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Posted By: Information Commissioners Office
Address:
Contact: 01625 545700
Date Posted: 16th Oct 2008
Salary: £27,744 (up to £37,536)
Location: Other
Reference Code:
Views Since Posting: 62
Full Description:

REPORTS TO: Audit Group Head

MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES: Line management responsibility for an audit team.

SALARY: Job level E

HOURS: 37 per week

PURPOSE OF POST:
The Audit Team Manager will be responsible managing audits from the planning stage through to the identification of recommendations. The role will include include the delivery of prescribed ‘quality’ products to both internal and external stakeholders in line with the agreed audit methodologies.

KEY OUTCOMES
The following outcomes will be expected to be achieved by the post holder

• Assisting with the development and maintenance of a balanced programme of audits in line with the Audit Strategy.

• The scoping and planning of specified audits of public and private organisations to ensure that effective and focused audits are conducted with identifiable benefits both to the Office and the external organisation.

• Managing the review of organisations’ policies, procedures, guidance and training material to establish compliance with the Data Protection Act.

• Managing and leading compliance audits; gathering information to support compliance assessments through interviews and the inspection of records and facilities used in the processing of personal data.

• Leading compliance audit ‘start up’ and ‘closing meetings’ to senior management of auditees including the ‘face to face’ delivery of initial audit findings.

• Managing the production of audit compliance reports including an evaluation and assessment of processing and associated recommendations within the prescribed time scales.

• Supporting governmental department ‘spot checks’ as agreed with the Audit Group Head and the Audit Development Manager.

• Liaising with internal data protection departments before audits to develop background information and after audits to disseminate the audit results and likely outcomes.

• Assisting the Audit Group Head in the development of sectoral reports concentrating and disseminating the lessons learned in specifically targeted audit programmes.
• Supporting the development of the audit and the maintenance of audit checklists and ensuring that they are kept up to date in respect of ICO data protection guidance and information assurance standards.
• Supporting audit ‘follow up’ actions as agreed with the Audit Group Head and the Assistant Commissioner, Head of RAD.
• The management and development of audit staff, ensuring that work is completed to the required standard.

PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential Criteria:

Education and Qualification
Educated to degree level with professional audit qualification or equivalent graduate level experience.

Work Experience
3 - 5 years of audit experience.
2 years experience of managing people

Knowledge, skills and ability.
Good intellectual and analytical ability in order to be able to apply complex legislation to a variety of practical circumstances and differentiate between good and bad practice.
Good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate at all levels with both internal and external stakeholders.
Ability to co-ordinate and manage a range of audit activities across a range of public and private organisations.
Ability to manage others and plan and prioritise their workloads.
Strong report writing skills.
An understanding of how to constructively influence change in outside organisations.
An understanding of general business processes with specific reference to the management and handling of personal data.

Competencies
Critical:
Personal Effectiveness