C2/SEO Corporate Governance Assurance and Analyst Lead
Insolvency Service
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The Insolvency Service is a leading Government agency which plays a crucial role in providing essential services to the public and to business. The work we do is important to the proper functioning of markets, the economy in general and support for thousands of people each year who are in financial difficulty.
Working closely with the Chief Executive/Accounting Officer and senior leaders, the Corporate Governance Team is responsible for ensuring the Agency demonstrates best practice and complies with the standards set for corporate governance across government.
It oversees the whole of the Agency’s compliance in this regard, its effective management of risks, its appropriate response to possible fraud and error, and its overall stewardship of public funds, and seeks to deliver excellence in corporate governance.
The Corporate Governance Assurance and Analyst Lead will work with a wide variety of teams across the Insolvency Service and will be involved in the proactive management of strategic risks and challenges directly facing the organisation. This includes being the lead on the collection and analysis of relevant intelligence from multiple sources within the assurance landscape and the Agency, to inform the audit universe planning and advice to the Accounting Officer.
Inclusive and diverse teams are important to us. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups underrepresented in our workforce. The Insolvency Service strives to ensure that the agency is a safe, inclusive, and welcoming place for everybody to bring their true self to work and to help the agency to achieve its diversity objectives. We have 10 active employee network groups available to join or become an ally, these include, Carers Network, Disability & Health, FACES Network Group, Grass Roots, LGBT+, Mind Matters, No Limits, Part Time Workers, The Shed, and Women’s Network Group.
We offer full-time, part-time, job share and flexible ways of working. We value capability, technical skills and experience and we place great emphasis on lifetime development to support our people. We encourage our employees to become more involved in areas they feel strongly about, whether it be for the benefit of the agency, though our Engagement network or in their own local communities via volunteering opportunities.
The Insolvency Service is a great place to work, learn and grow your career!
Job description
Lead on high profile and complex audit reviews, to a high standard, conducting thorough enquiries and producing clear and focused recommendations and accurate findings in report form and verbally to management and the Executive.
Undertake deep dives, as directed, and requested by the executive and Audit and Risk Assurance Committee.
Build relationships with members of the executive and their staff who are under their scrutiny.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will have the following responsibilities:
Specific Responsibilities
- Lead on the development and maintenance of strong knowledge and understanding of effective governance, using the three lines of defence model.
- Lead on the collection and analysis of relevant intelligence from multiple sources within the assurance landscape to maintain and manage the Agency’s Assurance Map and to inform the audit universe planning.
- Lead on the analysis and management of governance performance data to identify threats and weaknesses.
- Lead on identifying and delivering opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of good governance within the team and cross-Agency.
General Responsibilities
- Lead on high profile and complex audit reviews, to a high standard, conducting thorough enquiries and producing clear and focused recommendations and accurate findings in report form and verbally to management and the executive.
- Undertake deep dives, as directed, and requested by the executive and Audit and Risk Assurance Committee.
- Build relationships with members of the executive and their staff who are under their scrutiny.
- Lead on, and work collaboratively (professionally) in, team intensive activities.
- Provide expert advice and guidance on legal aspects of corporate governance and prepare the Agency's annual governance statement and governance components of the Agency’s annual report.
- Actively maintain knowledge and awareness of technical and legal developments in public sector governance.
- Understand, demonstrate and apply investigative approaches to solicit information, probing, inference etc.
- Line Management of more junior colleagues.
- Contribute to and participate in training and development activities to support the continuing professional development of Corporate Governance Officers and support staff.
- Actively participate in Corporate Governance Team meetings, activities, and development.
Person specification
You will have and be able to demonstrate:
- Excellent corporate governance knowledge, including the approach to risk management, processes, and models.
- Excellent presentational, representational, and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent investigation, analytical skills, and judgement.
- Excellent written skills, particularly report writing and briefing.
- You are a team player who can take responsibility for your own assignments, often within strict immovable timeframes.
- recent experience, or at least clear knowledge, of Corporate Governance (HMT Corporate Governance Code, HMT Managing Public Money, and Risk Management).
- The ability to apply audit methodology and capability.
- The ability to think strategically and deliver results, to prioritise and manage a varied governance workload, working under pressure, independently or collaboratively and meeting critical deadlines.
- The ability to effectively facilitate team and executive meetings.
- An understanding of the investigative approaches to solicit information - probing, inference, etc.
- The ability to take ownership for your own decisions and hold yourself accountable for what you are required to deliver.
Essential Criteria
The post holder must have one of the following qualifications or similar; or be willing to work towards and attain them shortly within the time of their joining: Counter Fraud qualification such as Insolvency Service Investigator Programme (ISIP), GCFP (foundation level) or IIA Certificate in Internal Audit and Business Risk.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Leadership
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
Benefits
We want you to have a good work-life balance and want to support you in all that you do, so we offer a great benefits package including:
- Flexible working arrangements and flexi-time.
- Full time new entrants to the Civil Service and those Civil Servants on modernised terms and conditions will be entitled to 25 days leave increasing on a sliding scale to 30 days after 5 years’ service.
- In addition to this you are entitled to 8 public/bank holidays plus an additional day of privilege leave.
- Competitive maternity, paternity and parental leave.
- 5 days paid leave for learning and development.
- 5 days paid for volunteering.
- A Cycle to work scheme.
- Staff have access to an employee assistance programme, Workplace Wellness, for confidential, independent support and advice during difficult times in either their professional or personal life.
- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of at least 28.97%.
Your pension is a valuable part of your total reward package where the employer makes a significant contribution to the cost of your pension. Your contributions come out of your salary before any tax is taken. This means, if you pay tax, your take-home pay will not be reduced by the full amount of your contribution; and your pension will continue to provide valuable benefits for you and your family if you are too ill to continue to work or die before you retire. For more information, visit www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk
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Selection process details
As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete a CV, 750-word personal statement and behaviours. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Your personal statement should be no more than 750 words and should explain how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the essential criteria and our values within the person specification.
Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be conducted using the lead behaviour, Communicating and Influencing. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
We will test your behaviours and experience as part of the sift process, and if successful, you will be invited to a short interview where we will test your behaviours and strengths. Full details of the selection process will be made available to shortlisted candidates once the sift has been completed.
Expected Timeline (subject to change)
Sift – w/c 4th November 2024
Interview – w/c 2nd December 2024
Location - MS Teams
Your interview will either be conducted face to face or by video. You will be notified of this if you are selected for interview. Candidates are asked to note the above timetable, exercising flexibility through the recruitment and selection process.
Further Information
A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.
Any move to Insolvency Service from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service/Disclosure Scotland on your behalf.
However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email Info@disclosurescotland.co.uk
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
Transforming Workplaces
The Insolvency Service is currently delivering an exciting five-year transformation project that started in April 2022 which will define our future direction supporting a gradual migration to a Regional Centre model combined with smarter ways of working. As part of this, transforming our estate will align us with the government modernisation programmes making The Insolvency Service a great place to work.
We are letting you know about our future plans because if you are joining the Insolvency Service and are recruited into an office over the next five years that is not one of the Regional Centres, you will be expected to move to one of the Regional Centres in the future. This move would not attract financial assistance.
The 11 Regional Centres are : Birmingham, Cardiff, Croydon, Edinburgh, Exeter, Ipswich, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Stratford.
Hybrid Working
Insolvency Service operates a hybrid working policy subject to business need, giving people the flexibility to choose when and where they work and collaborate with others.
Individuals are expected to work from one of the office locations stated in the advert to connect with their colleagues, as required by their role and business team needs. There is flexibility to split the working week, spending a minimum of 60% in the workplace, which includes the office, site visits, court etc.
Reasonable Adjustment
If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
Contact Government Recruitment Service via insolvencyrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
Complete the ‘Assistance required’ section in the ‘Additional requirements’ page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Julie Carney
- Email : julie.carney@insolvency.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : InsolvencyRecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Further information
They have been discriminated against under the Equality Act 2010.
There have been procedural irregularities at any stage of the recruitment process.
If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the recruitment principles, and wish to make a complaint, then you should contact in the first instance: insolvencyrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive you can then contact the Civil Service Commission.
All complaints must be received by the contact point for applicants within 24 hours from the date the applicant is advised of their non-success at sift, assessment or interview. Complaints will be considered by an independent third-party outside of the recruitment campaign. The decision will be conveyed to the applicant, in writing, within 5 working days of receipt of the complaint. The recruitment process will usually be put on hold until the complaint has been resolved.
Complaints may also be made to the Civil Service Commission at any time if the individual believes their application has not been treated in accordance with the recruitment principles (appointment on merit through fair and open competition). However, complaints must first have been raised with Government Recruitment Service.
