UK National Audit Office - Vacancies

Current vacancies

Senior Analyst

Researcher

The National Audit Office is undertaking an extensive external recruitment campaign over the summer for our Value for Money discipline. Our Value for Money reports, which often hit the national headlines, identify waste and highlight areas for improving the way public money is spent, ensuring that taxpayers receive services of the highest quality and of the best value. We need to make sure our reports are data rich, based on strong analysis, and convey strong messages to our audiences in Parliament and government.

Specifically, we are seeking to enhance our existing skills in disciplines such as economics, statistics, operational research and social research and project management. Candidates will therefore need to hold a relevant postgraduate qualification, together with at least a 2:1 first degree in a numerate discipline (or one with a significant quantitative element).

Opportunities for Senior Analysts and Researchers are available in both our London and Newcastle offices. Posts are open to UK, EEA and Commonwealth nationals, with the exception of our Defence work, which is restricted to UK nationals only for security reasons.

Further details of the roles are available in the job descriptions and person specifications below.

Economists, Statisticians, Quantitative Researchers

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Senior Analyst: RT6164

£33,375 - £41,565 in Newcastle; £38448 - £46,492 in London

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Researcher: RT6165

£21,767 – £27,178 in Newcastle; £26,840 - £32,101 in London

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Project Managers

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Senior Analyst: RT6164C

£33,375 - £41,565 in Newcastle; £38448 - £46,492 in London

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Researcher: RT6165C

£21,767 – £27,178 in Newcastle; £26,840 - £32,101 in London

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To apply, please send the following documents to vacancies@nao.gsi.gov.uk:

1. Your CV
2. A completed equal opportunities monitoring form
3. A covering letter, clearly stating which role you are applying for, and including the following information:

• NAO reference number;

• Where you saw this vacancy advertised;

• How you meet the competencies for the role;

• Your nationality;

• Confirmation of your right to work in the UK (where applicable). If you are not a UK/EU member state national, and do not hold permanent residency of the UK, please state when your current visa ends.

Audit Principals

Central London: £46,000 - £56,500

Newcastle: £37,000 - £51,500

The role of an Audit Principal at the National Audit Office involves delivering the audit work required for a number of clients to a professional standard, advising clients on their financial management procedures, leading and supervising teams of junior staff on audit visits and supporting and, where necessary, deputising for the Audit Manager. The latter might include acting as a representative at clients’ Audit and Risk Committees. The range of clients you may find yourself working on can include major audits of large Government Departments or Agencies through to smaller less well known but equally interesting bodies.

In practice, you will be drafting the audit strategy, preparing audit plans and setting budgets, allocating work to junior staff and reviewing their output, carrying out first stage review and finalising the audit work, preparing printers’ proofs of audited accounts. In addition, you will have a role to play in training and developing ICAEW trainees and devising and undertaking other ad hoc work such as investigations or presentations on financial management issues facing clients.
A formal job description and person specification are available through the following links:

• Job Description
• Person specification

To apply, please send the following documents to vacancies@nao.gsi.gov.uk:

1. Your CV
2. A completed equal opportunities monitoring form
3. A covering letter, clearly stating which role you are applying for, and including the following information:

• NAO reference number;

• Where you saw this vacancy advertised;

• How you meet the competencies for the role;

• Your nationality;

• Confirmation of your right to work in the UK (where applicable). If you are not a UK/EU member state national, and do not hold permanent residency of the UK, please state when your current visa ends.

Other opportunities

Newcastle office

As part of our commitment to our role as a national organisation, we are increasing our presence outside London by substantially expanding our Newcastle office. Our office in Newcastle will offer the full range of the NAO's expertise and our staff there will work across an unrivalled array of government sectors throughout the UK.

Details of the roles on offer are on our Newcastle vacancies page.

Graduate trainee programme

As well as the specific vacancies advertised on this page, we run an annual graduate trainee programme. You can find out more about the graduate scheme on our dedicated site  http://www.nao.org.uk/graduates/
 

Recruitment Enquiries

If you wish to submit a job application, you should follow the application process detailed in each individual vacancy advertisement but for general enquiries or for information about working at the National Audit Office you can write to us at the following address:
 

Recruitment
National Audit Office
157 - 197 Buckingham Palace Road
London
SW1W 9SP

Tel: 020 7798 7227
Fax: 020 7798 7919

Or email the Recruitment Department at vacancies@nao.gsi.gov.uk