Audit Officer

PO5: Starting salary £54, 360 pa. rising in annual increment to maximum salary of £57,495 pa. including LW.

Fixed Term Contract or Secondment opportunity until September 2027.

About Us:

Located in the heart of South London, Lambeth Borough is a vibrant community of over 317,600 residents. Stretching from the dynamic neighbourhood of Streatham in the South to the iconic landmarks of Waterloo in the North, we are proud to be the 9th largest borough in London. Our diversity is our strength, with more than 130 languages spoken, making Lambeth the home of the Windrush generation, London's largest LGBTQ+ ; community, and a thriving Portuguese-speaking community.

It is an exciting time to join Lambeth Council, we have bold ambitions for the future of Lambeth’s communities and residents through our Lambeth 2030 Plan ‘Our Future, Our Lambeth.

With exceptional schools, lush green spaces including Brockwell Park, cultural gems like the Black Cultural Archives, and world-renowned institutions such as St Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth offers an enriching and dynamic environment.

Please have a look at our dedicated One Lambeth Values and Behaviours page.

About the Team:

The Practice Evaluation and Audit and Complaints Teams sits within the Quality Assurance service. The team is accountable to Strategic Leaders in ensuring there is a detailed line of sight on areas of strength and areas for improvement in the delivery of services across the Division. The Practice Evaluation and Audit and Complaints Teams work collaboratively with the Social Care Academy to identify required learning and development activity on both an individual, service and multi-agency level.

About the Role:

This role focuses on driving practice excellence across Children’s Social Care through audit, quality assurance, complaints management, workforce development, and service improvement. It involves conducting and quality assuring audits, analysing performance and complaints data, leading learning and improvement activities, supporting practitioner development, coordinating multi-agency assurance work, preparing for inspections, and ensuring learning from audits, reviews and complaints translates into improved outcomes for children, young people and families. It also includes providing strategic advice, delivering training, contributing to governance processes, and supporting continuous service improvement across the organisation.

Successful candidates will be asked to apply for an Enhanced/Standard/Basic Certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Further information about the DBS can be found at www.homeoffice.gov.uk/agencies-public-bodies/dbs

Contact Information: For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Nina Sio-Lokam at nsio-lokam@lambeth.gov.uk

How to Apply:

To be considered for interview, your CV and supporting statement will clearly evidence how you meet the shortlisting criteria on the personal specification marked “A” for application:

Job Description and Person specification.

We operate an anonymised application process, so be sure to remove personal details when uploading your CV or personal statement.

Recruitment Timelines:

Advert close date: 11:59pm on Sunday 6th September 2026.

Shortlisting: 6th September 2026.

Interviews: 17th September 2026.

Please click here to view: Lambeth Staff Benefits

At Lambeth, we are dedicated to providing quality services and equal opportunities for all. We are committed to safer recruitment and are proud to be a Stonewall diversity champion, a Living Wage Employer, and to guarantee interviews for all disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria of the role. For a full list of our accreditations, please click here.