The Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) is an executive agency of His Majesty's Treasury (HM Treasury), established in April 2015 to improve the quality of internal audit provided to central government.
About the Team
This is an exciting opportunity to join a small and busy governance team, based within the Corporate Services division. The team provides a wide range of corporate governance services.
About the Job
This is a high-profile role which is crucial to the delivery of effective assurance to the Accounting Officer (the Chief Executive) on the management of risk, assurance and internal controls within the Agency. The post holder will have responsibility for the risk and assurance processes within the Agency, and implementation and management of the Risk Control Framework that provides reliable evidence to underpin the assessment for the annual Governance Statement.
Responsibilities will include:
- Development and oversight of the Agency's assurance environment and control framework.
- Leading on the management and development of the Agency's approach to risk management.
- Providing regular risk and assurance reports to the Agency's Governance bodies.
- Secretary to the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee, a Committee of the Agency Board.
- Line management of the Risk & Assurance Officer.
- Ensuring that all the governance procedures and policies are up to date and accessible.
The role offers a unique opportunity to be involved in embedding, and continually improving, excellent risk and assurance practices in a government Executive Agency that places a strong emphasis on sound systems of governance, risk management and internal control.
About You
With a keen eye for detail, the successful candidate will need to be highly organised, self-motivated, with excellent communication skills and confidence to work directly with very senior managers.
It would be preferable for candidates to have achieved or be working towards a qualification in Risk Management or other relevant professional qualification.
About Us
We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, and we welcome applications from candidates who wish to work flexibly, for example, part-time, term time or job share.
Hybrid Working is available to GIAA colleagues. This means a combination of office working and working from home. This includes time spent in our GIAA office locations and can also include any time spent attending our customers' sites.
GIAA colleagues are expected to work in an office location for three days a week on average (60%). Naturally, this expectation will be applied on a pro-rata basis for people who have a part-time or compressed hours working pattern.
Benefits of working for the Government Internal Audit Agency:
- Competitive salaries and in year rewards
- Flexible working
- Competitive contributory pension scheme with employer contributions starting from 26.6%.
- Discounts on big brands and supermarkets, online shops and on the high street.
- Paid volunteering days
- Season ticket loans/Cycle to work scheme
- Free eyesight test
- Family friendly HR policies
- 25 days annual leave, increasing one day each year to 30 days after 5 years' service
For more information about the GIAA, role, salary, benefits, who to contact and how to apply please follow the Apply link.
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