Senior Delegated Authority Specialist

About this role

This is a DA audit-focused engagement for a genuine subject-matter expert, most likely someone at the very end of their career in Delegated Authority. Rather than a general oversight or advisory brief, the work centres on running DA audit and assurance processes hands-on, and using deep technical knowledge to identify where those processes themselves can be tightened and improved.
Responsibilities:
Run and deliver DA audit processes directly – this is a hands-on audit remit, not a governance/advisory watching brief
Apply deep, practitioner-level DA knowledge to test the effectiveness of existing controls and audit coverage
Identify gaps, inefficiencies, and areas for improvement in how DA audits are currently structured and run
Recommend and help implement practical improvements to DA audit process and methodology
Provide the kind of scrutiny that only comes from having worked at the sharp end of DA for many years
Requirements
This is a niche, senior-level requirement, the ideal candidate will be someone who has run DA audits and processes for years and knows the discipline inside out.
Extensive, senior-level career in Delegated Authority, ideally including significant DA audit experience
Deep, first-hand technical command of DA processes, controls, and audit methodology – not theoretical or purely oversight-level
Comfortable rolling up sleeves and running audit processes personally, as well as advising on how to improve them
Likely at the very end of their career, semi-retired, or already retired, but open to a limited, high-value engagement
Available and willing to work flexibly on a part-time, consultancy basis
Benefits
Available and willing to work flexibly on a part-time, consultancy basis