Executive Director

1 week ago


Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom National Audit Office Full time

About the Role

The National Audit Office (NAO) is seeking a highly experienced and skilled Executive Director to join our Executive Team. As a key member of the team, you will play a critical role in shaping the NAO's strategy and direction, and will be responsible for leading a team of around 200 financial and performance auditors.

Main Responsibilities

  • Business Management: Work collaboratively with the Executive Team to achieve the NAO's strategic objectives.
  • External Relationship Management: Develop and maintain strong relationships with key audited bodies and stakeholders to ensure successful delivery and raise the NAO's profile.
  • Service Delivery: Provide strategic leadership for the delivery of a portfolio of work, including client engagement and ensuring the delivery of high-quality outputs.
  • Group Accountability: Lead a team of around 200 financial and performance auditors, driving performance and enabling continuous improvement.
  • Ways of Working: Act as a role model for positive business behaviours, including collaborative and inclusive ways of working.

Key Skills and Capabilities

  • Delivers Excellence: Produces high-quality outputs and leads others to do the same, driving further improvement in the NAO as a high-performing organisation.
  • Seeks, Develops and Applies Knowledge: Develops and communicates key insights, bringing a strong external strategic perspective to bear in shaping the NAO's strategy and work.
  • Increases Influence: Focuses on key strategic issues and takes a strategic approach to influencing internal and external stakeholders.
  • Is Courageous and Independent: Acts with integrity, challenges to get to what really matters in complex issues, and takes initiative to anticipate relevant changes in the strategic environment.
  • Is Authoritative: Highly credible and visible outside and within the NAO as a strategic corporate leader, able to set a clear strategic vision and direction.
  • Collaborates: Works jointly with Executive Team colleagues to shape direction and achieve progress, developing positive and collaborative working relationships at all levels.
  • Is Inclusive: Takes an inclusive and empowering approach with people, setting high standards and managing performance robustly to encourage improvement and maximise contribution.
  • Is Ambitious: Challenges self, other colleagues, and the NAO to deliver its best, driving to succeed while keeping people engaged and motivated.

About the NAO

The National Audit Office is the UK's independent public spending watchdog, supporting Parliament in holding government to account and helping improve public services through high-quality audits. We are independent of government and the civil service, and our work is overseen by the Public Accounts Commission, a parliamentary committee of MPs.

How to Apply

To apply for this exciting opportunity, please visit our website and submit your application. We look forward to hearing from you.



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