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This post can be based in London (1 Horse Guards Road) or Darlington (Feethams House).

About the job

Job summary

If you’re interested in making a difference to people’s lives, the Treasury can offer you an exciting opportunity to influence decision making that affects the whole of the UK. Working at the heart of government, we collaborate across government to promote responsible public spending and drive strong and sustainable economic growth. 

Our work ranges from protecting customers through the regulation of the financial sector, helping to reduce carbon emissions and creating a greener economy, to promoting British trade around the world and supporting people across the country on jobs, growth and more. 

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 stronger and better at developing policy that reflects the needs of every community. We embrace different views and experiences and value the new 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. 

We are part of the Darlington Economic Campus, a pioneering new cross-government hub which brings people together to play an active role in the most important issues of the day whilst working closer to the communities we serve. The campus provides the opportunity for people from all over the UK to help shape the future of the country, and our flexible working practices ensure you can collaborate effectively with our partners. It’s central government, made more accessible to you! 

Job description

Strategy, Planning and Budget 

Strategy, Planning and Budget operates at the heart of the Treasury to develop the Department’s overall strategy and business plan, assess performance and risk, and help deliver its objectives with a large, flexible project team who work on ministerial priorities across the whole range of the department’s policy responsibilities. We also co-ordinate the Chancellor’s annual Budget, the Finance Bill and the Treasury’s tax strategy, as well as coordinate the Treasury’s responses to the COVID-19 Public Inquiry and provide support to ministers and officials who are Inquiry witnesses. SPB also promotes excellent policymaking across the department and houses the Darlington Leadership Team, which works to ensure the successful delivery of the Darlington Economic Campus (DEC).  

The Budget and Finance Bill team is responsible for planning, leading, coordinating, and delivering, the annual Budget (and other fiscal events) and associated Finance Bills, alongside HMT’s work on tax and legislative strategy. We are a central team responsible for advising the Chancellor and other Ministers on: overall Budget strategy; the key choices and trade-offs needed to achieve Budget priorities including options to raise revenue; and working with colleagues across the Treasury to shape overall fiscal and growth strategy.

We spearhead work in the department on strategic tax policy working closely with other tax groups. This includes looking at future tax strategy and the sustainability of the tax system in the medium term.

We plan and deliver all aspects of fiscal events, including project and risk management, and we coordinate and manage the Finance Bill.

There are around 20 people in the team in three main units of work – Budget presentation and policy, the scorecard and policy costings, and tax strategy and legislation.

About the Job

This role provides an outstanding opportunity to work closely with the Chancellor, junior ministers, Special Advisers, other central teams in the Treasury, and the Executive Management Board in setting the overall strategy for the Budget and other fiscal events and driving delivery of those events. The role is heavily loaded in the run up to a fiscal event and inevitably involves some anti-social working hours in that period. SPB is committed to promoting work-life balance and actively manages flexible working practices to balance hours over the course of the year.

  • Leading a collaborative process to deliver the Budget and other fiscal events, including the policy content, associated documentation, risk management process and presentation of the events, and ensuring these processes are continually improved.
  • Leading, motivating, and developing a team of around 20, setting direction and supporting the team to deliver the Budget and finance bill processes in an inclusive way.
  • Working collaboratively with a broad range of partners, across the Treasury, in HMRC (in including their analytical function) and the Office for Budget Responsibility, acting as the central point of contact for SCS peers on Budget matters, keep Budget delivery on track, and providing robust and constructive challenge as part of the Budget policy making process.
  • Playing a full role in developing and implementing the department’s overall fiscal strategy, working with tax & welfare DDs, and the central spending and fiscal teams, through membership of the Fiscal Strategy and Fiscal Risk Groups, and leading work with tax groups into ways to improve the sustainability of the tax system.
  • Providing cross-group collaborative leadership on strategic tax policy, working to the Executive Management Board and Ministers, developing the Treasury’s long-term strategic framework for tax policy.
  • Ensuring that the Finance Bill and other legislation is taken through parliament smoothly, ensuring that parliamentary handling plans are effective, and risks are well managed.
  • Acting as part of the wider SPB Group Management team to ensure that the Group remains an excellent place to work and becomes a more diverse and inclusive environment and playing an active part in both SPB’s and HMT’s wider corporate leadership during a time of significant organisational change.

The role reports to the Director, Strategy, Planning and Budget.

Candidate Drop-In Session 

We will be running a candidate drop-in session for this role to give you greater insight about the role as well as the chance to learn more about HM Treasury and the recruitment process. If you would like to join us, would like to join us, then please reach out to Hitesh Darjee for further information - Hitesh.Darjee@hmtreasury.gov.uk

This session will be held on Tuesday 26th March at 14:00 PM.

Person specification

Please review the Candidate FAQ document that is attached to the advert for guidance on how to complete your application.

Required Skills, Experience and Behaviours:

For your application, please send us a CV and a personal statement setting out how you meet the following skills, behaviours and experience. This should be no longer than 750 words, and include no more than 250 words on each criteria below;

  • The credibility to influence at all levels, including with senior Ministers, and to work collaboratively to resolve difficult issues. [Communicating and influencing]
  • Exceptional interpersonal and management skills, with the ability to provide leadership across a large, diverse team. [Leadership]
  • Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to work effectively and deliver across a range of tasks and under pressure. [Delivering at pace]

Staff engagement panel exercise

If you are shortlisted, you will be asked to take part in a staff engagement panel exercise. This assessment will not result in a pass or fail decision. Rather it is designed to support the panel’s decision making and highlight areas for the panel to explore further at interview. 

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Delivering at Pace
  • Leadership
  • Working Together
  • Seeing the Big Picture

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £75,000, HM Treasury contributes £20,250 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

  • 25 days’ annual leave (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus 8 public holidays and the King's birthday (unless you have a legacy arrangement as an existing Civil Servant) 
  • Flexible working patterns (part-time, job-share, condensed hours) 
  • Generous parental and adoption leave package. 
  • A Civil Service Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and average employer contributions of 27% 
  • Onsite restaurant and coffee bar. The London office also offers a gym, showers and prayer room 
  • Access to a cycle-to-work salary sacrifice scheme, season ticket advances and payroll giving 
  • Access to a retail discounts and cashback site 
  • A Rental Deposit Advance Scheme to help meet the total costs of deposits for privately rented homes 
  • A range of active staff networks, based around interests (e.g. analysts, music society, sports and social club) and diversity (e.g. women in the Treasury, ethnic minority network, LGBT* network, faith and belief network) 

Flexible Working Arrangements

HM Treasury views flexible working as essential in enabling us to recruit and retain talented people, ensuring that they can 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; part-time, compressed hours and job sharing. Additionally, we operate flexitime systems, allowing employees the flexibility to adjust their working patterns throughout the week which is subject to operational needs and line management approval. 

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 can realize their potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. 

HM Treasury operates an office based working approach across all Treasury sites - Darlington, London, and Norwich, and along with the rest of the Civil Service, has an expectation of a minimum of 60% attendance in the office, along with working remotely. This blended working approach allows you to work collaboratively, meet stakeholders face to face, support others and promotes a healthy work life balance (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone’s circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review. All our offices have been recently modernised and designed to collaborate and connect with colleagues as well as desk and quiet space to allow a range of ways to work.

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

  • Name : Hitesh Darjee
  • Email : Hitesh.Darjee@hmtreasury.gov.uk

Recruitment team

  • Email : hrrecruitment@hmtreasury.gov.uk

Further information

Complaints Process: Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of appointment based on fair and open competition and appointment on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact HMT by email at: hrrecruitment@hmtreasury.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment.

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