Department for International Development
Job summary
About HM Treasury
If you’re interested in making a difference to people’s lives across the country, the Treasury is the department for you! We sit at the centre of everything that the Government does and have provided advice on economic policy and decisions that affect the public finances throughout the country’s history. A Treasury career continues to offer an exciting opportunity to be part of the decision making that affects the whole of the UK.
Working at the heart of government, we collaborate with other departments to ensure public money is spent well and to drive strong and sustainable economic growth. Our work ranges from protecting customers through to the regulation of the financial sector, helping to reduce carbon emissions and creating a greener economy, supporting people across the country through the COVID 19 furlough scheme and Plan for Jobs as well as helping first time buyers buy their first home.
HM Treasury is proud of a diverse and inclusive work environment, committed to fairness and the promotion of equality of opportunity for all. We know that having a range of experiences, ways of working and thinking makes us a stronger organisation, better at developing policy that is reflective of the communities we serve. We embrace different views and experiences and value the fresh perspective that people from a variety of circumstances bring to the work we do. We welcome applications from candidates who have not previously worked for the Civil Service, mid- and late-career changers with transferrable skills, people from all backgrounds and circumstances regardless of disability, gender, age ethnicity, LGBT+ identity and socio-economic status.
The Darlington Economic Campus is a pioneering new cross-government hub which will bring people together across departments and public organisations to play an active role in the most important issues of the day.
HM Treasury in Darlington will be joined by the Department for International Trade, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Office for National Statistics, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, the Competition and Markets Authority, the Department for Education and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
Job description
About the Group
Public Services Group
The Public Services Group is at the heart of the Treasury’s work to secure strong and sustainable public finances. We manage public spending of more than £250 billion across key public services and departments, including health, education, the police, the criminal justice system, local government, housing, defence and the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
We do this by working with other government departments, ministers, and other Treasury teams to ensure that spending plans support high quality public services and provide value for money for the taxpayer.
Our roles offer a range of opportunities to work with senior leaders in other government departments, as well as helping to ensure the effective delivery of public services that so many people rely on.
About the Team
Treasury Officer of Accounts Team is the oldest team in HMT and works at the centre of the Treasury to shape and advise on all matters of government spending. As a result, we get involved in a wide range of policy issues, including many of the most sensitive and highest profile decisions taken across government.
The team also oversees Royal Finance matters in relation to the Crown Estate, Royal Duchies and Royal Household.
We work closely with senior officials and other Treasury teams as well as other government departments and act a source of counsel and support for Permanent Secretaries across government.
Our role also means we have a unique position at the interface between government and Parliament. We manage the relationship with the National Audit Office and the Public Accounts Committee. As custodians of , Treasury Officer of Accounts Team works to ensure public funds are managed to high standards, in line with the expectations of Parliament.
Within the team, we work flexibly, to support business resilience and team members’ working patterns, as well as provide development opportunities across the team.
About the Role
Head of Royal Finances is a unique role, leading the branch responsible for both overseeing the Sovereign Grant and other royal finance issues, as well as acting as shareholder and sponsor to the Crown Estate! The post holder will work very closely with the Deputy Director, who reports directly to the Permanent Secretary on these issues.
The Crown Estate (TCE) is a £15bn business, managing lands and properties owned by the Crown (including the seabed) and pays its revenue profits – £3 billion in the last ten years – to the Exchequer. It is in the early stages of enacting an ambitious new strategy, designed to address the challenges facing all property businesses, as well as deliver offshore developments needed to meet the government’s net zero targets. The role will include regular liaison with senior officials at TCE and include work on legislation or alternative solutions to enable this modernisation programme, as well as wider sponsorship functions, such as managing the recruitment of new board members.
The role also includes leading the Royal Finance branch including one range D and one range C official. In addition to managing the relationship with TCE, the Branch holds responsibility for working with the Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster as well as the financial arrangements of Royal Household and the management of the Treasury role in the administration of the Sovereign Grant.
We don’t require you to be a policy professional or have any specific qualifications to apply to work as a Senior Policy Adviser at HM Treasury. We are looking for people who have the right set of skills for the role, who demonstrate the values of our organisation, and who are motivated to come and work with us on a range of issues that are at the heart of how we spend money and deliver public services.
Key Accountabilities for this role include:
Experience of sponsoring a Public Body and management of a small team is desirable but not essential.
Person specification
Required Skills, Experience and Behaviours:
The below criteria will be assessed in your application form.
The lead criteria is
1. Working Together: Ability to actively build and maintain a network of colleagues and contacts to achieve progress on shared objectives. Being able to challenge assumptions while being willing to compromise if advantageous to progress.
If we receive large volumes of applications, we will conduct an initial sift on the lead criteria only.
We will assess the below further criteria in your application form:
Candidate Guidance on Completing your Application Form
Where will we assess success profiles across your application form.
All elements of the success profiles will be linked to a defined criterion that demonstrates the behaviour, experience or technical skills. It is beneficial to ensure your answer focuses on the full criteria, and not just the related success profile, to give you the best chance or providing the evidence the panel wants to assess.
In your statements, it is best to focus on one example in each section to allow you to provide enough detail in your answer and use all the words you have been allocated. Examples from a range of roles across your application will demonstrate that you have the skills, experience and behaviours we are looking for. We would also advise you to use examples that best meet the criteria, even if it is a few years old.
How to Structure your Answer
Please use the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) approach when writing your application answers.
Notes to Candidates
Support to Candidates
Candidate Guidance Support Session
We will be running an overview of Success Profiles and the STAR approach; top tips for the application and interview process and an opportunity to ask general questions around our recruitment practices. If you would like to join us, then use the link below to join the call at the right time.
09 March 2023 17:30-18:15
Recruitment Timeline
Closing Date
Shortlisting application forms
Interviews
21 March
23-30 March
w/c 17 April
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Benefits
Flexible working arrangements:
HM Treasury views flexible working as essential in enabling us to recruit and retain talented people, ensuring that they are able to enjoy a long-lasting career with us. All employees have the right to apply for flexible working and there are a range of options available including; working from home, compressed hours and job sharing. Additionally, we operate flexitime systems, allowing employees to take up to an additional 2 days off each month, providing you work enough hours to meet business need.
We also offer a generous parental and adoption leave package.
At HM Treasury we have an incredibly broad remit; our work touches every citizen of the country. So, it’s important our employees come from the widest possible range of backgrounds, bringing us the widest possible range of perspectives and ways of thinking. We are committed to ensuring that all staff are able to realise their potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This vacancy is using , and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
As part of our pre-employment security checks, if you are invited to interview and are not a current HM Treasury member of staff, you will need to bring:
Further details regarding acceptable documents will be provided in the invitation to interview. If you cannot provide in the first instance, the above documentation required for employment checks, at interview, please contact [email protected], If you are offered the role, we will require all documentation, as this is part of the security vetting process. If you do not provide this at interview stage, this may slow down the process and delay your start date.
If your contact details change at any time during the selection process, please ensure you update your Civil Service Jobs Profile.
Eligibility Statement
Individuals appointed to the Treasury Group will be subject to National Security Vetting. To allow for meaningful checks to be carried out applicants will normally need to have lived in the UK for at least 3 out of the past 5 years. A lack of UK residency in itself is not always a bar to security clearance but the Department will need to consider eligibility on a case by case basis using all information that can be obtained following a successful application. You will be asked to provide information regarding your UK residency during your application, and failure to provide this will result in your application being rejected.
Everyone working with government assets must complete checks.
For many roles, security clearance is also required. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements of the role before they can be appointed. The level of security clearance required for this role is (CT)
Please read the for information on what to expect during the vetting process and what will be expected from you.
Many areas of your life may be explored during your vetting journey, and it is important that every individual, regardless of their background and experiences, should feel comfortable going through this personal process, whilst having confidence that it is fair, proportionate, and inclusive.
These short address common concerns and preconceptions which applicants may have about national security vetting.
If you have questions relating to security clearances, please contact .
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is .
.People working with government assets must complete checks.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
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