About Us

The Treasury is the United Kingdom’s economics and finance ministry. The Public Spending Group is a high-profile and rewarding place to work.? We help the Chancellor decide what to spend £1.2trillion a year on and ensure government delivers value for money for the taxpayer. We are responsible for reporting to Parliament and the public on how taxpayers’ money is spent. We drive forward improved outcomes and efficiency in public services and make sure value for money is at the centre of decision-making through better evaluation, data and analysis.??

We advise on overall government policy on public sector pay and pensions, the biggest single driver of public spending. We collaborate with and directly support departments to deliver the Government Finance Function strategy, building finance, debt and risk capability across government and developing the management information, tools and frameworks to better understand and ensure value for money.?

A Treasury career offers an exciting opportunity to be part of decision making that affects the whole of the UK. The Government Finance Function (GFF) - Government Finance Function - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) ensures that finance is at the heart of decision making in Government - driving the agenda, not just keeping score.

The new GFF strategy 2030 sets a bold direction for the future, ensuring we remain at the heart of government, supporting the delivery of high-quality public services and value for money. By prioritising our people and embracing data, innovation, and collaboration, we will continue to support our customers and partners in making informed, strategic choices in an increasingly complex financial landscape.

About the Role

In this role, you will:

• Be a trusted advisor and partner to the co-Heads and Deputy Head of the Government Finance Function and wider leadership at DG and Director level across the Function. Day to day this will mean partnering with 20+ senior leaders.
• Act with integrity and showing the personal and professional credibility to be effective and trustworthy in all circumstances.
• Deliver the Skilled and talented objective the GFF Strategy 2030, which aims to create a high performing function with great people in the right roles with the right skills for now and the future.
• Lead c.20 strong People and Capability team for the GFF, building an inclusive team environment and prioritising resources to support high quality delivery against this ambitious agenda and deliver greatest possible impact.
• Develop ambitious, yet realistic plans and lead the People and Capability team in delivering and developing the People and Capability Strategy for the future to deliver a flexible and skilled workforce of finance professionals for the future.
• Securing funding and wider support across the function for the team’s workplan.
• Oversee the running of the DG led, Finance People Committee and senior finance talent forums
• Leading on professional development and capability building for the function, including oversight of the GFF Career Framework and delivery of the Government Finance Academy within agreed budgets;
• Establish highly effective cross-functional relationships, ensuring that the Government Finance Function is aligned to the wider Civil Service strategic aims and functional agenda, engaging and working alongside GPG, capability and finance and wider functional experts as appropriate.

About You

The ideal candidate will have experience of delivering best practice as a qualified senior HR professional, with the ability to set the strategic vision to develop capability at organisation and team level. You will have a strong track record of partnering senior leaders and building excellent collaborator relationships at senior levels, and across organisational boundaries, building trust and delivering through a wide network of relationships across organisational boundaries to achieve highly successful outcomes. You’ll be an exceptional and authentic leader with the ability to build inclusive teams and inspire and engage them to deliver excellent results, even in times of ambiguity.

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.

Some of the Benefits our people love!

• 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). Additionally, we operate flexi time systems, allowing employees to take up to an additional 2 days off each month
• Flexible working patterns (part-time, job-share, condensed hours)
• Generous parental and adoption leave packages
• Access to a generous Defined Benefit pension scheme with employer contributions of 28.97%
• Access to a cycle-to-work salary sacrifice scheme and season ticket advances
• A range of active staff networks, based around interests (e.g. analysts, music society, sports and social club) and diversity

For more information about the role and how to apply, please follow the apply link.

If you need any reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process, please tell us about this in your online application form, or speak to the recruitment team at .uk