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.  

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

Public Spending Group

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.

About the Team

The Government Debt Management Function (GDMF) was established in 2017 to provide functional leadership at the centre of government, with the right technical expertise. We are a small team of 15, who support c8000 people that work on debt management across the central government. We engage across 23 Ministerial departments and their ALBs and are extending our reach to support local authorities. 

Our vision is to build Fair Debt Outcomes for All. This ensures fairness to taxpayers and those that do pay on time, by taking a proportionate response to those that do not.

The Function builds and delivers products, services and policies that focus on getting people out of debt, not debt out of people.

The Vision of the GDMF’s Capability Team is to ensure Debt Management Professionals across government are supported in developing their specialist knowledge, and that every Civil Servant has access to the Debt Management knowledge they need to do their jobs effectively. 

About the Job

We are seeking a Learning Designer who is passionate about crafting outstanding learning products that are accessible and innovative. This role offers the opportunity to gain central government experience and develop programme leadership skills. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Lead the development of learning programs for both debt management professionals and non-specialists.
• Design, quality assure and produce learning material and related resources in a variety of media to departmental standards, applying appropriate adult learning theory and practice, knowledge management, IT capability, and blended learning expertise.
• Manage and meet deadlines, taking personal responsibility for fulfilling learning solution requirements, meeting quality standards.
• Collaborate within the team and the organization to share knowledge, functionality, and design to effectively build quality learning solutions.
• Draft detailed design documents, including measurable and business-focused learning objectives, appropriate content, and evaluation interventions, conducting in-depth research, where required and working with technical experts where appropriate.
• Create material using approved authoring tools to departmental styles and standards.
• Support planning, risk management (including scoping and managing mitigation) and reporting requirements for learning design and development.
• Design and deliver learning in-house and lead commercial aspects such as outsourcing to third parties and collaborating with trade bodies.
• Liaise with colleagues on skills assessment tools, career frameworks, and professional standards.

Candidate Drop-In Session

The hiring manager 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 ask any questions you may have. If you would like to join us, then use the appropriate link below to join the call at the right time.

9th July 2024 17:30 - 18:30 Join the meeting now

10th July 2024 12:00-13:00 Join the meeting now

18th July 2024 12:00-13:00 Join the meeting now

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 Denise.Ord@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.

Experience - Recent experience in developing training, including in technical areas, and recent experience in design and development of learning products. 

Behaviours

• Working Together -   collaborating within your team and organisation to share knowledge, functionality and design to effectively build quality learning solutions 
• Changing and Improving - working with others to conduct in-depth research, where required, to identify areas for improvement and simplify processes.
• Managing a quality service - developing, implementing, maintaining and reviewing learning material and related resources in a variety of media.

The lead criterion is: Experience.

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

Candidate Guidance Support Session

We will be running an overview of Success Profiles and the STAR approach including top tips for the application and interview process and an opportunity to ask general questions around our recruitment practices. Please note that this session is not role specific, so we will be unable to answer specific questions about roles we are advertising. If you would like to join us, please use the link below to join the call at the right time.

4th July 2024 12:30-13:15 

Join the meeting now

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: 21st July 2024
• Shortlisting: W/C 22nd July 2024
• Interviews: W/C 29th July 2024

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. 

Everyone working with government assets must complete Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks. Additionally, individuals appointed to the Treasury group will be subject to National Security Vetting. The level of security vetting required for this role is Counter Terrorist Check (CTC)

To allow for meaningful checks to be carried out, applicants will need to have lived in the UK for at least 3 out of the past 5 years. In exceptional circumstances, a lack of residency would not be a bar to security clearance however the Department will need to consider eligibility on a case by case basis once the advert closing date has passed. 

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 counter-terrorist 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

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

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.