About the job

Job summary

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    

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 Finance Function (GFF) 

The GFF ensures that finance is at the heart of decision making in Government - driving the agenda, not just keeping score. The Finance Function comprises of over 10,500 FTE spread across 39 Government organisations. 

The Function needs to move at pace to make further progress towards its vision and the decision has been taken to strengthen and formalise the functional centre for the Government Finance Function, aligned to the Civil Service Functional Leadership model.

The People and Capability Team

This role sits within the People & Capability team. Priorities for the team include:

•    Developing a robust and diverse talent pipeline through a dynamic and engaging talent management strategy.
•    Encouraging a diverse and inclusive environment across the Finance Function.
•    To build financial capability for finance and non-finance professionals across government by delivering excellent learning and development.
•    Developing an attractive attraction, reward and retention strategy to increase numbers of high-quality applicants to our roles and reduce attrition.
•    Resourcing and strategic workforce planning to ensure succession plans are in place for the function’s pivotal roles.

Building excellent links with networks across Government to utilise expert services and embed our initiatives in departments, sharing knowledge, best practice and resource.

About the Job 

Resourcing Partner – Candidate Experience Lead

This is an exciting time to join a thriving team so that we can deliver even more for our colleagues across government.

Our team’s purpose is to recruit great people, into the right roles, with the right skills for today and for the future. You will join a diverse team of dedicated HR professionals to help realise this purpose.

Resourcing Partners have an instrumental role in delivering excellent outcomes for our customers. Our offer is data-driven and harnesses knowledge and expertise to support campaigns, attract and identify talent, and effectively promote roles inside and out of government. This role will allow you to play a key role in unblocking some of the challenges that government faces when recruiting into finance roles, working across boundaries to improve how we recruit finance talent.

As a key member of an encouraging and collaborative team you will address cross-cutting issues, improve candidate experience, and deliver our existing offer to senior finance talent. You will work effectively with customers across complex work areas to provide phenomenal service, delivered at pace.

You will be an HR professional with experience of recruitment, working with hiring managers to navigate the process and ensure excellent results and delivery of Resourcing strategies. It would be advantageous if you have experience of recruiting finance professionals, and/or having worked in a finance environment. Applicants without this experience, will still be considered.

Key Accountabilities for this role include:

•    Lead work to support and improve end-to-end candidate experience so that we can attract, recruit, and retain the best finance talent.
•    Partner with Resourcing Leads in government departments, and with the Government Recruitment Service, to support finance resourcing. Being responsible for a number of these relationships and representing our Team.
•    Support with the delivery and success of the Government Finance Function’s Senior Resourcing Offer. Be the authority in senior finance resourcing to support hiring managers through the recruitment process.
•    Identify, collate, and analyse key resourcing metrics to support the team to provide an expert service to our customers.
•    Work optimally with colleagues in the Resourcing Team to support across the resourcing and attraction team during peak periods.

All team members are expected to work collaboratively and support key resourcing activities across the wider team during period of high activity. 

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, then use the appropriate link below to join the call at the right time. 
 
16th April 2024 at 4pm Join the meeting now
24th April 2024 at 12pm 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 Patrick Tobin – patrick.tobin@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 as well as providing a CV. Please review the Candidate FAQ document that is attached to the advert for guidance on how to complete your application form.

1. Experience - Previous experience in managing or supporting recruitment campaigns.

2. Communicating and Influencing – Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence key groups and individuals from different levels of seniority.

3. Working Together - Ability to establish effective working relationships with a variety of people who have different roles and perspectives, and able to work flexibly across a fast-paced team.

The lead criteria is Experience.

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

Your Interview

At interview stage, you will be assessed on the below criteria:

•    Experience
•    Strengths
•    Behaviours:
o    Communicating and Influencing
o    Working Together
o    Changing and Improving

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £31,710, HM Treasury contributes £8,561 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: 28th April 2024

Shortlisting: w/c 29th April 2024

Interviews:  w/c 6th / 13th May 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.

Location-Based Reserve Lists 

You will be placed on a reserve list if your application is successful, but we cannot offer you a post immediately. Where more than one location has been advertised, candidates will be approached for roles in merit order according to the first preferred location stated on your application form. 

Please note that a place on the reserve list does not guarantee an offer. We would still encourage you to apply for other HM Treasury opportunities that you are interested in. If you are offered a role in your first preferred location and you decline the offer or you are unable to take up the post within a reasonable timeframe, you will be removed from the reserve list, other than in exceptional circumstances. 

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 Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) 

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.