Audit Quality Specialist
International Trade Association
Ashford, Kent (Office Based)
Salary: Up to £55,000 dependent on experience + benefits
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Hours: 35 hours per week
Flexible working hours available:
8am–4pm / 9am–5pm / 10am–6pm
Free parking available | Located next to Ashford International Station
Membership Bespoke is delighted to be supporting a globally recognised membership, certification and standards organisation in the recruitment of an Audit Quality Specialist.
This is a unique opportunity to join an international organisation whose standards and certification frameworks are recognised and respected worldwide.
The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in maintaining and enhancing the quality, consistency and effectiveness of a global audit programme. Working at the heart of the organisation's quality and assurance function, you will help ensure that audits are delivered to the highest professional standards and that audit outcomes are applied consistently across an established international auditor network.
This is not a traditional audit delivery role.
Instead, you will act as a technical authority and quality champion, reviewing audit outputs, supporting auditor development, monitoring performance and driving continual improvement across the audit programme.
You will work closely with a network of experienced auditors, providing guidance, feedback and support to ensure audit findings are robust, consistent and aligned with organisational standards and governance requirements.
Key Responsibilities
* Drive consistency, quality and continual improvement across the audit programme.
* Review audit reports and provide constructive feedback to auditors.
* Monitor auditor performance and identify opportunities for development and improvement.
* Support auditor calibration and promote consistent interpretation of standards and audit findings.
* Conduct internal audits and support risk-based audit planning activities.
* Analyse audit data and trends to identify risks, opportunities and areas for improvement.
* Produce management reports and quality metrics.
* Develop and enhance audit procedures, guidance and best practice documentation.
* Support auditor recruitment, onboarding and ongoing competence development.
* Ensure compliance with relevant quality, governance and certification standards.
About You
You will be an experienced audit professional with a strong background in external, third-party, certification, accreditation or member auditing environments.
Crucially, you will understand what good auditing looks like because you have done it yourself. You will have experience reviewing audit reports, interpreting standards, challenging audit conclusions where necessary and helping to improve auditor performance and consistency.
You will possess the credibility and professional confidence required to engage with experienced auditors, provide constructive challenge and influence best practice.
You will ideally have experience in:
* External, certification, accreditation or supplier auditing.
* Audit quality assurance and report review.
* Managing, mentoring or developing auditors.
* Auditor calibration and competence assessment.
* Quality management systems and continuous improvement.
* Risk-based auditing methodologies.
* Interpreting and applying standards consistently across multiple audits and auditors.
Qualifications & Experience
* Recognised Internal Auditor qualification.
* Recognised Lead Auditor qualification.
* Experience working within quality assurance, certification, accreditation, compliance or audit environments.
* Strong knowledge of audit methodologies and quality management systems.
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
* Experience of ISO-based standards and audit frameworks.
Why Apply?
This is an opportunity to influence standards on a global scale and play a key role in the continuous improvement of a highly respected international certification and membership organisation.
You will join a collaborative and professional team where your expertise will directly contribute to maintaining the integrity, consistency and quality of an internationally recognised audit programme.
For further information, please contact Membership Bespoke for a confidential discussion.
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