Joint Audit Panel (Police & Crime) Independent Member

Gmca; Manchester; On-site; GBP 2,000; Part time

Job summary

A public governance authority in Manchester seeks an Independent Member for its Joint Audit Panel (Police & Crime). You will promote good governance and support effective control in public financial management. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strategic thinking and strong integrity. This temporary part-time role offers a salary of £1485 pa. Applications close on 1st December 2025.

Qualifications

• Ability to think strategically and analyse information.
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• High standards of personal integrity.

Responsibilities

• Promote good governance and effective control.
• Provide apolitical and independent support.
• Oversee the arrangements for managing the Police Fund.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Integrity

Job description

Independent Member, GM Joint Audit Panel (Police & Crime)

Contract Type: Temporary, for three years in the first instance

Working Hours: Part time, the Joint audit Panel will meet between four and six times a year. Meetings will last for up to three hours and there will be additional training and briefing sessions that members are required to attend.

Location: Meetings will usually be in-person and in a Manchester city centre venue.

Advert End Date: Closed for applications on 1st December 2025

Salary: £1485 pa (pending review)

This is an exciting opportunity to join Greater Manchester's Joint Audit Panel (Police and Crime) to proactively promote good governance and effective control. We are seeking to appoint:

• Independent members for the Greater Manchester Joint Audit Panel (Police and Crime).

The Joint Audit Panel has been established to give sufficient focus to the resources allocated to Policing across Greater Manchester. It is responsible for overseeing the arrangements for managing the Police Fund including the Chief Constable's final accounts, internal and external audit arrangements, risk management and the annual governance review.

For this position, you should be able to demonstrate the ability to think strategically, analyse information and to question effectively, have effective interpersonal skills, and have high standards of personal integrity. As an independent member you will be working to provide apolitical and independent support to ensure that there are effective governance arrangements in place alongside strong public financial management, robust internal control environment and appropriate risk management arrangements.

This is an opportunity to make a significant impact while gaining insight into the inner workings of public service governance.

For more information on this role, please download the recruitment pack.

About us:

As an employer, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is made up of a number of key Greater Manchester strategic functions and service providers including; Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS); Waste and Resources; Environment; Work and Skills; Research; Public Sector Reform; Police, Crime and Criminal Justice; Homelessness; the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub and the Commissioning Hub.

We value the diversity of our employees, and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across Greater Manchester. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, Trans status and Non-binary identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

To find out more about working for us please click here: https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/

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GMP VETTING

This post requires Non-Police Personnel Vetting.

Applicants must have a minimum of 3 years UK residency for Non-Police Personnel Vetting. If an applicant does not have the minimum residency required eligibility would be considered on a case by case basis using all information that can be obtained following a successful application.

The College of Policing's Code of Practice for Vetting must be followed. This information is available from the College of Policing website. For further details please see below:

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