Data Process & Audit Lead

Job description

Job responsibilities

Professional development

• Identify, discuss and action own professional performance and training / development needs with your line manager through appraisal / individual development plan. Attending internal / external training events
• To participate in all mandatory training as required, i.e. fire safety, information governance and all other mandatory training.

Key working relationships

The post holder will develop working relationships and communicate regularly with a wide range of individuals, clinical and non-clinical, internal and external to UKHSA. This will include;

Internal

• Finance Business Partner (FBP), Security and Data (S&D), Programme, Quality & Regulatory: Collaborate with middle managers in Finance and Operations teams to ensure compliance with financial and data audit requirements and to refine inventory forecasting models. Communication includes meetings, reports, and data-sharing to align processes with organisational objectives.
• Finance, Commercial Project Management Office (CPMO), Data and Analytics (DAS): Engage with senior managers across UKHSA to present updates on process improvements, compliance reviews, and audit outcomes. This involves strategic discussions, formal presentations, and decision-making support.
• UKHSA: Provide briefings and updates to top management, such as directors or senior civil servants, on the integrity of critical systems, high-level audit findings, and compliance strategies. Communication is typically formal, via reports, strategic updates, or board-level presentation

External

• Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Cabinet Office (CO), Treasury, NHS: Work with middle managers in other government departments to ensure alignment on shared data governance frameworks, financial compliance, and interdepartmental audit requirements. Communication includes regular updates, data-sharing, and collaborative meetings.
• DHSC, CO, Treasury, NHS: Coordinate with senior managers in partner departments, such as DHSC or Treasury, to address strategic concerns, share best practices, and ensure consistency in policy implementation. Communication involves structured meetings, presentations, and policy discussions.
• DHSC, CO, Treasury, NHS: Brief top management in other departments, such as directors or senior civil servants, on critical cross-departmental processes, high-level audit outcomes, and compliance with overarching government standards. Communication is formal, often through official reports or interdepartmental forums.

Essential role criteria:

• Proven experience in process design, inventory forecasting, and data assurance.
• Demonstrated experience in leading the design, review, and assurance of operational processes, ensuring compliance with financial/data standards and organisational requirements.
• Ability to manage and improve inventory forecasting approaches, lead reviews, and assessments, ensuring accurate registration and documentation of critical processes and decisions.
• Strong ability to manage financial and data audits, ensure the accuracy of forecasting models, and maintain compliance with data quality and governance frameworks.
• Ability to build and sustain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work autonomously to make decisions and lead projects at middle management level.
• An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
• Postgraduate level qualification in a relevant field (Data Analytics, Business Management, Finance, Supply Chain or an equivalent level of experience would be at least 2 years working in a relevant area.

Desirable role criteria:

• Expertise in compliance with government data governance frameworks and financial standards, demonstrating the practical application of skills in these areas.
• Experience of line managing a team
• Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and develop high-performing teams, fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment. Provides clear direction, empowers team members, and ensures accountability for delivering objectives.

Selection ProcessDetails:

This vacancy is using SuccessProfiles andwill assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

Stage 1:Application& Sift

You willbe requiredto complete an application form. You will be assessed on the listed 8 essentialcriteria,and this will be in the form ofa:

• Application form(Employer/ Activity history section on the application)

• 1000 word Statement of Suitability.

This should outline how your skills,experience,andknowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.

The 3 desirable criteria will only be assessed at interview stage in the event of a strong field of candidates and after all essential criteria has been assessed.

Statement of Suitability and the Application form will be scored together

Longlisting:

In the event ofa large number ofapplications we willlonglistinto 3 piles of:

• Meets all essential criteria

• Meets some essential criteria

• Meets no essential criteria

In order to be shortlisted you must meet all essential and some of the essential criteria.

Shortlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will shortlist on:

• Demonstrated experience in leading the design, review, and assurance of operational processes, ensuring compliance with financial/data standards and organisational requirements.

If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview and assessment.

Please do not exceed 1000 words. We will not consider any words over and above this number.

Feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Stage 2: Interview (success profiles)

You will be invited to a (single) remote interview.

Behaviours and Strengths will be tested at interview.

The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be:

• Changing and Improving
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and influencing

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Eligibility Criteria

Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (includingby definition internalapplicants).

Location

This role is being offered as hybrid working based at any of our Core HQs. We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, (averaged over a month) working at one of UKHSA's core HQs (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London) Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport link and benefit from benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).

Security Clearance Level Requirement

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard.

Person Specification

Application Form and Statement of Suitability

Essential

• Application Form and Statement of Suitability

Behaviours

Essential

• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Managing a Quality Service

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

UK Health Security Agency

Address

Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool and London

10 South Colonnade

London

E14 5EA

Employer's website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency (Opens in a new tab)