Head of Internal Audit

We have a new opportunity for a Head of Internal Audit to join The National Lottery Community Fund.  This role sits within our Finance Directorate, reporting directly into our Finance Director, with a ‘dotted-line’ into the Chief Executive, the Fund’s Audit and Risk Committee, and Committee Chair. 

The role of Head of Internal Audit requires you to be a leader both as a professional and in a strategic sense, taking ownership of the internal audit plan, whilst taking an active role in providing assurance and building effective relationships with the Fund’s SMT and Audit and Risk Committee. 

You’ll be responsible for developing, maintaining, and maximising effective working relationships with all colleagues and various levels through proactive collaboration and advocating the internal audit function across the Fund.  Particularly with senior and executive colleagues to deliver internal audit reviews and recommendations which add value.

You’ll manage a large contract (200-250 days per annum) with an external provider for delivery of a co-sourced internal audit services to the Fund. A key aspect of this contract management will be to ensure good stakeholder engagement and ensure all internal audit reviews, address the identified key risks and are delivered on time and as planned.

We see the ideal candidate being somebody who has significant experience as a leader in a Head of Internal Audit role, from either a similar size organisation or even from a smaller organisation looking to make a move into a larger, more complex organisation.  It is important the individual has the understanding or familiarity of applying government/public sector Internal Audit standards, and has a good understanding of public sector counter fraud protocols

Interview Date: Week commencing 11th or 18th September

Location: Birmingham office – Hybrid working/Flexible working.  The majority of the Finance Team is based here so expectation of regular travel to the office.

If you would like an informal conversation about this role, please contact: Recruitment@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk

Essential criteria

• Extensive prior experience of leading a large, co-sourced internal audit programme (200-250 days/year) in a large and complex organisation.
• Familiarity with/experience of applying Government/Public Sector Internal Audit Standards
• Good understanding interpreting and advising on government counter fraud initiatives
• Experience of taking a leading role in a high calibre Audit and Risk Committee environment
• Sound understanding or organisational risk management with an ability to translate this into a strategic internal audit plan.

Desirable criteria

• Established stakeholder management skills and a strategic thinker
• Leader in a professional and strategic sense
• Ability to have challenging conversations at senior level

Job contact :

• Name : Recruitment@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk
• Email : Recruitment@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : Recruitment@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk