Audit and Risk Committee Chair (Designate) and Non-Executive Board Member
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[Audit and Risk Committee Chair (Designate) and
Non-Executive Board Member]
Salary:
£278.00 per day (Days Required: 25-30 days per
annum)
Tenure: 1 year as ARC member, and then 3
years as ARC Chair / Board Member with an option to extend for a
further 3 years.
Location: Most Board and ARC
activities take place in person in our offices in Meadowbank
House,
Edinburgh, EH8 7AU or Saint Vincent Plaza, Glasgow, G2 5LD.
You must be able to attend both of our offices for in-person Board and
ARC meetings. Some business is also conducted virtually via MS Teams.
Travel costs to Committee meetings and related expenses will be
reimbursed.
Role Reports to: Keeper and Chief
Executive of the Registers of Scotland
Closing date:
Sunday 05 May at 23:59
Number of Vacancies:
1
Registers of Scotland (RoS)
manages 21 land, property and other legal registers which are a
critical asset for the Scottish economy. We aim to provide the best
public service for Scotland and are on a mission to make some of the
oldest public land registers in the world into some of the most
modern. We are committed to providing the best service to our
customers through the creation of award-winning digital services,
supported by the latest in cloud and AI technology.
When working at RoS we support our
colleagues by offering a range of modern work policies and workspaces,
as well as encouraging a stimulating, inclusive, diverse, and
equitable work environment, which we believe is crucial to achieving
our mission. We are proud to promote our We Invest in People Gold
Award, Investors in Young People Silver Award and We Invest in
Wellbeing Gold Award, alongside our zero gender pay gap and the fact
we are a disability confident employer. We are a welcoming community
that functions on supportive practices such as Agile Coaches, Business
Analysts, UX specialists and more. Our team is ambitious, acts with
integrity and demonstrates commitment to progress and impact. We
nurture talent and reward success.
To get a taste of what we do,
our facilities and our hybrid working approach please see the
following link for a short video ;
About this
Role
We have an exciting opportunity to appoint a new
Chair of our Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) who will
also serve as a Non-Executive Member of our advisory Board
.
The current Audit and Risk Committee Chair
reaches their maximum term in office in Autumn 2025. To allow for
continuity and a successful handover, we are looking to appoint a
candidate as ‘ARC Chair Designate’ in the summer of 2024. The
successful candidate will join the ARC, as an ARC member, in the
summer of 2024, and will step into the role of ARC Chair and join the
Board as a Non-Executive Board Member when the current ARC Chair
leaves office in Autumn 2025.
The ARC Chair is the only
Non-Executive Director who serves on both the Board, and Audit and
Risk Committee.
The RoS Audit and Risk Committee provides
advice and assurance to RoS’ Chief Executive, Accountable Officer, and
Board in respect of risk management. The ARC works closely with the
External Auditor (Deloitte) and Internal Auditor (Scottish
Government’s Internal Audit and Assurance Directorate).
The
ARC’s role is to:
•Provide independent, informed support and
assurance to the Chief Executive, Accountable Officer and RoS Board on
matters such as the corporate governance arrangements in place, and
risk management including fraud, value for money and control systems.
• Commission an annual programme of work from RoS internal
auditors, in consultation with the Accountable Officer and other
Executive Directors. The programme is risk-based, focussing on RoS
systems of internal control and challenges to the successful
achievement of our corporate objectives. The ARC reviews the reports
from that programme, monitoring outcomes and actions to completion.
•Provide an Annual Report to the RoS Board and the
Accountable Officer summarising the work of the Committee in the year,
along with outcomes from effectiveness reviews.
Our Board
Non-Executive Members bring us an important external perspective from
the private, public or third sector and contribute at a strategic
level on corporate management issues, providing challenging,
innovative, and informed input. For this role we need strategic
thinkers with strong communication skills, who can pose constructive
challenge during discussions and contribute to improving the
performance of RoS.
The RoS Board’s role is to provide
strategic advice to the Keeper on:
• Setting and communicating
RoS’ vision and values.
• Setting strategy and objectives
for RoS and ensuring that the necessary financial, IT, physical and
human resources are in place to deliver them.
• Setting a
framework of prudent and effective controls that enables risk to be
assessed and managed.
• Monitoring and improving RoS'
performance.
The terms of reference for the RoS Board can be
found here and the terms of reference for the RoS Audit and
Risk Committee can be found here .
Details of
current Board and ARC members can be found here . You can also
read a blog from outgoing ARC Chair Andrew Harvey about his time in
the role here .
RoS emphasises diversity in our
Board, and Audit and Risk Committee, and we welcome applications from
appropriately qualified candidates in all sections of the community,
and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.
Information regarding our current ARC and Board diversity is
published here .
For more information on the
role &, full details on the Technical and Leadership Competencies
required, and how to apply, please refer to our full recruitment pack
by clicking here .
How to Apply
To apply, click on 'Apply now’ and complete our online
application form, you will need to submit:
•A CV
setting out your career history and how you meet the
Responsibilities and Technical competencies required in the role (we
recommend no more than 4 pages in length).
•As a
continuation of your CV and within the same document , a
supporting Statement of no more than 1000 words , which
addresses the following:
-Why do you want to chair the RoS
Audit and Risk Committee and join the RoS Board?
-How does
your experience match the requirements of the role, including
leadership and technical competencies?
-How do you believe
your skills and experience can add value to addressing the current
risks and challenges that RoS is facing?
-Please provide an
example of a situation where you have fulfilled an advisory role,
similar to that which you would exercise for RoS, and describe the
impact you were able to achieve via your
advice.
Please note
• CVs
that are not accompanied by a supporting statement will not be scored
.
• We recommend that you work on your answers to the
competencies using some form of word processing software such as MS
Word or Google sheets; the system will “time-out” and sign you
off if you are inactive or spend over a certain amount of
time in the application without saving your
progress.
Assessment
Candidates whose
CV and covering letter most clearly meet the selection criteria will
be invited to
an interview involving a short
analytical/presentation exercise (details to be provided on
the day) and a question-and-answer session based on their
motivation and experience .
Candidates should
anticipate needing to be available for two hours
.
It is expected that panel members will be:
-
Keeper and Chief Executive, Jennifer Henderson
- Current Audit
and Risk Committee Chair and Non-Executive Board Member, Andrew
Harvey
- Accountable Officer, Chris Kerr
The interviews
will be conducted in person at RoS’ office at Meadowbank House
in Edinburgh . Whilst any travel and subsistence expenses
incurred during the selection process are normally the responsibility
of the applicant, if this is something that is preventing you from
applying, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will do our best
to make alternative arrangements.
Complaints
Our recruitment processes are underpinned by the
principle of selection for appointment through fair and open
competition on the basis of merit, as outlined in the Civil
Service Recruitment Principles .
If you feel
your application has not been treated in accordance with the
principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should
contact:
Registers of Scotland, Meadowbank House, 153 London
Road, Edinburgh, EH8 7AU, or e-mail in the first instance. If you
are not satisfied with the response you receive from us, you can then
contact the Office of the Civil Service Commissioners – the
appropriate contact details will be provided with our
response.
If you have any questions about the role, you can
contact
Security
Successful
candidates must undergo a Disclosure Scotland
check.
Equal Opportunities
Along with
your completed application (CV & Personal Statement) please complete
our Diversity and Monitoring application section. RoS is a diverse and
inclusive workplace, and we want to help you demonstrate your full
potential whatever type of assessment is used. If you require any
adjustments to our recruitment process, please let us know via
Audit And Risk Committee Chair (Designate) And Non-Executive Board Member
Registers of Scotland
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