AssuranceDirector RoleType:Assurance

To be the Councils statutory Monitoring

Officerwithresponsibilityforensuringthat
the Council meets its legal and statutory
obligations in relation to issuing
appropriate guidance to member and
officersintheundertakingoftheirroles.

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.