Internal Auditor

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Job description

Victim Support is looking to appoint a full time Internal Auditor internally known as Internal Audit and Quality Management Systems Coordinator who will carry out local service audits across England and Wales and coordinate quality activities that support the QMS. You will be home-based but there will be regular travel to audit sites across England and Wales, with some unsocial hours.Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.The successful candidate will:Carry out regular internal audits of Victim Support's servicesMake sure that any improvements arising from audit are logged and acted onReview and continually develop the Audit plan and Audit framework in conjunction with senior managers and operational leadsEnsure the smooth running of the Quality management systemHave effective influencing and communication skills.To be successful in this role, you will have experience of carrying out service planning and audit, preferably within a charitable, public sector operational environment. You will have high standard and effective report writing and organisational skills, and a good understanding of the application of performance data in audit. You will be able to put these skills into practice effectively to draw out robust findings, while operating against Victim Support's lessons learnt principles to provide objective and fair findings that support local teams to implement corrective actions and continual improvements.You will work from home, with an expectation that you can travel regularly to audit sites, with some anti-social hours where overnight working conditions are needed to support audit of VS services in locations across England and Wales.We hold the right to close this advert early if we receive enough suitable applicant, 1st interviews will take place on 03/12/2021Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are outlined in the person specification under essential and tested area.In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form. If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role.If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.