Service Leader - Internal Audit

Job Description

Based at Angus House, Orchardbank Business Park, Forfar.

Lead with Purpose. Drive Assurance. Shape the Future.

Angus Council and Dundee City Council are looking for a visionary Service Leader – Internal Audit to strengthen governance, risk management, and internal controls across two ambitious local authorities.

This is a unique opportunity to influence public service delivery, ensuring transparency, accountability, and value for money for our communities. You’ll lead internal audit and counter-fraud teams, provide independent assurance, and drive innovation and continuous improvement.

If you’re passionate about good governance, ready to inspire, and want to make a real impact across Angus and Dundee, we’d love to hear from you.

This job is Workstyle 5. You will have the opportunity to benefit from our flexible and agile working practices. This means you will work from home for part of your week and spend some time in council buildings to best suit your work, meetings and collaboration.

For an informal discussion about the role, please email WyllieC@angus.gov.uk or LorimerI@angus.gov.uk or visit  Service Leader - Internal Audit

For administrative assistance, please contact recruitment@angus.gov.uk.

Please note interviews will be held - w/c 02 February 2026 - psychometric testing, and w/c 16 February 2026 - Assessment Centre. Both to be confirmed.

Requirements

Please refer to job outline and person specification for further details and requirements for this job.

About Angus Council

Please refer to the "applicant guidance" document when completing your application form and to the "welcome to Angus" document and our website https://www.angus.gov.uk/jobs_and_training/working_for_angus_council for more information about working for Angus Council.

The Individual

We are happy to discuss flexible working during the recruitment process for this position. This means we are open to a conversation about working patterns and the flexibility that is available for this role whilst managing the workload.

We offer a guaranteed job interview to the following people who meet the essential criteria on application for a job:

Those with disabilities, recognised caring responsibilities, care experienced young people and ex-armed forces personnel. This also applies to our own employees with caring responsibilities, young people on apprenticeships and placements who meet the essential criteria for the job.