Director of Performance Audit and Best Value
Location: Base location will be our Edinburgh or Glasgow offices, and we support hybrid working.
Salary: Pay band: £123,177 – 133,330 (Salary on appointment is typically made at the entry to the pay band.) We also offer a comprehensive benefits package.
Deadline: Tuesday 2 April 2024 at 12:00 noon
Our vision is that public money is well spent to meet the needs of Scotland's people. To achieve this, we will provide clear, independent and objective assurance on how effectively public money is being managed and spent. Our work covers about £59bn of public spending, almost 300 public sector accounts, and the services and projects that affect all people and communities in Scotland.
To do this, we deliver independent and robust audit of Scotland’s public sector, working on behalf of the Auditor General and the Accounts Commission. We employ more than 340 talented professionals who know that their work helps support the effective and efficient delivery of public services in Scotland.
As our new Director of Public Audit and Best Value, you will help us drive our vision and mission, and the areas where we want to achieve measurable impact and change to positively affect the lives and outcomes of Scotland’s people.
You will play a lead role in presenting audit findings for the programme of performance audit and best value reporting, ensuring that it is world-class, delivered to the highest professional, technical and ethical standards, and focused on the most important issues affecting Scotland’s public sector to help improve public spending.
With experience of public sector audit, organisational performance management and service improvement, you will bring a thorough appreciation of how the public sector works, the breadth of services it provides, the challenges it faces, and the wider political environment. This will equip you to present clear judgements, evidence and recommendations in audit reports at the highest levels of Scottish Parliament, to the Accounts Commission and the public sector.
With senior leadership experience, your skill set will be strategic and well rounded,
enhanced by effective communication, relationship building and leadership capability that
inspires outstanding performance. Above all, your values will resonate with ours and you will be committed to maximising the diversity and positive impact of Audit Scotland.
There is plenty of change ahead, and the need for robust public audit that provides assurance and helps public services improve is more vital than ever. If this sounds like the right place for you to be, we look forward to hearing from you.
To apply please click on the link below. For an informal discussion about the role, contact our recruitment partners, GatenbySanderson. Zoe Bennett on 07778 178265or Stephanie Wilson on 07880 382745.
Closing Date: Tuesday 2 April 2024 at 12:00 noon