About the job

Job summary

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are one of the largest Government Departments and employers with over 66,000 staff throughout the United Kingdom. HMRC is going through a technical revolution, our ambition by 2025 is to be one of the most digitally advanced tax administrations anywhere in the world.  HMRC Change Delivery Group is the forefront of this transformation, a vast operation with one of the largest and most complex IT estates in the UK to help serve our customers and colleagues

Job description

The Director of Technology Programmes will play a key role in our continued transformation, leading a cluster of technology driven programmes with a goal to improve the technical health, remediate old systems, and upgrade aging technology for stability, efficiency and security.  It is an incredibly exciting place and opportunity to take the next steps of your career.

Person specification

We are looking for a collaborative leader with a clear vision for driving successful project management methodologies and standards.  The budget for the technology programme will be in the excess of £250m over the next three years, therefore a strong track record of managing multi-million pound technology change programmes is required as well as experience in influencing senior stakeholders.  A solid understanding of cloud models is also essential (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS).  

For the full specification criteria please refer to the Candidate Pack attachment, available at the end of this advertisement.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £95,000, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £25,650 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

To apply for this position, please submit the following via Civil Service Jobs, no later than 23:55 on Monday 06/05/2024.  ​

• A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you have provided reasons for any gaps within the last two years.​
• A Statement of Suitability (2 pages maximum) that provides evidence of how your skills and experience meet the criteria in the person specification detailed within the Candidate Pack. ​

A full CV and Statement of Suitability will allow us to assess your application against the person specification. Please ensure both documents contain your full name. ​

If you are unfamiliar with a suitability statement or encounter any issues with your application, please contact Dale Robinson scs.resourcing@hmrc.gov.uk  ​

Shortlist​

• An application pre-sift will be conducted by HMRC Executive Resourcing team Resourcing, followed by an in-depth review by the Selection Panel.​
• The panel will assess all applicants against the criteria set out in the Person Specification and will shortlist those candidates who best meet the criteria for assessment and interview.​
• Shortlisted candidates will also have the opportunity of an informal conversation with Suzanne Newton. This isn’t a formal part of the process but an opportunity to gain greater insight into the role. This is optional, but highly recommended.​
• All candidates shortlisted for final interview will be asked to undertake a Financial Probity check.​

Selection Panel:​

This is a Civil Service Commission led appointment and the review and shortlist will be chaired by Sarah Pittam, Commissioner. ​

Panel members are:​

• Suzanne Newton, Director General, Change Delivery Group & Vacancy Holder ​
• Daljit Rehal, Director General, CDIO​
• Dan Coughlin, HR Director, Change Delivery Group​
• Rob Thompson, Chief Technical Officer, Home Office​

Disability Confidence Scheme (DCS)​

Candidates applying under the Disability Confidence Scheme are guaranteed an interview if they meet the minimum criteria outlined in the person specification. 

This scheme works in conjunction with the Great Place to Work for Veterans, for former members of the armed services, and the Redeployment Interview Scheme for existing Civil Servants at risk of redundancy. Each scheme works in the same way.​

Use of Data​

As part of the recruitment process, your data and assessment results may be shared with HMRC's SCS Talent team. ​ This will provide insight into how to support your development and wider talent management, if you are successful in your application. ​If you do not want your data to be shared, please  contact Dale Robinson at scs.resourcing@hmrc.gov.uk  ​

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. 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.