Group Chief Auditor - Department for International Trade (SCS 1)
Person Specification
We are looking for a proven leader who is able to influence at senior levels, deploy strong professional internal audit skills to provide sound advice and respond quickly to fast moving priorites. The appropiate candidate will be able to demonstrate evidence of their success in the follwing areas:
• Highly developed leadership skills, with proven ability to build and inspire a team, develop capability, and create an engaged and motivated workforce;
• A successful track record of influencing with a range of senior stakeholders to adopt good practice, internal controls and risk management processes in large, complex organisations;
• Experience of working at board level (or equivalent) and managing relationships between departments and their sponsored bodies (or equivalent experience);
• Outstanding ability to communicate (both oral and written), and work effectively, with a wide range of peers, partners and senior colleagues, combined with the ability to respond quickly to fast moving priorities;
• Strong analytical capability combined with the ability to be able to communicate complex positions clearly;
• Experience of developing and delivering a risk-based Internal Audit programme;
• A professional qualification in Internal Audit or Accountancy (i.e CMIIA, CCAB or equivalent)
Complaints Process
Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of recruitment based on fair and open competition with decisions made on the basis of merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact GIAA Recruitment by email: GIAARecruitment@GIAA.gov.uk
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment.