UKRI Audit Risk and Assurance Committee (ARAC) Non-Executive Members at UK Research and Innovation

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Reference number

316097

Salary

£3,400

Members will be paid an honorarium of £3,400 per annum. Government officials, civil or public, are not permitted to receive payment

Job grade

Other

Contract type

Fixed Term

Length of employment

Initial period up to 3 years

Business area

UKRI – Governance, Assurance, Risk and Information

Type of role

Other

Working pattern

Part-time

Number of jobs available

4

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Location

London, Swindon

About the job

Job summary

UK Research and Innovation

Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee (ARAC)

Non-Executive Members

Salary: Members will be paid an honorarium of £3,400 per annum. Government officials, civil or public, are not permitted to receive payment

Time Commitment: 10 days per annum

Contract Type: Fixed Term. An initial period up to 3 years

Location: Members will participate in approximately five formal meetings per annum. All meetings take place in person, usually either in London or Swindon. However, from time-to-time other locations may be used to enable members to gain a greater understanding of UKRI. Additional meetings, as determined by the Chair in conjunction with the members, take place throughout the year to discuss key business requirements and to conduct “deep-dive” sessions when needed

Introduction:
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is the UK’s largest public funder of research and innovation. We invest more than £8 billion annually to advance our understanding of the world around us and to deliver benefits for society, the economy, and the environment.

Our Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee (ARAC) therefore have a critical role to play in supporting the UKRI Board and Accounting Officer by providing oversight and independent challenge regarding the implementation of policies and processes developed by our organisation.

About UKRI:
UKRI comprises nine councils – the UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK, the seven disciplinary Research Councils and Research England, which is responsible for supporting research and knowledge exchange at higher education institutions in England. As a UK-wide organisation we work across the four UK nations and with the devolved funding bodies and governments to understand and support different priorities that span research and innovation in different parts of the UK.

Through our Councils and the critical national capabilities provided by our centres, units and institutes, we deliver, support and champion the creativity and vibrancy of research and innovation in the UK, for the benefit of society.

Job description

About ARAC and the Role:
ARAC is one of three formal sub-committees of the UKRI Board and strives to review the comprehensiveness and reliability of assurances on governance, risk management, the control environment, performance information and the integrity of financial statements

We empower members of ARAC to demonstrate their enthusiasm and genuine inquisitiveness, as this enables them to play a leading role in ensuring that UKRI’s accounting policies and procedures are adequate and effective for the scale and ambition of our organisation.

This rewarding yet challenging role reaches across the full breadth of UKRI and the nine councils. Therefore, we actively encourage applications from those who understand and relish the challenges and complexities at an operational level and can help us ensure research and development work is propelled forward coherently.

Person specification

If you are finance specialist who believes that your skills and experience could fundamentally support the critical work of UKRI, then we would like to hear from you.

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Selection process details

For the full role profile, including responsibilities and essential criteria, please see a copy of the candidate pack which you will find in the attachments section, or to organise an informal and confidential discussion. Candidate pack’s can also be requested via email to the team.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

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Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:
UK nationals

nationals of the Republic of Ireland

nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK

nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)

nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)

individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020

Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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