Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
Head of Audit, Risk and Assurance - Edinburgh, Glasgow or Dundee
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Head of Audit, Risk and Assurance
As the Head of Audit, Risk and Assurance, you will play a critical role in shaping how the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) understands, manages and learns from risk across the organisation. You will lead on audit, risk management and assurance activity, ensuring senior leaders and governance bodies have clear, reliable insight to support confident decision-making.
This is a fantastic opportunity to bring your expertise and leadership to a high-profile, organisation-wide role, setting the strategic direction for audit, risk and assurance. You will drive an integrated, risk-based approach that moves beyond compliance, ensuring assurance activity is focused, proportionate and adds real value. Working closely with senior leaders, you will act as a trusted adviser and constructive challenger, helping to strengthen governance, improve performance and build organisational resilience.
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You will lead a specialist team and work collaboratively across COPFS, as well as engaging with external auditors, inspectors and oversight bodies. You will play a key role in modernising assurance practices, using data, insight and innovative approaches to continuously improve how we operate in a complex, public facing, high-scrutiny environment.
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Your first few weeks in role will include time spent in office to support your induction, giving you the opportunity to build relationships, understand the organisation and immerse yourself in COPFS’ operating environment, governance structures and ways of working.
Offering high-profile leadership exposure, this role puts you at the centre of strategic decision-making across COPFS. With access to Civil Service networks, mentoring and development, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your impact while shaping how assurance supports a national public service.
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