Director of Taxation and Welfare Policy

3 weeks ago

Darlington, Darlington, United Kingdom HM Treasury Full time
About the Role

The HM Treasury is seeking a highly skilled and experienced individual to fill the role of Director, Personal Tax, Welfare and Pensions. This is a key position within the Tax and Welfare family, and the successful candidate will play a crucial role in shaping the department's policy and strategy for personal taxes, the welfare system, and labour markets.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide strong leadership to the 110 employees in the Group, working together with your co-Director to create a supportive and inclusive environment, promote well-being, and develop talent.
  • Act as the lead adviser to the Chancellor on working age welfare and labour market strategy and reform, including for fiscal events, working effectively with colleagues across the Treasury, other parts of government, and external stakeholders like the OBR.
  • Have responsibility for the spending settlement for DWP, advising the Chief Secretary to the Treasury as part of the overall spending approach, and working closely with spending colleagues across the Treasury, and in DWP.
  • Lead on distributional and equalities analysis, developing and deploying analytical capability including to ensure HMT's distributional analysis techniques remain at the cutting edge, and are deployed in support of the whole department.
  • Lead the Treasury's relationship with DWP, building trust and credibility with senior colleagues and working together on key welfare and labour market issues.
  • Be part of the visible leadership of HM Treasury as a whole. The postholder will report to the Director General Tax and Welfare, Dan York-Smith and will lead PTWP jointly with the other Director, Laura Webster.
Person Specification

The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate the following skills and experience:

  • Outstanding people leadership skills, with experience of leading large, high-performing and multidisciplinary teams to deliver at pace in an inclusive way.
  • Sound judgement and strong strategic vision, with a track record of leading in uncertain and complex policy environments.
  • Excellent influencing and interpersonal skills with a proven ability to gain the confidence of and work effectively with senior stakeholders such as ministers (or Board-level equivalents) and to work collaboratively across an organisation.
  • Ability to absorb and interrogate data and analysis quickly and communicate it clearly and credibly to support decision-making.
  • An understanding of welfare policy, the Budget process, and/or fiscal and spending frameworks.
What We Offer

As a member of the HM Treasury team, you will have access to a range of benefits, including:

  • 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).
  • Flexible working patterns (job-share, condensed hours).
  • A Civil Service Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and average employer contributions of 28%.
  • Generous parental leave packages.
  • Onsite restaurant and coffee bar. The London office also offers a gym, showers and prayer room.
  • Access to a cycle-to-work salary sacrifice scheme, season ticket advances and payroll giving.
  • Access to a retail discounts and cashback site.
  • A Rental Deposit Advance Scheme to help meet the total costs of deposits for privately rented homes.
  • A range of active staff networks, based around interests (e.g. analysts, music society, sports and social club) and diversity (e.g. women in the Treasury, ethnic minority network, LGBT* network, faith and belief network).
About HM Treasury

HM Treasury is a world-class institution that plays a critical role in shaping the UK's economic policy. We are committed to ensuring that all staff are able to realise their potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates and are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive work environment.

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