Deputy Director Devolution (Job Share)

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About the Job

This role is being advertised as part of a job-share with one of the current job-share postholders.

We are looking for an outstanding leader with strong policy and spending skills and a track record of building productive relationships with stakeholders to join the supportive and high-performing Devolution team in the immediate run up to the 2027 Spending Review.

The Devolution team is a friendly team of around 15 people, with a variety of backgrounds and experiences. We are based across offices in London, Darlington, Belfast and Edinburgh. The team is responsible for overseeing the Treasury's strategic approach to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

We work closely with colleagues in the devolved governments, across Whitehall, and across HMT to:

• Manage the funding arrangements for the devolved governments and Offices for the Nations. This includes overseeing delivery of the over £90bn a year block grant, including Barnett and adjustments for tax and welfare devolution;
• Lead on the fiscal frameworks of the three devolved governments, including devolution of fiscal policy levers;
• Promote Treasury's interests within the UK Government's wider approach to constitutional and Union issues, working closely with the Offices for the Nations, Cabinet Office and Number 10;
• Advise on policy interventions by the UK Government in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, including at fiscal events and in wider HMT policy-making;
• Increase Treasury's devolution capability by building awareness and understanding of the devolution settlements within the department

This is a cross-cutting role that will require the postholder to work in partnership with teams across HM Treasury and the rest of Government to engage in and influence policy development to ensure it reflects ministers' priorities in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The postholder will have strong political awareness and policy judgement, and be able to communicate and influence effectively, including clear advice and briefing for Ministers. You will also have strong leadership and management skills.

Key accountabilities will include:

1. Leadership of the Devolution team, supporting a strong, inclusive and creative team culture.
2. Managing relationships with senior stakeholders across UK Government, the Devolved Governments and external stakeholders.
3. Regular engagement with Ministers, spads and senior officials across government to provide strategic advice on SW&NI funding and handling issues.
4. Maintaining excellent performance levels across the team, including SW&NI policy packages at fiscal events and delivery of 6 funding settlements (3 devolved governments and 3 SoS-led Offices for the Nations).

Person specification

Required Skills, Experience and Behaviours:

For your application, please send us a CV and a personal statement setting out how you meet the following skills, behaviours and experience.

1) Making Effective Decisions: Policy leadership – the proven ability to set direction and drive forward policy across a complex set of issues and with a wide range of stakeholders. 2) Leadership: Experience setting and maintaining a strong, inclusive team culture for a high-performing, busy team. 3) Working Together: Proven ability to work collaboratively with others, and to build productive relationships that you can leverage to deliver on ministers' priorities. 4) Experience: Experience of working in complex or politically-sensitive policy areas. We will place a particular value on experience of public spending given the relatively short run in to the 2027 Spending Review.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership
• Making Effective Decisions
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Working Together
• Communicating and Influencing

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £86,000, HM Treasury contributes £24,914 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

• 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 days 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, compressed hours).
• Generous parental leave and adoption leave packages.
• A Civil Service Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and average employer contributions of 28%
• Access to a cycle-to-work salary sacrifice scheme and season ticket advances.
• A Rental Deposit Advance Scheme to help meet the total costs of deposits for privately rented homes.
• Access to HM Treasury's benefits portal allowing you access to a range of discount codes for online shopping.
• A range of active staff networks, based around interests (e.g. analysts, music society, sports and social club) and diversity.