Director, Technology Programmes
HM Revenue and Customs
Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 6th May 2024
Details
Reference number
348680
Salary
£97,000 - £130,000
Depending on experience. Please note standard pay rules apply to existing Civil Servants.
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Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
GBP
Job grade
SCS Pay Band 2
Contract type
Permanent
Business area
HMRC - Transformation Group - Pensions, Payments and Debt Transformation
Type of role
Project Delivery
Senior leadership
Senior leadership
Working pattern
Full-time
Number of jobs available
1
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Location
Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Croydon, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Portsmouth, Stratford
About the job
Job summary
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are one of the largest Government Departments and employers with over 66,000 staff throughout the United Kingdom. HMRC is going through a technical revolution, our ambition by 2025 is to be one of the most digitally advanced tax administrations anywhere in the world. HMRC Change Delivery Group is the forefront of this transformation, a vast operation with one of the largest and most complex IT estates in the UK to help serve our customers and colleagues
Job description
The Director of Technology Programmes will play a key role in our continued transformation, leading a cluster of technology driven programmes with a goal to improve the technical health, remediate old systems, and upgrade aging technology for stability, efficiency and security. It is an incredibly exciting place and opportunity to take the next steps of your career.
Person specification
We are looking for a collaborative leader with a clear vision for driving successful project management methodologies and standards. The budget for the technology programme will be in the excess of £250m over the next three years, therefore a strong track record of managing multi-million pound technology change programmes is required as well as experience in influencing senior stakeholders. A solid understanding of cloud models is also essential (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS).
For the full specification criteria please refer to the Candidate Pack attachment, available at the end of this advertisement.
For the full specification criteria please refer to the Candidate Pack attachment, available at the end of this advertisement.
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £97,000, HM Revenue and Customs contributes
£26,190 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 on entry, increasing on a sliding scale to 30 days after 5 years’ service. 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.
- Interest-free loans allowing you to spread the cost of an annual travel season ticket or a new bicycle.
- Flexible working patterns and access to Flexible Working Schemes allowing you to vary your working day provided you work your total hours.
- A minimum 3 days per week should be spent in your main office location or onsite at another HMRC location as required.
- 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.
- Generous paid maternity and paternity leave which is notably more than the statutory minimum offered by many other employers.
- Use of onsite facilities (where applicable).
- Occupational sick pay.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
To apply for this position, please submit the following via Civil Service Jobs, no later than 23:55 on Monday 06/05/2024.
- A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you have provided reasons for any gaps within the last two years.
- A Statement of Suitability (2 pages maximum) that provides evidence of how your skills and experience meet the criteria in the person specification detailed within the Candidate Pack.
A full CV and Statement of Suitability will allow us to assess your application against the person specification. Please ensure both documents contain your full name.
If you are unfamiliar with a suitability statement or encounter any issues with your application, please contact Dale Robinson scs.resourcing@hmrc.gov.uk
Shortlist
- An application pre-sift will be conducted by HMRC Executive Resourcing team Resourcing, followed by an in-depth review by the Selection Panel.
- The panel will assess all applicants against the criteria set out in the Person Specification and will shortlist those candidates who best meet the criteria for assessment and interview.
- Shortlisted candidates will also have the opportunity of an informal conversation with Suzanne Newton. This isn’t a formal part of the process but an opportunity to gain greater insight into the role. This is optional, but highly recommended.
- All candidates shortlisted for final interview will be asked to undertake a Financial Probity check.
Selection Panel:
This is a Civil Service Commission led appointment and the review and shortlist will be chaired by Sarah Pittam, Commissioner.
Panel members are:
- Suzanne Newton, Director General, Change Delivery Group & Vacancy Holder
- Daljit Rehal, Director General, CDIO
- Dan Coughlin, HR Director, Change Delivery Group
- Rob Thompson, Chief Technical Officer, Home Office
Disability Confidence Scheme (DCS)
Candidates applying under the Disability Confidence Scheme are guaranteed an interview if they meet the minimum criteria outlined in the person specification.
This scheme works in conjunction with the Great Place to Work for Veterans, for former members of the armed services, and the Redeployment Interview Scheme for existing Civil Servants at risk of redundancy. Each scheme works in the same way.
Use of Data
As part of the recruitment process, your data and assessment results may be shared with HMRC's SCS Talent team. This will provide insight into how to support your development and wider talent management, if you are successful in your application. If you do not want your data to be shared, please contact Dale Robinson at scs.resourcing@hmrc.gov.uk
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.
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 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
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).
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.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Dale Robinson
- Email : scs.resourcing@hmrc.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : scs.resourcing@hmrc.gov.uk
Further information
Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. You have the right to complain if you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles. In the first instance, you should raise the matter directly with the department concerned. If you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints/
