About the job

Job summary

About HM Treasury

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

About the Group - International Group 

Do you want to advise ministers on promoting and protecting the UK’s economy and its competitiveness internationally in a fast-changing environment?  If so, read on!

International Group (IG) provides opportunities to work on areas including - spending control on international development, trade policy, climate change, health, cooperation on Ukraine, economic security, financial sanctions and tackling illicit finance.  We also manage economic relationships with Europe, US, China and other advanced economies and emerging markets.

We build relationships with external and international partners and represent the UK in a range of international groupings and institutions, including the G7, the G20, the International Monetary Fund and at some of the Multilateral Development Banks. We also analyse international comparisons and the wider global economic context, including for fiscal events.  The IG family includes the International Partnerships and Trade (IPT), International Finance and Economic Security (IFES) and Economic Crime and Security (ECAS) Director-led Groups.

About the Team

Within the IG 'family’, the International Finance and Economic Security (IFES) Director Group is a friendly group leading on core aspects of the IG agenda. It is made of four Deputy Director-led teams, covering International Finance and Development (IFD), Global Institutions and Governance (GIG), Russia, Ukraine and Economic Security (RUES) and China, Projects and Delivery (CPD) and led by Director, Suzy Kantor. It has around 56 permanent roles.

About the Job

Business Manager IFES is a new, busy and varied role which is focussed on supporting the IFES Director Group, reflecting the recent shift towards Director-run groups (and budgets), and as an evolution of the business support structures within the IG ‘family’. You will be responsible for shaping your role and IFES’ business support team, working closely with the Director and their Group Management Team.  You will be focussing on delivering the Director’s corporate priorities and overseeing business management within the Directorate (including business planning, Director budgets, workforce and succession planning, performance and talent management, recruitment, including central recruitment bids). You will line manage the Director Group’s three GMS staff. You will work closely with IG’s Head Of Corporate Strategy and the DG’s PS to ensure all IG Family level work is accounted for and to support join-up on cross-cutting corporate support and strategy issues.

Business Management experience would be desirable.

Key accountabilities for this role include:

1. Direct line management responsibility for at least three PA staff members working multi-site (London and Darlington), with responsibility for their performance and development creating a high-performing Director Group Support Team.
2. Providing support on budget management and workforce planning to the Director as budget holder. Ensure the effective delivery of Director Group Management Team meeting through working with the relevant PA, making sure actions are tracked and taking action to ensure that these issues are progressed.
3. Through the Directorate Support Team you will have overall responsibility for delivery of business and administrative support to the Director Group including (but not limited to) Business Continuity, correspondence coordination, Induction and other.
4. Setting the forward plan for Director Group’s Management Team meetings working with Directors. Work closely with the Head of Corporate Strategy to ensure the Group Management Team take relevant decisions on cross over priority topics and corporate items. For IG family act as contact point on GMS Managers network to coordinate cross-Group activities and cascade central information.
5. Leading on corporate priorities and project for the directorate, for example, supporting SMT to take forward programmes of work such as staff engagement, and Leading on the Directorate’s Rewards & Recognition workstream

Candidate Drop-In Session – Microsoft Teams
 
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, then use the appropriate link below to join the call at the right time.  

Friday 12th April at 12:30: Click here to join the meeting 

If you would like to speak to the hiring manager informally prior to the closing date for applications to find out more about the job, please contact Meghan Ormerod (Meghan.Ormerod@hmtreasury.gov.uk) or Anna Henttinen (Anna.Henttinen@hmtreasury.gov.uk)

Person specification

We are looking for the below skills, experience and behaviours and we will ask you to demonstrate these in your application form. Please review the Candidate FAQ document that is attached to the advert for guidance on how to complete your application form.  

1. Working Together: The ability to work collaboratively across a range of stakeholders or organisations with differing objectives, and to build and leverage relationships to deliver outcomes.
2. Delivering at Pace: The ability to be strategic in forward planning, prioritising across a broad portfolio, and anticipating and tackling delivery risks and obstacles to deliver through others.
3. Making Effective Decisions: The ability to get to grips with important information or data and draw out key insights and risks, to reach sound judgements, and communicate these to others in a simple, understandable way.
4. Managing a Quality Service: Deliver a high quality, efficient and cost-effective service including by considering a range of methods for delivery.

The lead criterion is: Working Together.

If we receive large volumes of applications, we will conduct an initial sift on the lead criterion only.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £39,500, HM Treasury contributes £10,665 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

Recruitment Timeline 

Closing date: 17th April

Shortlisting: w/c 22nd April

Interviews: w/c 6th May

This timeline is indicative and may be subject to change. We will inform you if there is a substantial change to the recruitment timeline. 

If your contact details change at any time during the selection process, please ensure you update your Civil Service Jobs Profile. 

Please note that only applications submitted through Civil Service Jobs will be accepted.

Eligibility Statement  

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role in the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government. Checks will be performed as part of pre-employment checks in line with this. Please refer to the Candidate FAQ document attached to the advert for more information. 

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. 

Everyone working with government assets must complete Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) 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 Security Check (SC).  

Please read the Vetting Charter 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 videos address common concerns and preconceptions which applicants may have about national security vetting.  

If you have questions relating to security clearances, please contact HMTSecurityVetting@hmtreasury.gov.uk

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 security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.