Working with us

We want Audit Wales to be a team in which people are proud to be a part of and are passionate about what they do. We believe an engaged and inclusive environment is an environment in which everyone can excel. See our Staff Survey results here.  

By joining Audit Wales, you’ll be part of the important work we do within the public sector, to:

  • Assure the people of Wales that public money is being managed well.
  • Explain how public money is being used and how it meets people’s needs.
  • Inspire and empower the Welsh public sector to improve.

Benefits

We understand how important the health, wellbeing and work-life balance of our staff is, which is why we offer significant benefits, open communication, strong leadership, and a commitment to professional and personal development.

We want our staff to feel valued and psychologically safe while working with us and we support our start when they’re facing difficulties.

Buying and Selling Annual leave

You can buy or sell up to seven days’ annual leave each year. In addition you can ‘bank’ up to 12 days leave each year to use for a holiday of a lifetime.

Season Ticket Loans

We offer interest-free loans to help you buy your annual travel ticket. Annual tickets offer considerable savings when compared to equivalent daily/weekly tickets. A pre-bought weekly or annual ticket with Transport for Wales can save you as much as 40 per cent.

Cycle2Work

The Cycle2Work scheme provides you with up to £2500 to spend on a bike and equipment. Monthly payments for the new bike are taken from your gross salary, before any tax is deducted.

Life Assurance

Our Group Life Assurance Scheme provides a lump sum of 1x your annual salary payable to your nominated beneficiary should you die while employed by Audit Wales. This free cover saves you money and avoids any need for medical underwriting.

Professional Subscriptions

Our commitment to your professional status is demonstrated by paying your professional subscriptions. The ACA annual subscription is currently £211. (Fee varies depending on membership level.)

Annual Leave

If you’re a full-time member of staff our annual leave entitlement gives you 33 days’ annual leave plus eight days’ public holiday each year.

Flexible Working

We value a work-life balance and consider all requests for flexible working, from part-time working to annualised hours. If flexible working can help you, and can work for the business, we’ll try to accommodate it.

Civil Service Pension

Working for us entitles you to become a member of the Civil Service Pension Scheme, and we contribute by paying in around 20-24.5 per cent of your salary annually

Health and Wellness Service

As a member of staff, you’ll have access to our Employee Assistance Programme. Available to you 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year, this service offers you emotional support, counselling and access to specialist advisors.

Staff Benefits

Our employee benefits portal gives you access to discounts at hundreds of high street retailers. It also includes Payroll Giving with Charities Trust, Gym discounts, and discounted Dental insurance.

You can find out more about the benefits of working with us by reading our benefits statement [PDF 600KB Opens in new window].

  • Our GREAT behaviours

    To get further information about our GREAT behaviours, select an item from the following list

We are honest, selfless and approachable, creating a safe and open environment for everyone to be themselves and to care for, support and encourage each other.

We embrace diversity and treat each other fairly, building strong working relationships, speaking our mind thoughtfully and being open to challenge.

We are confident and willing to take risks, displaying a positive can-do attitude, having fun and celebrating success.

We are flexible and innovative, always developing our knowledge and skills and seeking new experiences.

We take responsibility for our actions, deliver on our promises, share knowledge openly, act in the best interests of the Wales Audit Office and enable others to succeed.

  • Our Values

    To get further information about our values, select an item from the following list

As auditors, we don’t just look back: we horizon scan, and our thoughts and actions are future-focused in the context of the well-being of future generations.

As a public audit body, independence sits at the very heart of everything that we do.

We support innovation and well-managed risk taking, both for ourselves and also for those who try it out in our audited bodies.

Integrity underpins all of our interactions with each other, with the public and with the bodies that we audit.

Collaboration is vital for public service delivery in Wales, and in the ways in which we work with each other and with the inspectorates.

We act with fairness at all times in how we treat our colleagues, our audited bodies and the public.

  • Our culture

    We’re committed to making Audit Wales a great place to work and creating a culture in which everyone can thrive.

    To do this, we’ve introduced the following:

Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

Learning and development is of upmost important to us which is why all staff are required to complete a CPD log, which is managed through our portal.

Personal Development Plan

We believe personal development is just as important as professional development so you will have a personal development plan which you’ll be able to review and monitor through our internal portal.

Learning and Development

We’re committed to investing in the learning and development of all our staff, and as a full-time member of staff, you’ll receive an allocation of up to 10 days per year to take part in learning and development activities.

Working Parents Coaching

We work with Career Mums to support working parents get to grips with managing work and family responsibilities to help families thrive.

Hub

We have an internal intranet where staff can go to find the latest news and updates, see what events and learning opportunities are coming up and have a read of staff blogs.

Community or Charity activities

Staff can apply for up to 5 days’ special paid leave to take part in community or charity work.

Disability confident

We’re an accredited level 2 employer for the Disability Confident Scheme.

Iris Prize Festival

Watch our video, made in conjunction with Iris LGBT Film Festival Outreach programme. It follows a fictional new starter in our organisation, who wonders if he can be out in the workplace.

Stonewall UK Diversity Champion

We are a Diversity Champion member of Stonewall UK [opens in new window] and we participate in the Workforce Equality Index so that we can benchmark our arrangements against the Top 100 LGBT friendly employers in the UK.

Leonard Cheshire

We support the Leonard Cheshire Change 100 programme which matches talented disabled students and graduates with progressive employers.

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