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RoleLevel:6
Function:Assurance
RolePurpose
The Assurance Director acts as the custodian of all democratic processes for the Council. It
leads the delivery of all assurance functions for the Council including the Corporate Anti
Fraud Team and Internal Audi. It is responsible for ensuring that the Council meets the
highest standards of governance, risk management and probity and that sound governance
principlesareembeddedacrosstheorganisationanditspartners.
Therolewill:
BetheMonitoringOfficerwithastatutoryreportinglinetotheChief
Executive.
Provideguidanceandchallengetoseniorstakeholdersincludingsenior
officersandelectedmembers.
Provideassurancetoseniorstakeholdersthatdecisionsarebeingmadein
linewithCouncilgovernancearrangements(includingConstitution)and
Councilpolicyandprocedures.
ProvideassurancetoseniorstakeholdersthattheCouncilsoperationhas
adequategovernanceandisoperatingeffectively.
Haveoverallaccountabilityforthelegalsharedservicearrangementwith
Harrow(NBcontractmanagementoftheservicewilltakeplaceinthe
CommissioningGroup).
Developmediumtermbusinessplansalignedtothecorporatestrategy.
ActastheguardianofthedemocraticprocessfortheCouncil.
BeresponsiblefortheoperationoftheCouncilsconstitution.
Beresponsibleforensuringthatservicesareoperatingincompliancewith
relevantlegislation.
Leadtherelationshipwiththelegaljointventure.
Ensurethatcorporateantifraudandauditactivityinundertakeneffectively.
Ensurethatassurance/governanceservicesmeettheneedsofcitizensand
offervalueformoney.
CoreAccountabilities
ThinkCustomer:TomonitorthatspecificCouncilstrategiesandplansarefocussedonthe
commissioninganddeliveryofservicestoachievethebestoutcomesforthepeopleof
Barnetandthedeliveryofoutstandingcustomerserviceacrossallservices
LeadershipandPeopleManagement:Toprovidestrong,visibleleadership,motivating,
managinganddevelopingseniorservicestafftodeliveracultureofhighquality
performanceandcontinuousimprovement
DemocraticSpine:Toworkcollaborativelywiththecabinetandmemberstodevelopand
agreestrategicprioritiesandapproachesforspecificserviceareas,decidingwhatthecouncil
willdoandhowtheywilldoitandreportingtomembersonhowthestrategyisbeing
implemented
Financial&RiskManagement:TosupporttheoverallCouncilsfinancialbudget,through
liaisingwiththeCOO,demonstratingvalueformoneyforallserviceareasandtheirdelivery
withinagreedfinancialparameters.Ensurethatserviceareasoperateincompliancewith
relevantlegislation,statutorydutiesandCouncilpoliciestomanageriskappropriately.
IndependentAssurance:Toprovideindependentassurancetoseniorstakeholdersthat
decisionsarebeingmadeinlinewithagreedCouncilgovernancearrangements,alongwith
alertingtheStrategicCommissioningBoardandMemberstorisksofillegalityor
maladministration;andinappropriateconductofcouncillorsorofficers.
CorporatePerformanceManagement:Tomonitorcorporateperformanceanduse
customerandprofessionalinsighttofosterdevelopmentofserviceandbusiness.Ensurethe
servicesprovidedbytheCouncilareanticipatingandmeetingcustomerneeds(internaland
external).
RegulationandStandardSetting:Toprovidecorporateleadershiptoensurethatsenior
stakeholdersarefullyinformedonriskinrelationtononcompliancewithrelevant
legislation,statutorydutiesandcouncilpoliciesimplementingchanges/improvements
whereneeded,withresponsibilityfortheoperationofthecouncil'sconstitution.Ensurethat
theCouncilsRiskManagementStrategyiscurrentandappropriatefortheevolvingneedsof
theCouncilandadviseonthemostcosteffectivewayofmanagingthoserisks,toensure
costcontrol.
Knowledge,SkillsandExperience
Educatedtodegreestandardorsignificantrelevantexperienceandtraining.
Extensiveknowledge,experienceandunderstandingofthemajorissuesfacingtheaudit
service.
Understandingofcurrentriskmanagementtechniques.
Athoroughunderstandingofthelegislationandstatutoryframeworkaffectingservice
delivery.
Anunderstandingoflocalauthoritiesandthecontextinwhichtheyoperate.
Strongpeoplemanagementskills.
Strongcommunicationskills,includingtheabilitytocoachandperformancemanage
others.
Highlydevelopedproblemsolvingandanalyticalskills.
Abletomakedecisionsatastrategiclevel.
Experienceofdeliveringcostsavings.
Aconfirmedtrackrecordofleadingteamsthathaveconsistentlyachievedtargetsand
performancestandard.
Behaviours
CoreLeadershipBehaviours
ConfidentandresilientLevelD
Proactivelytakesonchallenges
Remainsopen,confidentandwillingtospeakeveninthefaceofunpopularorhighrisksituations
Willreachoutandexploreuncharteredornewterritoryevenwhenthismaybeuncomfortable,unpopularorwhen
otherscantseetheneedtodothis
InfluencesLevelD
Buildscoalitionsorrelationshipstogainsupportoverthelongterm
Buildsbehindthescenesupport
Developsrelationshipswhenthereisnoparticularneedtodosoforfutureinfluence
UnderstandstheformalandinformalpoliticsatthenationallevelandtheimpactofthisontheBarnetpolitical
context
DrivesinnovationLevelD
Establishessystemstoensurethatfutureorganisationaldevelopmentneeds/cultureareassessedandmetonan
ongoingbasis
Actsasarolemodele.g.whenthingsgowrongtheysupporttheorganisationtouseitasanopportunitytolearn
ratherthanblame
Publiclyinveststimeinlearninganddevelopmentactivities
EntrepreneurialLevelD
Shapesthecontextoverthelongtermtocreateopportunities
Spotsissuesoropportunitiesthatarenotobvioustootherswiththelongtermpictureinmind
ActsasarolemodeltoothersinthinkingandactingcommerciallytodelivergreaterbenefittotheCounciland
customers
SpecificBehavioursagainstCoreAccountabilities
ThinkCustomer
LeadershipandPeople
Management
DemocraticSpine
FinancialandRisk
Management
CustomerfocusedLevelD
Systematicallyembeds
acustomerfocused
culture
Ensuresthat
employees/delivery
partnerskeep
customersneedsatthe
forefrontofwhatthey
doe.g.throughtheuse
ofperformance
managementprocesses
Actsasarolemodelfor
engagingand
empoweringthe
customer/community
Workswithpartnersto
createjoinedup
solutionsinorderto
deliverseamless
customerservice.
EngagespeopleLevelD
Buildsacompelling
senseofpurposeacross
theorganization
Buildsasharedand
compellingsenseof
purposeacrossthe
organisation
Doessoevenwhenthe
contextisunclearor
ambiguous
BringsinsightLevelD
Createsnewwaysof
workingforthefuture
Drawsnewinsights
fromcomplex,multi
faceteddatato
fundamentallyredefine
howthingsaredone
Createsinnovativenew
approachesthat
illustratean
understandingofthe
systemwidepicture,
anticipatefutureissues
andpositivelychallenge
currentthinking
Drivescontinual
improvementLevelC
Maximisesresourcesto
deliverthebest
outcomes
Understandsthekey
driversofcostandvalue
intheirarea
Makesbestuseof
resourcesandimproves
resultsbyanalysingthe
outcomesandbenefits
againstcostsandrisks
whenplanningand
makingdecisions
Manages,ratherthan
avoidsrisks,andhelps
othersdothesame
Drivesthroughwith
pacetodeliver
outcomesbasedon
costbenefitanalysis
Values
Allmanagersshouldrolemodelthevaluesineverythingtheydo,
usethevaluestosetclearexpectationsofothers,
recogniseandreinforcepositivebehaviours,andaddressanybehaviourswhichareundesirable.
BeHuman
Peopleareimportant
anddeserve
ourbest
BeCollaborative
Byworkingtogether
wecandeliverbetter
servicesandmakethe
bestuseofpublic
money
ValueDiversity
Ourdiversitybrings
strengthandadds
value
BeTrustworthy
Bycommunicating
clearlyandhonestly
aboutwhatwecanor
cantdoweinspire
trust
Weareconsistentand
sincereinourapproach
Wetakeownershipof
issues
Weacceptthatinorder
tomakecustomerslives
easier,wemayhaveto
workinadifferentway
Weattract,developand
retainthebesttalentfor
ourorganisation
Wedemonstrateacan
doattitude
Colleaguesand
customerstrustusto
giveourbest
Webehaveinahighly
professionalmanner
Weapproachsensitive
situationswithahuman
touch
Wetaketimetoshare
knowledgeandto
supportourcolleagues
Welistenandtake
appropriateaction
Weareforwardthinking
anddeliverservices
differentlywherewecan
tomeetcustomerneeds
Werecognisethatthe
customerismore
importantthanthe
organisation
Weworkinpartnership
withotherstodeliverthe
mosteffectivesolutions
Wemakesureevery
pennymakesa
difference
Weembracetheneed
forcontinuous
improvementand
positivechange
Weareproudofthe
organisationandourrole
inachievingthebest
outcomesforBarnet
residents
Wevaluediversityand
theuniquecontributions
ofothers
Ourapproachisinclusive
andaccessible
Webelieveinequalityof
opportunityandour
behavioursdemonstrate
this
Weacknowledgeour
differencesandtreat
individualswithrespect
Wefosteracollaborative
andmutuallysupportive
environment
Wetreatotherswith
respectandaswewould
expecttobetreated
Wevalueeveryones
workandthe
contributiontheymake
Theprinciplesofequality
anddiversityare
embeddedinto
everythingwedo
Ourapproachisalways
customercentred
Everythingwedowedo
withintegrity
Webuildeffective
relationshipswith
customersand
colleagues
Weuseappropriateways
tocommunicatewith
eachotherandour
customers
Welearnfromour
mistakesandputthings
rightiftheygowrong
Werelishopenand
transparent
communicationswith
customersandwitheach
other
Wearecreatinga
trusting,openand
inclusiveworking
environment
Wearehonestand
inspiretrustbysaying
whatwemean,matching
ourbehaviourstoour
wordsandtaking
responsibilityforour
actions.