Senior Professional Specialist in Internal Audit

Vacancy Number: 14849BR

Senior Professional Specialist in Internal Audit
Centre for Trials Research
College of Biomedical & Life Sciences

The Centre for Trials Research (CTR) at Cardiff University is the largest group of academic clinical trials staff in Wales, and has earned full UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC) registered status. The Centre tackles the big diseases and health concerns of our time, including growing resistance to antibiotics, early cancer diagnosis and how to eliminate health inequalities. It achieves this by forming partnerships with researchers and building lasting relationships with the public, whose participation is essential for the success of studies.

You will deliver internal work to the Centre, carrying out supporting work, providing advice, guidance, training, leading on specialist areas within audit.  You will take responsibility for individual internal audits, using your specialist knowledge to solve issues independently as they arise.  You will work with trial teams to ensure that the Centre’s clinical trials and studies are undertaken in a regulatory compliant way and are prepared for regular external audits and inspections.  You will oversee and ensure delivery of the Centre’s internal audit risk register and audit programme and will lead on reporting the Centre’s senior management team.

Candidates should hold a degree/NVQ4 or equivalent professional membership or experience, have significant experience of working with QA & RA, and proven experience in developing new systems and processes.  Candidates should have the ability to communicate conceptually detailed and complex information effectively and professionally with a wide range of people and be able to solve expansive problems using initiative and creativity. Secondments are welcomed.

For informal queries, please contact Claire Johnson, Head of QA & RA email: johnsonc2@cardiff.ac.uk

This post can be full or part-time (minimum of 25 hours per week), available from 1st October 2022 and is fixed term until 30th September 2023 to cover a period of maternity leave.

Salary: £34,304 – £40,927 per annum, pro-rata for hours worked (Grade 6). 

Closing Date: Thursday, 25 August 2022

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. 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 sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age.  In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

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