About the job

Job summary

We are an executive agency of His Majesty’s Treasury (HM Treasury), established in April 2015 to improve the quality of internal audit provided to central government. 

Most of the Agency’s people are professionally qualified internal auditors, accountants or investigators. 

Many are also specialists in areas including counter fraud, project management, digital and commercial audit. 

We lead both the Government Internal Audit Profession and the Government Internal Audit Function. 

Our workforce brings with it a unique depth of experience gained in a wide range of government departments, related bodies and other sectors. 

This enables us to offer a high-quality service based on cross-government insight and a strong understanding of our customers’ business. 

In GIAA, we aim to be a great place to work and to ensure that we have the capability and capacity to make even more of a significant contribution to achieving A Brilliant Civil Service over the coming years. 

Our initial focus was on becoming “a single audit practice”. We are now focused on taking GIAA to the next level so we can provide better insights and better outcomes for government. https://www.youtube.com/embed/MS1KNqvK-as 

Job description

The Head of Performance, MI and Analysis is a critical role and will set the strategic direction for GIAA MI, Performance and Analysis.

You will lead the multi-disciplinary MI, Performance and Analysis team to support GIAA’s organisational delivery and provide management information, business intelligence, analysis, and process improvement to support the delivery of GIAA’s Vision, Strategy and Corporate Plan and support the agency in compliance and quality.

You will be a trusted advisor and a member of the Corporate Centre Senior Leadership team of the Chief Operating Officer, enabling them to make effective decisions whilst in possession of associated risks, opportunities, and possible unintended consequences of action for the benefit the Corporate Centre and the Agency.

You will be a key contributor in the Corporate Centre, supporting financial sustainability. You will deliver efficient processes and effective services. Using skills in data analysis You will make evidence-based recommendations and will work across government to seek economies of scale.

You will think strategically about MI, Performance and Analysis that GIAA needs to support the delivery of the Corporate Plan and the opportunities and constraints that will shape that journey. You will also work closely with other teams and functions across the Agency to develop and realise a credible plan of improvement/transformation whilst simultaneously maintaining effective service levels throughout.

Person specification

• Deliver MI, Performance and Analysis across the agency considering financial and people challenges and be politically astute with a focus on issues across government which may affect the agency. 

• Lead, manage, and motivate a multi-disciplinary cross-functional team of team of subject matter experts. Have high capability levels to do things once and well. 

• Lead on the creation of a single source of data, MI and reporting across the agency. 

• Identify and manager all necessary MI, Performance and Analysis arrangements needed to support Agency expansion. 

• Lead on MI, Performance and Analysis contribution to the Annual Report and Accounts. 

• Lead in the development of a cross agency approach to the production and deployment of MI and use of associated tools and techniques 

Develop strong and effective relationships with external partners and stakeholders including HM Treasury and Cabinet Office.

Person Specification;

You will be required to write a statement of suitability of up to 1000 words setting out how your skills and experience meet the following criteria: 

1. Ability to test and create business intelligence to find the appropriate tools so that senior leaders can make decisions on complex information.
2. Subject matter expertise in the use of business intelligence tools such as Power BI and Power Automate.
3. Significant experience in the development of reporting products, understanding, interpreting & delivering to user requirements
4. A demonstrable track record of success in delivering a Management Information and interpretation of MI to influence decision making at a senior level
5. Significant experience in the analysis and improvement of business processes including financial efficiency.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £67,173, Government Internal Audit Agency contributes £18,136 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Strengths and Experience.

Recruitment Timeline

Closing date: 18 June 2024

Shortlisting: 25 June 2024

Interviews: w/c 08 July 2024

This timeline is indicative and may be subject to change. We will inform you if there is a substantial change to the recruitment timeline. 

If your contact details change at any time during the selection process, please ensure you update your Civil Service Jobs profile. 

Please note that only applications submitted through Civil Service Jobs will be accepted.

Eligibility Statement

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role in the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government. Checks will be performed as part of pre-employment checks in line with this. 

Everyone working with government assets must complete Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks. Additionally, individuals appointed to the Treasury group will be subject to National Security Vetting. The level of security vetting required for this role is Security Check (SC) 

To allow for meaningful checks to be carried out, applicants will need to have lived in the UK for at least 3 out of the past 5 years. In exceptional circumstances, a lack of residency would not be a bar to security clearance however the Department will need to consider eligibility on a case by case basis once the advert closing date has passed.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

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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). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.