducting Internal Analysis of Corruption Risks” (registered in the Register of State Registration of Regulatory legal acts under No. 14441);
4) participates in an external analysis of corruption risks in the activities of the Partnership, conducted by a joint decision of the first heads of the authorized body for combating corruption and the Partnership;
5) monitors the identified corruption risks in the Partnership and the measures taken to mitigate and eliminate them;
6) conducts awareness-raising activities on anti-corruption issues and the formation of an anti-corruption culture in the Partnership;
7) organizes anti-corruption training seminars for the employees of the Partnership;
8) ensures that the employees of the Partnership comply with the anti-corruption policy and issues of corporate ethics and conduct;
9) promotes the formation of a culture of relationships consistent with generally accepted moral and ethical standards in the team of the Partnership;
10) ensures that persons equated to persons authorized to perform state functions comply with financial control measures and anti-corruption restrictions established by Law, within the competence of the anti-corruption compliance service;
11) develops and monitors the implementation by the structural subdivisions of the Company of the internal action plan on anti-corruption issues;
12) takes measures to identify, monitor and resolve conflicts of interest, including in matters of employment, procurement and business processes of the Partnership;
13) takes measures to resolve the issues of giving and receiving gifts in the Partnership;
14) performs a comprehensive verification of the trustworthiness of counterparties;
15) conducts internal inspections based on appeals (complaints) about corruption in the Partnership and/or participates in them;
16) monitors and analyzes changes in anti-corruption legislation and judicial practice in cases related to corruption in the Partnership;
17) assesses the effectiveness of the implementation of anti-corruption measures by the structural units and employees of the Partnership;
18) hears information from the structural divisions and employees of the Partnership on anti-corruption issues;
19) submits recommendations to the General Director of the Partnership on eliminating identified corruption risks and improving the effectiveness of the internal processes of organizing the Partnership’s activities;
20) depending on the specifics of the Partnership’s activities, performs functions related to compliance, business ethics, and sustainable development, if such functions do not affect independence and do not create a conflict of interest.;
21) interacts with the authorized anti-corruption body and government agencies, quasi-public sector entities, public associations, as well as other individuals and legal entities.