The main responsibilities of the designated unit (or designated official) include:

• developing, organising and monitoring measures to prevent corruption offences and corruption-related offences;
• organising work to assess corruption risks within the Service, preparing measures to mitigate those risks, and submitting recommendations to the Head of the organisation;
• providing guidance and advice on the application of legislation on corruption prevention;
• identifying potential and actual conflicts of interest, facilitating their resolution, and informing the Head of the SSU and the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) of identified conflicts of interest and the measures taken to resolve them;
• verifying compliance with asset declaration requirements and notifying the NACP of any failure to submit or late submission of declarations in accordance with the Law of Ukraine On the Prevention of Corruption;
• monitoring compliance with anti-corruption legislation, including reviewing reports of alleged violations of the Law of Ukraine On the Prevention of Corruption within the Service and its subordinate enterprises, institutions and organisations;
• ensuring the protection of whistleblowers from adverse measures by their manager or employer in accordance with the legislation governing whistleblower protection;
• reporting identified breaches of anti-corruption legislation to the Head of the Service, the NACP, or other competent anti-corruption authorities;
• identifying breaches of lobbying legislation and notifying the NACP accordingly.