Director Knowledge, Analysis

Director Knowledge, Analysis & Intelligence - Croydon About the job
Job summary
This is an excellent opportunity to work alongside the current Director of Knowledge Analysis & Intelligence (KAI). The second Director post is an established role, and the two directors work closely together to lead KAI as a single, unified Directorate.
This is a peer-managed role, and the successful candidate will act as a second Director and deputy to the lead Director. The exact split of duties will be discussed with the successful candidate and there will be the opportunity to shape the role to your strengths and interests.
KAI has a crucial role in the delivery of the Chancellor's budgets. This includes the production of forecasts of tax receipts and expenditure on HMRC administered benefits for the Office of Budget Responsibility, and the assessment of the impact of potential tax policy changes.
KAI analysis is also essential in driving HMRC's departmental priorities. We are involved in strategic decision making and play an active role in the delivery of HMRC's major transformation programmes.
We work in partnership with HMRC's Chief Data Office to embed HMRC's Enterprise Data Strategy, to exploit the value of the huge amount of administrative data HMRC holds.
After the Office for National Statistics, HMRC has the largest number of analysts of any government department. Directors of KAI have responsibility for the leadership of the wider analytical community in HMRC and are expected to be active leaders within the cross-government Analysis Function on strategy and people issues.
Job description
While you will have your own areas of responsibility you will be expected to understand all aspects of KAI work and for each Director to stand in for the other as required.
You will be an active member of the Customer, Strategy & Tax Design Senior Leadership Team. Alongside your co-Director, you will manage and set direction for KAI's eight Deputy Director led teams and ensure that KAI delivers a coherent programme of analysis.
Director Responsibilities will include:

• Managing and maintaining strong relationships with customers across HMRC policy, operational and Corporate Finance teams, HM Treasury (including ministers), the Office for Budget Responsibility, the National Audit Office and Office for Statistics Regulation
• Working collaboratively with other analytical directorates, to provide strong strategic leadership for analysis and professionalism in HMRC
• Supporting Deputy Directors and others to ensure that HMRC implement effective evaluation, monitoring and research activities
• Working with other government departments to provide robust cross-government analysis to inform, influence and drive policy, HMRC operational and other key Government priorities
• Implementing and ensuring rigorous prioritisation and strong work management practices, championing analysis, maintaining a highly-skilled motivated and engaged workforce with a strong focus on quality assurance

Person specification
The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of leading large analytical teams, driving innovation, and influencing government policy or the strategic direction of other large organisations and a deep understanding of analytical methodologies and a passion for data-driven decision-making,
Essential Criteria:

• Strategic Leadership: Demonstrated experience in leading and developing large analytical teams in an inclusive way, setting strategic direction, and driving innovation.
• Stakeholder Management: Proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders in large, complex organisations to influence policy and decision-making.
• Analytical Expertise: Deep understanding of analytical methodologies and techniques, with a track record of delivering high-quality research, analysis, and evaluation. Experience of practical application of these techniques to solve business/policy problems.
• Effective Communication: Ability to absorb analytical information quickly and communicate in a clear and credible way to influence decision making.

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of tax policy, administration and operations.

Benefits
Alongside your salary of £98,000, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £28,390 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Whatever your role, we take your career and development seriously and want to enable you to build a successful career with HMRC and the wider Civil Service.
It is crucial that our employees have the right skills to develop their careers and meet the challenges ahead, and you'll benefit from regular performance and development reviews to ensure this development is ongoing.
As a Civil Service employee, you'll be entitled to a large range of benefits.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
The Civil Service values and supports all its employees.
At HMRC we want to create great places to work that are welcoming to all - where there is a strong sense of belonging and community.
Our vision is to be an organisation that is inclusive, respectful and reflective of the customer communities we serve. Read more about what we do here
Pension
Your pension is a valuable part of your total reward package.
HMRC offer a competitive contributory pension scheme that you can enter as soon as you join and where we will make a significant contribution to the cost of your pension. Your contribution comes out of your salary before any tax is taken and will continue to provide valuable benefits for you and your family if you are too ill to continue to work or die before you retire.
Generous Annual Leave and Bank Holiday Allowance
25 days annual leave on entry, increasing on a sliding scale to 30 days after 5 years' service (allowance pro-rata for part-time colleagues). This is in addition to your public holidays.
This will be complemented by one further day paid privilege entitlement to mark the King's Birthday.
Staff Wellbeing
Flexible working patterns and access to Flexible Working Schemes allowing you to vary your working day as long as you work your total hours.
Generous paid maternity and paternity leave which is notably more than the statutory minimum offered by many other employers.
Opportunity to use onsite facilities including fitness centres and staff canteens (applicable sites only).
Interest-free loans allowing you to spread the cost of an annual travel season ticket or a new bicycle.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
All applications must be submitted via Civil Service Jobs site and will be acknowledged upon receipt.
The closing date for this position is 23:55 on Monday 25th November 2024
Your application should include:

• A CV detailing your career history, highlighting key responsibilities and achievements. Please explain any employment gaps within the last two years.
• A Statement of Suitability (no longer than 2 pages) outlining your experience based on the essential criteria in the person specification.

Submitting both documents ensures the panel can fully assess your application against the essential criteria. Please include your full name in both documents.
For any application issues, please contact
Assessment
Shortlisted candidates will take part in the following assessments:

• Individual Leadership Assessment - a combination of psychometric assessments
• Staff Engagement Exercise - a presentation and Q&A with a representative staff group from across HMRC.

Assessments don't result in a pass or fail decision. Rather, they are designed to support the panel's decision making and highlight areas for further exploration at interview.
Interview
You will be asked to attend a panel interview for a more in-depth discussion of your previous experience and professional competence. This will include a 5-minute verbal presentation. (details will be issued in advance).
Interviews are expected to take place in person at 100 Parliament Street, London.
All Criminal Record Checks applications are considered fairly in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice and the Recruitment of ex-offenders Policy.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This role has a minimum assignment duration of 3 years. An assignment duration is the period of time a Senior Civil Servant is expected to remain in the same post to enable them to deliver on the agreed key business outcomes. The assignment duration also supports your career through building your depth of expertise.
As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above.
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 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

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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.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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