Assurance Lead
HM Revenue and Customs
Apply before 11:55 pm on Friday 24th January 2025
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An exciting opportunity has arisen within the HMRC Risk and Control Framework team for dynamic individuals wishing to work at the very heart of HMRC decision making.
Sitting at the centre of the department, the HMRC Risk and Control Framework team provides a valuable service within the Department by helping steer HMRC towards a better understanding of its key risks and to ensure these are well controlled. The HMRC Risk and Control Framework is the name we give for managing Governance, Process, Risk, Assurance and Control in our department.
Job description
You will be responsible for
- Ensuring high quality second line assurance activities across HMRC are being delivered against the standards, and supporting improvements where appropriate.
- Analysing department wide assurance information to provide insight reports to ExCom and governance groups, and adding value by helping to inform senior decision making and strengthen the enterprise Risk and Control Framework, which underpins HMRC's operations and supports the achievement of its strategic objectives.
- Strengthening second line assurance capabilities and products, and its integration with other third line assurance providers.
- Leading and influencing stakeholder engagement across HMRC, including developing and providing insight, giving advice and guidance, sharing best practice, driving improvements and leading items at governance groups.
- Supporting and deputising for the G6 Business Partner, as necessary.
- Leading and motivating a team member including allocating work, monitoring delivery, providing direction and advice, driving improvement, supporting development, and ensuring wellbeing.
- Actively supporting the team in building its capability and enabling continuous improvement.
Person specification
Applying your assurance skills and experience, building impactful relationships and developing an understanding of how risk management and assurance can enable effective delivery of HMRC's core services is key to being successful in this role.
Essential Criteria:
- Significant experience of leading the delivery of a professional assurance service, effectively driving business performance and improvements, and meeting customers’ needs.
- Demonstrable expert knowledge in assurance methodology, techniques, and reporting.
- Strong communication and influencing skills with experience of effectively engaging with senior stakeholders and securing successful outcomes.
- Excellent people management skills, including empowering, valuing, developing and motivating people.
- A relevant qualification from: ERM Certificate in Enterprise Risk Management, Qualified accountant, Qualified Internal Auditor (CIA), Or able to demonstrate relevant assurance experience combined with intention to study for the above.
Qualifications
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Managing a Quality Service
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Leadership
Benefits
HMRC operates both Flexible and Hybrid Working policies, allowing you to balance your work and personal commitments. We welcome applications from those who need to work a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible, considering our operational and customer service needs.
We offer a generous leave allowance, starting at 25 days and increasing by as day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days.
- Pension - We make contributions to our colleagues’ Alpha pension equal to at least 28.97% of their salary.
- Family friendly policies.
- Personal support.
- Coaching and development.
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Selection process details
How to Apply
As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide the following:
- A name-blind CV including your job history and previous experiences.
- A 1000-word Personal Statement which should outline how your skills and experience meet the essential criteria, making reference to the behaviours listed.
Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
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Sift
At sift your CV, and your Personal Statement, will be assessed, with the successful candidates being invited to interview.
We may also raise the score required at any stage of the process if we receive a high number of applications.
Interview
During the panel interview, your experience will be assessed, and you will be asked behaviour-based questions to explore in detail what you are capable of.
Interviews will take place via video link. Sift and interview dates to be confirmed.
Eligibility
Please take extra care to tick the correct boxes in the eligibility sections of your application form. We understand mistakes sometimes happen but if you contact us later than two working days (Monday-Friday) before the vacancy closes, we will not be able to reopen your application for you. If you do make a mistake with your eligibility form, please contact us via: unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresults@hmrc.gov.uk – Use the subject line to insert appropriate wording for example – ‘Please re-open my application – 386109 & vacancy closing date 24/01/2025’.
To check that you are eligible to apply for this role, please review the eligibility information before submitting your application.
Reserve List
A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles – if this applies to you, we’ll let you know via your Civil Service Jobs account.
Merit List
After interview, a single merit list will be created, and you will only be considered for posts in locations you have expressed a preference for. Appointments will be made in strict merit order in line with the set number of roles in each location.
Criminal Record Check
Applications received from candidates with a criminal record are considered fairly in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice and the Recruitment of ex-offenders Policy.
Reasonable Adjustments
We want to make sure no one is put at a disadvantage during our recruitment process. To assist you with this, we will reduce or remove any barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
- Contact the UBS Recruitment team via unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresults@hmrc.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.
Additional Security Information
Please note: in addition to the standard pre-employment checks for appointment into the Civil Service, all candidates must also obtain National Security Vetting at Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) clearance level for this vacancy. You will normally need to meet the minimum UK residency period as determined by the level of vetting being undertaken, which for CTC is 3 years UK residency prior to your vetting application. If you have any questions about this residency requirement, please speak to the vacancy holder for this post.
Important information for existing HMRC contractual homeworkers:
This role may be suitable for existing HMRC employees who are contractual homeworkers. Occasional attendance to the office will be required where there is a business need. Please consider the advertised office locations for this role when applying and only select locations from the ‘location preferences’ section that you can travel to.
Terms and Conditions
Customer facing roles in HMRC require the ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English and/or Welsh where required. Where this is an essential requirement, this will be tested as part of the selection process.
HMRC has a presence in every region of the UK. For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations.
The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. The evidence you provide in your application must relate to your own experiences.
Any instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating will be investigated and, if proven, the relevant application(s) will be withdrawn from the process.
Recording of interviews is prohibited unless explicit agreement is sought in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulations.
Questions relating to an individual application must be emailed as detailed later in this advert.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
New entrants will join on the minimum of the pay band.
Please note that, if you are applying for roles on a part-time basis, the salary agreed will be pro-rata, reflective of the working hours agreed within your contract.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Nicola Edwards
- Email : nicola.edwards5@hmrc.gov.uk
- Telephone : 03000522813
Recruitment team
- Email : unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresults@hmrc.gov.uk
Further information
In the first instance, you should raise the matter directly via ubsrecruitmentcomplaints@hmrc.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their website.
