NCAD – Audit and Risk Committee External Membership Request 2025

To note this is an External Membership request and not an NCAD Employment Opportunity

NCAD Audit and Risk Committee External Membership Request 2025

Membership of the Audit and Risk Committee of the National College of Art and Design Governing Board

The College has an established Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) a subcommittee of An Bord to support the Governing Authority in discharging its responsibilities concerning risk management internal control and governance. The ARC operates under a Terms of Reference developed in accordance with the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies.

The primary role of the ARC is to provide an independent and objective appraisal structure within NCAD to assess and evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of the Colleges systems for risk management governance internal controls and financial reporting. Full details of its remit are set out in the NCAD Audit and Risk Committee Terms of Reference.

As part of its ongoing commitment to the highest standards of public sector governance NCAD is seeking to appoint an external subject-matter expert to the ARC with recent relevant expertise who will be a member of the ARC.

Appointments to the Audit and Risk Committee of the National College of Art and Design (NCAD)

Location of Meetings: 100 Thomas Street Dublin 8 Ireland and remote meetings.

Number of Vacancies: One

Remuneration: None

Travel and Subsistence/expenses are paid in accordance with approved public sector rates and in line with NCADs expense policy for external members of the Governing Body.

Time Requirements: The Audit and Risk Committee convenes four to six meetings per annum of approximately 2.5 hours in duration. Preparation time required in advanceof meetings is approximately 2 hours.

Members are required to devote as much time to duties of the Committee as is necessary for the proper and efficient discharge of their duties.

Background

NCAD is one of Irelands foremost creative and cultural institutions and is ranked in the top of 100 colleges of Art and Design globally. NCAD is a community dedicated to creating a rich and lively learning environment for all students.

For over 270 years NCAD has represented excellence in art and design education. This role has continually evolved to reflect the needs of community and industry enabling NCAD to imagine future possibilities and shape the world around it.

NCAD is a creative community and one of Europes leading higher education institutions for visual disciplines. Its studio-based approach to teaching and research creates the environment for critical enquiry radical experimentation and creative learning helping its students and staff to address many of the real challenges confronting society culture and contemporary business.

NCAD graduates whether in Design Fine Art Education or Visual Culture are equipped to approach situations questions or challenges through a process of creative thinking that they learn while students at the college. They are well qualified to bring their creativity and skills to many different careers when they leave NCAD and NCAD graduates have gone on to make their mark in many areas of the economy and society.

Key duties of the Audit and Risk Committee

Internal Control and Risk Management

Protected Disclosures and Fraud Reporting

Management of Internal Audit

Oversight of External Audit (C&AG)

Composition of Committee

The Committee consists of three members of the An Bord and one subject expert who is appointed externally to the An Bord. Please note that the subject expert may at the request of An Bord become Chairperson of ARC

The Committee is comprised of the following members:

Chairperson

Up to 3 non-executive directors

At least one externally appointed subject expert

Supporting the Audit and Subcommittee

Director of College

Secretary/Head of Corporate Services

Finance Officer

All members of the Governing Boards subcommittees will be required to comply with the provisions of the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016.

This code is available to view / download from:

order to be an effective contributor on the Committee it is recommended that members should:

Bring independent and objective scrutiny to the oversight of the organisation;

Be prepared to be challenging when necessary while being supportive of the delivery of organisational strategy and objectives;

Be equipped to offer considered advice based on sound judgment and their skills experiences and competencies; and

Be prepared to make a time commitment to their work commensurate with their role.

Person Specification

NCAD now invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for consideration for appointments to the Audit and Risk Committee of the National College of Art and Design (NCAD).

Essential

Candidates must demonstrate in their application evidence at an appropriately senior level in two or more of the following areas:

Audit and Financial Expertise

o Previous experience in audit and/or financial management.

o Professional qualification (e.g. ACA ACCA CIMA) or equivalent.

o Experience of financial oversight within complex organisations.

o Experience in a complex business environment.

Risk and Governance Knowledge

o Demonstrated experience in risk management frameworks and practices.

o Understanding of corporate governance requirements for public bodies.

o Familiarity with the public sector accountability framework including procurement compliance and internal controls.

NCAD encourages applications from diverse qualified candidates to ensure the Committee is a true reflection of Irish society and shall have regard to the desirability for gender balance diversity and inclusion on the Board as the Minister considers appropriate and determines from time to time when making appointments in line with the updated Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016.

In order to qualify for appointment a person must not have any legal impediment or conflicts of interest likely to interfere with their ability to assume the role of a member of the Audit and Risk Committee. Please give careful consideration to the possibility of any potential conflict of interest that may exist and address this in your cover letter. The Assessment Panel may decide based on the perceived level of conflict not to forward your name for consideration.

Submitting your Application

If you are interested in applying for membership of NCAD Audit and Risk Committee please complete the application process sending your CV before 5.00pm Friday 9th January 2026. Applications must be received by the closing time as late applications will not be accepted.

Expressions of interest will be assessed having regard to:

relevant experience and qualifications; and

availability and capacity to meet the requirements of the role.

A panel may be convened to interview interested parties who come through the assessment.

One Committee vacancy is available at this time but we intend to create a panel of suitable candidates from which to draw should vacancies arise in the future.

All appointments to the Committee are subject to the approval of An Bord in consultation with the Chairperson of the ARC. All applicants will be contacted following review of the applications received regardless of whether they are successful or not.

Any queries on this committee vacancy should be addressed to Gerry McCoy ( )

Confidentiality

Subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Acts 2014 applications will be treated in strict confidence. All enquiries applications and all aspects of the proceedings are treated as strictly confidential and are not disclosed to anyone outside those directly involved in that aspect of the process.

Certain items of information not specific to any individual are extracted from computer records for general statistical purposes.

Data Protection

The Data Protection Act 2018 provides that the processing of personal data shall be lawful where such processing is necessary for the performance of a statutory function of a controller. PAS is mandated by statute under the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 to act as the centralised assessment and selection body for the civil service and to carry out all the procedures necessary to undertake the recruitment assessment and selection of suitable candidates for appointment. By submitting your personal data (including your name address contact details and details of your education and work history contained in your curriculum vitae and cover letter) via you acknowledge that such data may be used by the Public Appointments Service and disclosed to and used by client departments in connection with its statutory roles to assist and advise relevant Ministers in relation to appointments to the boards of State bodies. The information contained in your publicjobs profile is yours to manage amend update or delete as appropriate. For more detailed information on our Data Protection Policy please see our Code of Practice for the Protection of Personal Data in the Public Appointments Service.

To note this is an External Membership request and not an NCAD Employment Opportunity

The legislation utilises the terminology An Bord of the National College of Art and Design. For the purposes of this booklet Governing Board and Board are to be interpreted as An Bord.

Required Experience:

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