Job summary
About Government Internal Audit Agency
We are 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.
Most of the Agency�s people are professionally qualified internal auditors, accountants or investigators.
Many are also specialists in areas including counter fraud, project management, digital and commercial audit.
We lead both the Government Internal Audit Profession and the Government Internal Audit Function.
Our workforce brings with it a unique depth of experience gained in a wide range of government departments, related bodies and other sectors.
This enables us to offer a high-quality service based on cross-government insight and a strong understanding of our customers� business.
In GIAA, we aim to be a great place to work and to ensure that we have the capability and capacity to make even more of a significant contribution to achieving A Brilliant Civil Service over the coming years.
Our initial focus was on becoming �a single audit practice�. We are now focused on taking GIAA to the next level so we can provide better insights and better outcomes for government.
Job description
Audit Profession and Practice is responsible for driving consistency and quality across GIAA via the audit methodology, audit management system and quality assurance work.�
Audit Profession and Practice sets standards, monitors compliance against those standards and shares best practice to promote continuous improvement. It also supports development and capability for internal auditors within GIAA.
This new role provides an excellent opportunity to support GIAA in enhancing its internal audit capability, through supporting and developing its people and embedding a culture of continuous improvement and professional learning and development.
The role focuses on developing professional learning and development solutions for internal auditors that add value to GIAA�s learning portfolio, responding to and reflecting the changing landscape of internal audit.
The post holder will have practical experience of undertaking internal audit work as well as developing flexible and blended learning solutions, using a variety of methods including digital and remote learning. They will make effective use of their skills and knowledge, collaborating with subject matter experts to deliver high-quality professional learning and development solutions for internal auditors within GIAA.
The post holder will have excellent inter-personal skills and be proactive in improving the range, quality and delivery of GIAA�s professional learning and development solutions for its internal auditors.�
Professional Capability Lead (Internal Audit) responsibilities;�
1. Consult with stakeholders to agree professional learning and development priorities for internal auditors.
2. Plan and coordinate a programme of professional learning and development solutions for internal auditors, involving external providers in the development and delivery of such training where appropriate and cost effective.
3. Collaborate with subject matter experts across the Agency in different disciplines to design, develop and deliver in-house professional learning and development solutions for internal auditors, including events/webinars, supporting material and intranet content on topics related to:
4. Developments in the internal audit methodology;
5. Induction for new internal auditors, reflecting the route of entry (apprenticeship, returner, part qualified etc), including audit boot camps, which provide an overview of GIAA�s methodology and audit management system;
6. Induction for new Heads of Internal Audit (HIA); and
7. Other professional capability training related to identified training needs as they arise.
8. Review and evaluate professional learning and development solutions for internal auditors by seeking and acting upon feedback and developing management information.
9. Develop, maintain and communicate Skills & Learning Frameworks for internal auditors.
10. Support the Head of Professional Practice in managing GIAA�s relationship with Gartner, provider of GIAA�s online research and advisory resources for internal auditors.
11. Represent PPD on GIAA-wide forums and groups related to the accountabilities of the role.
Person specification
12. Practical experience of delivering internal audits effectively, ideally both managing audits in addition to delivering individual audit assignments.
13. Experience of designing flexible and blended learning solutions that meet the needs of a wide variety of target audiences, from those new to internal audit to senior management.
14. Excellent writing and presentation skills, able to communicate accurately, clearly and concisely to a wide variety of stakeholders with differing levels of experience and knowledge and to adapt training dependent on audience.
15. Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills, able to work collaboratively with stakeholders at all levels both within the organisation and across wider government in relation to the development and delivery of training using knowledge and skills rather than the exercise of authority.
16. Highly organised, able to complete multiple tasks to tight timelines and with minimal supervision to a high quality.
Qualifications
The post-holder is required to hold either:
�a Chartered IIA qualification; or
�an equivalent Chartered Accountancy qualification (CCAB) and have experience of internal audit and a thorough understanding of internal audit methodology and the Global Internal Audit Standards.
You need to have obtained the required qualification at the time of submitting your application. If you are waiting to sit your exams or have not yet received your results then you are not eligible to apply this time.
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
17. Internal Audit
Benefits
Alongside your salary of �53,661, Government Internal Audit Agency contributes �14,488 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
Benefits
18. Competitive salaries and in-year rewards
19. Flexible working
20. A with an average employer contribution of 27%
21. Discount on big brands
22. Volunteering days
23. Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work Schemes
24. Free eyesight tests
25. Family-friendly HR policies
26. 25 days� annual leave increasing by one day per year of service to 30 days after 5 years� service
27. Geographically based Agency