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important high profile role in the senior leadership team of HM
Treasury? We are seeking a highly motivated leader with an
outstanding track record in economic policy, and with excellent
leadership, influencing and communication
skills.
The Director
General provides overall leadership of macroeconomic policy within
HM Treasury. This includes the primary mission to increase economic
growth and fiscal consolidation, in order to deliver sustainable
public finances and fiscal policy. The postholder also leads
departmental engagement with the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy
Committee, who set interest rates; the Office for Budget
Responsibility, who provide economic and fiscal forecasts; and the
Debt Management
Office.
What
you will bring to the
team
The
Director General (‘the DG’) role reports to the Permanent Secretary
and is the principal Treasury adviser to the Chancellor on
macroeconomic and fiscal policy. The DG is a member of the
Treasury’s Executive Management Board (EMB) and part of the
collective leadership of the Treasury, a department of c.2,000
staff, as well as the head of the Government Economic Service
(GES), providing leadership to economists across government. In
addition to engagement with the MPC, OBR and DMO, the DG is also
directly responsible for leading two Groups (the Economics Group
and the Fiscal Group), each with one Director and totalling around
200
staff.
Key
Accountabilities for this role
include:
· act
as principal adviser to the Chancellor, Prime Minister and Treasury
Ministers on the macroeconomy, fiscal policy and growth, as well as
the macroeconomic and microeconomic implications of wider policy
issues;
· lead
the Treasury’s relationships with the monetary and markets side of
the Bank of England (including attendance at the Monetary Policy
Committee and acting as Accounting Officer for the Reserves), the
Office for Budget Responsibility, the Debt Management Office and
its relations with the markets, and international institutions
including the IMF, the OECD (as they relate to the UK economy) and
chair the G20 Framework Working
group;
· provide
strong leadership to two Treasury Groups, compromising 200 staff,
and collectively to the whole department as a member of EMB,
alongside their Director General and Permanent Secretary
colleagues;
· champion
economics in government as head of the Government Economic Service
(GES), acting as a credible and authentic leader within the
economics field, and provide professional leadership for economists
and analysts across
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 a stronger organisation, better at
developing policy that is reflective of the communities we serve.
We embrace different views and experiences and value the fresh
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, ethnicity, LGBT+ identity
and socio-economic
status.
Some
of the Benefits our people
love!
* 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). Additionally, we operate
flexitime systems, allowing employees to take up to an additional 2
days off each month
* Flexible working patterns
(part-time, job-share, condensed
hours)
* Generous parental and adoption leave
packages
* Access to a generous Defined Benefit
pension scheme with employer contributions of
28.97%
* Access to a cycle-to-work salary
sacrifice scheme and season ticket advances
* A
range of active staff networks, based around interests (e.g.
analysts, music society, sports and social club) and diversity
For
more information about the role and how to apply, please follow the
apply
link.
If
you need any reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection
process, please tell us about this in your online application form,
or speak to the recruitment team.