Senior Audit Manager, Digital, Data and Technology Specialism

Senior Audit Manager, Digital, Data and Technology Specialism

• Salary:
  National: £73,142 - £79,550/ London £77,124 - £84,724
• Contract Type:
  Permanent
• Working Pattern:
  This post is available on a full time, part time or job share basis, and flexible working hours can be accommodated.
• Location:
  We will consider applications from people able to access the following offices:
  Birmingham, Bristol, Bootle, Croydon, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Reading and Swansea

The Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) is driven by its unparalleled access across government to build better insights, better outcomes for our clients. This role offers a strong platform for career progression within the Agency and the wider civil service, providing opportunities to develop leadership, partner engagement and strategic relationship management skills across government. The Agency's unique access across the public sector exposes you to different risk and control environments, allowing you to gain insights, apply experience, contribute meaningfully, and continue developing professionally.

The post holder will have a strategic leadership and delivery role within the Agency and will be responsible for delivering a high-quality, impactful audit programme within your span of control in accordance with the Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) in the UK Public Sector or other relevant professional standards.

The post holder will lead and manage a portfolio of audit delivery, including delivering individual audit engagements from planning through to reporting, providing people management, engagement supervision and oversight to teams delivering individual engagements in a matrix model. The post holder will require a deep understanding of your clients' operations, key risks, and priorities whilst building strong, productive relationships at all levels and delivering challenging messages with professionalism and clarity.

The post holder will provide DDaT specialism input and insight into the shaping of audit strategies and plans across a portfolio. You will identify key risks and engage stakeholders with credibility and impact, working closely with colleagues including Group Chief Internal Auditors (GCIAs).

This role will play a key role in upholding quality assurance, the Agency's reputation and strengthening the function including championing the development of a risk‑orientated culture.

The post holder will be an experienced, confident and strategic leader, providing portfolio direction and alignment. Adept at fostering a culture of continuous improvement, upholding quality assurance, championing innovation and driving professional development and learning for our people.

The post holder will drive the continuous professional development of our people including effective allocation of audit resource based on skills, capacity, and priorities, to optimise overall Agency delivery. You will work with resource managers to ensure resource is deployed effectively to optimise performance and outcomes.

• Ensure that the work of the DDaT audit specialism produces value‑adding insights which enable GIAA's clients to identify and effectively manage their IT risks.
• Identify common issues arising from DDaT assurance and advisory activity and share these across GIAA's client base to facilitate improved risk awareness and mitigation.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with the Central Digital and Data Office, Government Security Group, and other governmental bodies responsible for DDaT functional leadership, ensuring alignment of the DDaT specialism's work with applicable functional frameworks.
• Identify and develop means by which the DDaT specialism might further contribute to the implementation of GIAA's strategy by generating new lines of business and income streams.
• Lead the creation of knowledge sharing tools and products to enable upskilling and consistent delivery of DDaT assurance activity across GIAA, including by colleagues who do not currently sit within the DDaT specialism.
• Take a strategic leadership and delivery role leading and managing a portfolio of audit delivery from planning…