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This post can be based in London (1 Horse Guards Road) or Darlington (Feethams House).
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.
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
The Group
The aim of the Business and International Tax (BIT) Group is to provide strategic oversight of business, environmental, transport, property, VAT, excise taxes and customs duties that together raise revenue of over £400 billion a year. The Group works closely with other government departments and is outwards facing towards key stakeholders, including business, industry, interest groups and international counterparts, and there are opportunities to be part of this engagement at all levels.
The work of the Group is vital to fund essential public services, while working with other Treasury Groups to support the government’s wider agenda – including supporting business investment and economic growth, developing and negotiating new customs arrangements following the UK’s departure from the EU; levelling up opportunities across all parts of the United Kingdom; and delivering “Net Zero” carbon emissions by 2050. The Group’s high-profile portfolio make it a highly dynamic, flexible and interesting place to work.
The Team
The Strategy, Devolution and Cross-cutting team (SDX) works across the Business and International Tax group to support and develop strategic and critical thinking about the business tax system as a whole. We lead on strategic and cross-cutting business tax policy areas and work closely with policy partners in HMRC.
The Business Tax Strategy and Analysis branch leads on strategic business tax projects including tax reliefs and taxation of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs). We coordinate business tax input into Budgets and other fiscal events, as well as assessing the impacts of tax measures on different types of businesses.
The devolution branch lead on tax devolution issues. We lead on the tax elements of devolution to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as proposals for devolution within England.
The team also leads on cross-cutting tax policy, in particular developing and co-ordinating tax policy measures for Freeports and Investment Zones.
Line management responsibilities for the business support team for the tax teams in the Business and International Tax Group also sits within this team.
With such an interesting, flexible and wide-ranging portfolio, we need a diverse set of skills to help us deliver. The team is friendly, welcoming and inclusive. We value diversity and people’s different perspectives, as informed by their background and experience, and build space for everyone to contribute. We are a supportive and sociable team and we take time to focus on wellbeing, and to support all team members to develop their careers and networks across HMT.
The team supports working part-time and flexible working arrangements, and roles can be tailored to accommodate different working patterns – we have lots of experience of different working patterns, including part time, hybrid and people working in different locations.
About The Job
You will be part of the Business Tax Strategy and Analysis branch in SDX. Our branch leads on strategic business tax projects including tax reliefs and the taxation of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). We coordinate business tax input into Budgets and other fiscal events, as well as making assessments of the cumulative impacts of tax measures on different business types and sectors.
This is an exciting role combining economic analysis and policy work, working on specific strategic areas as well as on crosscutting projects. You will have the opportunity to work side-by-side with policy professionals to ensure that economic theory and analysis is embedded in their policy work, and that real time data (notably tax receipts) is understood and incorporated into their work.
This role offers you the chance to influence how tax policy is made and get an overview of the business tax system. It will offer you the opportunity to think about new ways of using the tax system to support the government's objectives.
We are looking for someone with strong analytical skills, specifically this job would best suit someone with an understanding of economics and experience of applying modelling tools to influence policy decisions. You should be willing to work flexibly with others to learn new skills. There will be opportunities for the successful candidate to undertake policy work, as well as analytical work, potentially relating to tax reliefs, and short-term priority projects for the wider Group. Prior experience working is tax is preferable, but not a requirement of the role.
Your Responsibilities Will Include:
* Leading on economic analysis for the business tax teams. Complete economic research, modelling and analysis for leads and ministers. More specifically, at fiscal events, working with teams across HMT to provide data and analysis that informs policy decisions and understand likely behavioural response to our announcements. The postholder will be responsible for coordinating cumulative business impacting modelling at fiscal events to help inform ministerial decision making.
* Maintaining the modelling capability of the branch – updating our models and ensuring the branch (or other colleagues) can run them on demand, working closely with colleagues in Fiscal and Economics groups.
* Delivering on analytical projects to inform our work and support advice, based on developments in government priorities, and academia (and think tanks etc). At current these focus on the taxation of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and cost of Tax Reliefs.
* Helping the team manage its busy tax policy portfolio, including coordination of cross-cutting tax policy work, feeding into briefings and PQs and working with various tax teams to ensure analysis is embedded into policy decision-making,
* Working in close collaboration with HMRC, specialists across the Department and external partners, including in other government departments; building effective relationships in multiple teams and at various grades.
Qualifications:
* The successful candidate should have a degree or significant practical experience in a quantitative, analytical or numerate discipline.
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 Sophie Berry or Mark Hazell, sophie.berry@hmtreasury.gov.uk or mark.hazell@hmtreasury.gov.uk
The Group
The aim of the Business and International Tax (BIT) Group is to provide strategic oversight of business, environmental, transport, property, VAT, excise taxes and customs duties that together raise revenue of over £400 billion a year. The Group works closely with other government departments and is outwards facing towards key stakeholders, including business, industry, interest groups and international counterparts, and there are opportunities to be part of this engagement at all levels.
The work of the Group is vital to fund essential public services, while working with other Treasury Groups to support the government’s wider agenda – including supporting business investment and economic growth, developing and negotiating new customs arrangements following the UK’s departure from the EU; levelling up opportunities across all parts of the United Kingdom; and delivering “Net Zero” carbon emissions by 2050. The Group’s high-profile portfolio make it a highly dynamic, flexible and interesting place to work.
The Team
The Strategy, Devolution and Cross-cutting team (SDX) works across the Business and International Tax group to support and develop strategic and critical thinking about the business tax system as a whole. We lead on strategic and cross-cutting business tax policy areas and work closely with policy partners in HMRC.
The Business Tax Strategy and Analysis branch leads on strategic business tax projects including tax reliefs and taxation of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs). We coordinate business tax input into Budgets and other fiscal events, as well as assessing the impacts of tax measures on different types of businesses.
The devolution branch lead on tax devolution issues. We lead on the tax elements of devolution to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as proposals for devolution within England.
The team also leads on cross-cutting tax policy, in particular developing and co-ordinating tax policy measures for Freeports and Investment Zones.
Line management responsibilities for the business support team for the tax teams in the Business and International Tax Group also sits within this team.
With such an interesting, flexible and wide-ranging portfolio, we need a diverse set of skills to help us deliver. The team is friendly, welcoming and inclusive. We value diversity and people’s different perspectives, as informed by their background and experience, and build space for everyone to contribute. We are a supportive and sociable team and we take time to focus on wellbeing, and to support all team members to develop their careers and networks across HMT.
The team supports working part-time and flexible working arrangements, and roles can be tailored to accommodate different working patterns – we have lots of experience of different working patterns, including part time, hybrid and people working in different locations.
Qualifications:
* The successful candidate should have a degree or significant practical experience in a quantitative, analytical or numerate discipline.
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 Sophie Berry or Mark Hazell, sophie.berry@hmtreasury.gov.uk or mark.hazell@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.
Proven economics and analytical skills, with the ability to synthesise a wide range of evidence to inform decision-making (Making Effective Decisions)
Ability to work independently, planning and driving forward longer-term projects whilst handling shorter term demands (Delivering at Pace)
Excellent communication skills, able to explain complex economic theory or data to a non-expert audience, quickly and effectively (Communicating and Influencing)
Ability to work together with a diverse range of stakeholders, building relationships proactively to pool expertise to address policy problems (Working Together)
The lead criteria is: Making Effective Decisions.
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; top tips for the application and interview process and an opportunity to ask general questions around our recruitment practices. If you would like to join us, then use the link below to join the call at the right time.
Thursday 19th June 2025 12:30 –13:15 Join the meeting now
At interview stage, you will be assessed on the below criteria:
* Strengths
* Behaviours:
o Making Effective Decisions
o Delivering at Pace
o Communicating and influencing
o Working Together
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Making Effective Decisions
* Delivering at Pace
* Communicating and Influencing
* Working Together
Alongside your salary of £41,630, HM Treasury contributes £12,060 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
* 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 (part-time, job-share, condensed hours)
* Generous parental and adoption leave package.
* A Civil Service Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and average employer contributions of 28%
* 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 and diversity
Flexible Working Arrangements
HM Treasury views flexible working as essential in enabling us to recruit and retain talented people, ensuring that they can enjoy a long-lasting career with us. All employees have the right to apply for flexible working and there are a range of options available including; part-time, compressed hours and job sharing. Additionally, we operate flexitime systems, allowing employees the flexibility to adjust their working patterns throughout the week which is subject to operational needs and line management approval.
At HM Treasury we have an incredibly broad remit; our work touches every citizen of the country. So, it’s important our employees come from the widest possible range of backgrounds, bringing us the widest possible range of perspectives and ways of thinking. We are committed to ensuring that all staff can realise their potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
HM Treasury operates an office based working approach across all Treasury sites - Darlington, London, and Norwich, and along with the rest of the Civil Service, has an expectation of a minimum of 60% attendance in the office, along with working remotely. This blended working approach allows you to work collaboratively, meet stakeholders face to face, support others and promotes a healthy work life balance (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone’s circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review. All our offices have been recently modernised and designed to collaborate and connect with colleagues as well as desk and quiet space to allow a range of ways to work.
The office working expectation is linked to the location of the role. If you apply to a post in a single location, then you will not be able to meet this expectation at any of our other sites or move your role to another location.
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: 22/6/25
* Shortlisting: w/c 23/6/25
* Interviews: w/c 30 June / 7 July 2025
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.
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.
Those on the reserve list may also be approached for similar roles at a lower grade. If you are offered a role at a lower grade and choose to decline, you can remain on the reserve list.
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 Security Check (SC)
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, for example if you have been working abroad on a government posting, 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.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
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.
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
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.
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).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job Contact :
* Name : Sophie Berry
* Email : sophie.berry@hmtreasury.gov.uk
Recruitment team
* Email : hrrecruitment@hmtreasury.gov.uk
Further information
Complaints Process: Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of appointment based on fair and open competition and appointment on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact HMT by email at: hrrecruitment@hmtreasury.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment.
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