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CHAPTER A. Core Issues (common to all ACA capacity assessments)

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Interview guide for ACA staﬀ

Interviews with ACA staff are primarily geared towards assessing their competences and technical qualifications and developing an accurate staffing profile of the ACA. However, the interviews also provide an opportunity to assess organizational issues, as well as enabling environment capacities. The information obtained from ACA staff will allow those undertaking the ACA capacity assessment to triangulate this information with prior obtained data from the desk review and head(s) of agency interviews. This will ensure an accurate picture is developed of all the ACA capacity gaps and needs.

Staff Profile	Sample questions
1. Type of work	What is your post title? Do you have terms of references (TORs)? Do the TORs reflect your day to day work? What are your main responsibilities within the anti-corruption agency?
2. Background	What year did you join the anti-corruption agency? Where did you work prior to the anti-corruption agency (up to 10 years back in time)? What are your academic qualifications? What is your professional experience to date within the anti- corruption agency? Did you hold any other positions within the agency? Were you interviewed for your position at the anti-corruption agency?
3. Training	Have you received any training before or during your assignment with the anti-corruption agency to undertake this job?
4. Motivation and reasons for staff turn-over	Why did you want to work for the anti-corruption agency? What were your main reasons? What are the three main reasons for staying with the anti- corruption agency? What are the three main reasons for which you could see yourself leave the anti-corruption agency? What do you like most about working for the anti-corruption agency? What do you like least about working for the anti-corruption agency? What do you like most about your work? What do you like least about your work? Why did you want to work for the anti-corruption agency? What were your main reasons? What are the three main reasons for staying with the anti- corruption agency? What are the three main reasons for which you could see yourself leave the anti-corruption agency? What do you like most about working for the anti-corruption agency? What do you like least about working for the anti-corruption agency? What do you like most about your work? What do you like least about your work?
5. Career development	How long do you intend to stay with the anti-corruption agency? Are you aware of promotion criteria? Have you ever applied for promotion? Were you satisfied with the process and with the outcome? Have there been any opportunities to transfer to, or work in, other parts of the anti-corruption agency?

Technical capacities

a. Investigation staff

What are the main types of corruption you deal with?
How many cases do you deal with annually?
What is the average value of the cases you deal with?
What is the average rank of the public sector suspects in your cases (check public sector ranking system in the country prior to administering this questionnaire)?
Do you have standard operating procedures for the investigation?
Have you been trained on the standard operating procedures for the investigation?
Are you familiar with the following concepts? If yes, did you ever deal with these concepts in specific cases?
Public sector corruption
Private sector corruption
Conspiracy
Aiding and abetting offences
Cases involving foreign public officials
Embezzlement/Misappropriation
Improper use of public property
Misconduct in public office
Asset restraint
Dealing with money laundering cases
Search and seize
Access and search electronic devices
Surveillance
Using informants
Participating in joint operations with the police
Protecting evidence integrity
Investigation report writing
What are the main skills, knowledge and experience missing at the moment in the investigation team?
What are the main types of corruption you deal with?
How many cases do you deal with annually?
What is the average value of the cases you deal with?
What is the average rank of the public sector suspects in your cases (check public sector ranking system in the country prior to administering this questionnaire)?
Do you have standard operating procedures for the investigation?
Have you been trained on the standard operating procedures for the investigation?
Are you familiar with the following concepts? If yes, did you ever deal with these concepts in specific cases?
Public sector corruption
Private sector corruption
Conspiracy
Aiding and abetting offences
Cases involving foreign public officials
Embezzlement/Misappropriation
Improper use of public property
Misconduct in public office

Trading in influence
Nepotism
Falsification of documents
Anti-money laundering
Restraint and confiscation
Asset recovery
Requests for mutual legal assistance

Do you have any of the following skills? If yes, have you received any specific training for these?

Determining criminal law points to prove
Preparing file cases for the prosecutor
Interviewing
Note-taking
File management
Document requests to other institutions
Open source information-gathering
Intelligence gathering
Reading financial statements
Trading in
influence
Nepotism
Falsification of documents
Anti-money laundering
Restraint and confiscation
Asset recovery
Requests for mutual legal assistance
Do you have any of the following skills? If yes, have you received any specific training for these?
Determining criminal law points to prove
Preparing file cases for the prosecutor
Interviewing
Note-taking
File management
Document requests to other institutions
Open source information-gathering
Intelligence gathering
Reading financial statements
Asset restraint
Dealing with money laundering cases
Search and seize
Access and search electronic devices
Surveillance
Using informants
Participating in joint operations with the police
Protecting evidence integrity
Investigation report writing

What are the main skills, knowledge and experience missing at the moment in the investigation team?

b. Prevention staff

Do you have experience in any of the following areas?
Developing national anti-corruption strategies
Developing anti-corruption action plans
Monitoring the implementation of anti-corruption policies
UNCAC Self-assessment coordination
Measuring corruption
Evaluating the effectiveness of anti-corruption policies
Corruption risk / integrity assessments
Reviewing legislation, regulations and procedures
Proposing new or revised legislation, regulations and procedures
Mainstreaming international standards
Public education
Disseminating knowledge on corruption and anti-corruption”
Communication
Knowledge sharing
Conflict of interest regimes
Gift policies
Asset declarations

- Participation in international for a/UNCAC Review Mechanism
- Mutual legal assistance
- Do you have any of the following skills? If yes, have you received any specific training for these?

Training people
Educating people
Developing distance learning modules
Mentoring and coaching
Writing public materials
Writing training materials
Public speaking
Developing codes of conduct
Drafting laws
Developing and undertaking public perception surveys
Designing communication strategies
Writing reports
Reviewing asset declarations
What are the main skills, knowledge and experience missing at the moment in the prevention team?

Organizational level
1. Vision and mission	What are the vision and mission of the anti-corruption agency? Are the vision and mission of the anti-corruption agency clear to you? What do you think the anti-corruption agency does well? In which areas do you think the anti-corruption agency could improve its work?
2. Leadership	How do you assess the anti-corruption agency’s leadership (excellent, very good, average, fair or poor)?
3. Strategic planning	Have you taken part in any strategic planning exercise?
4. Organizational structure	Are your reporting lines clear? Do you have the equipment to do your work? If not, what equipment do you need? Why and how does the absence impact on your work? How do you apply for the equipment?
5. Human resource management	Are there published policies on health and safety, discrimination, bullying, etc. Are there published policies on holiday and sickness entitlement, pay scales, allowances and overtime, promotion, grievance procedures? Is there a code of conduct and training in ethical conduct? Disclosure of assets? Policy on conflict of interest? Do you feel that your salary reflects your expertise/experience? Are you satisfied with the additional allowances? How would you rate staff relations in your team (excellent, very good, average, fair or poor)?
6. Knowledge and information	Are knowledge and information shared adequately with you by email and/or other means?
7. Communication	How well do you feel the anti-corruption agency communicates with you? Do you have regular staff/team meetings?
8. Monitoring and evaluation	Do you monitor and evaluate your work? How? Are you appraised annually? Has there been any outcome from the appraisal? Who assesses your work in terms of performance? Are the performance measures used adequate? Do you feel the anti-corruption agency has made the best use of your skills?
9. Training and mentoring	Has the anti-corruption agency provided you with sufficient training to undertake your assignment?

Staff Profile	Sample questions
Enabling environment
1. Social, economic and political context	How do you assess political will in your country to fight corruption (excellent, very good, average, fair or poor)?
2. Institutional arrangements and coordination mechanisms	Do you work with any institutions outside the anti-corruption agency? How would you assess your partnership (excellent, very good, average, fair or poor)?
3. Legal Framework	Are there any legal provisions which facilitate your work especially? Are there any legal provisions which hinder your work especially?
4. Accountability	How do you rate the public image of the anti-corruption agency (high, average or low)?
Overall	In your view, what is the highest priority for the anti-corruption agency in order to work more effectively?

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