Senior Corporate Governance Officer
HM Revenue and Customs
Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 28th October 2024
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The Permanent Secretaries’ Group supports HMRC’s First Permanent Secretary and CEO, Jim Harra, and Second Permanent Secretary and Deputy CEO, Angela MacDonald, deliver on their key priorities and strategy. This an exciting opportunity to join a small and high-profile team operating across the whole breadth of the department.
Within the group the Corporate Governance Team oversees the department’s two-pillared system of corporate governance comprising the HMRC Board and HMRC Executive Committee (‘ExCom’). This governance framework enables senior leadership to set strategic direction and drive forward transformation.
As a Senior Corporate Governance Officer, you will have regular exposure to the Department’s senior leadership and will work closely with the Permanent Secretaries, their leadership team and HMRC’s Non-Executive Directors.
You will gain exposure to a wide range of issues across a large and complex department, and you will be responsible for facilitating decision making, challenge and scrutiny at the highest level.
Job description
In this role, you will directly support and brief the Chief Executive and other senior leaders. You will be responsible for a portfolio of ExCom, Board and high-profile committee meetings, coordinating and managing those meetings and delivering the secretariat function to maximise the impact of meetings.
Through your day to day work, you will promote good governance across the department and gain invaluable experience at the heart of the decision-making process.
You will display high levels of judgement on a broad range of topics, often dealing with senior stakeholders on high profile and sensitive matters to coordinate agendas and forward looks in line with HMRC’s strategy and priorities. You will play a key role in managing HMRC’s relationship with non-executive directors.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead on a portfolio of Board and ExCom committees to ensure the right decisions are made, by the right people, at the right time.
- Ensure the Permanent Secretaries and committee chairs are fully prepared for meetings and fulfil their corporate governance responsibilities, including through oral and written briefings.
- Manage relationships with senior stakeholders on behalf of the Permanent Secretaries, including senior officials, external parties and Non-Executive Directors.
- Develop an expert understanding and drive forward improvements to the department’s corporate governance to ensure HMRC meets its obligations and uses its governance to deliver its priorities.
- Commission high quality papers that meet business requirements within deadlines.
- Record accurate and clear actions, decisions, and high quality minutes.
- Work inclusively and flexibly within a small, high performing team
- Play an active role in delivering Permanent Secretaries’ Group’s corporate objectives and making HMRC a great place to work.
Person specification
We are looking for a highly motivated individual with excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills who can act credibly at the most senior levels of the department.
Essential Criteria
- Experience of working within a secretariat role or within corporate governance
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple high-profile meetings and competing priorities in a challenging environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, capable of engaging and informing senior decision-makers effectively.
- Demonstrated ability to work comfortably with, and on behalf of, senior leaders, displaying high levels of judgment on a broad range of topics.
- Proven track record of maintaining discretion, professionalism, and attention to detail when handling sensitive information.
- Proficient in using Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, for creating high-quality documents, presentations, and managing sensitive information.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
- Communicating and Influencing
- Seeing the Big Picture
Benefits
HMRC operates both Flexible and Hybrid Working policies, allowing you to balance your work and personal commitments. We welcome applications from those who need to work a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible, considering our operational and customer service needs.
We offer a generous leave allowance, starting at 25 days and increasing by a day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days.
- Pension - We make contributions to our colleagues’ Alpha pension equal to at least 28.97% of their salary.
- Family friendly policies.
- Personal support.
- Coaching and development.
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Selection process details
How to Apply
As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide the following:
- A name-blind CV including your job history and previous experiences. This is for information only and will not be scored.
- A 500-word personal statement. Your Personal Statement should be used to describe how your skills and experience would be suitable for the advertised role, making particular reference to the essential criteria and the person specification outlined in the advert.
Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Sift
At full sift your Personal Statement will be assessed, with the successful candidates being invited to interview.
We may also raise the score required at any stage of the process if we receive a high number of applications.
Interview
During the panel interview, you will be assessed on Behaviour questions and your Experience.
Interviews will take place via video link.
Sift and interview dates to be confirmed.
Eligibility
Please take extra care to tick the correct boxes in the eligibility sections of your application form. We understand mistakes sometimes happen but if you contact us later than two working days (Monday-Friday) before the vacancy closes, we will not be able to reopen your application for you. If you do make a mistake with your eligibility form, please contact us via: unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresults@hmrc.gov.uk – Use the subject line to insert appropriate wording for example – ‘Please re-open my application – [insert vacancy ref] & vacancy closing date [insert date]’
To check that you are eligible to apply for this role, please review the eligibility information before submitting your application.
Reserve List
A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles – if this applies to you, we’ll let you know via your Civil Service Jobs account.
Criminal Record Check
Applications received from candidates with a criminal record are considered fairly in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice and the Recruitment of ex-offenders Policy.
Merit List
After interview, a single merit list will be created, and appointments will be made in strict merit order until the set demand is filled. If successful, you will be informed when we reach your position on the merit list.
Reasonable Adjustments
We want to make sure no one is put at a disadvantage during our recruitment process. To assist you with this, we will reduce or remove any barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
- Contact the UBS Recruitment team via unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresults@hmrc.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.
Additional Security Information
Please note: in addition to the standard pre-employment checks for appointment into the Civil Service, all candidates must also obtain National Security Vetting at Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) clearance level for this vacancy. You will normally need to meet the minimum UK residency period as determined by the level of vetting being undertaken, which for CTC is 3 years UK residency prior to your vetting application. If you have any questions about this residency requirement, please speak to the vacancy holder for this post.
Important information for existing HMRC contractual homeworkers
Please note that this role is unsuitable for contractual homeworkers due to the nature and/or requirements of the role.
Terms and Conditions
Customer facing roles in HMRC require the ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English and/or Welsh where required. Where this is an essential requirement, this will be tested as part of the selection process.
HMRC has a presence in every region of the UK. For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations.
The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. The evidence you provide in your application must relate to your own experiences.
Any instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating will be investigated and, if proven, the relevant application(s) will be withdrawn from the process.
Recording of interviews is prohibited unless explicit agreement is sought in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulations.
Questions relating to an individual application must be emailed as detailed later in this advert.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
New entrants will join on the minimum of the pay band.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Daniel Cherry
- Email : daniel.cherry@hmrc.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresults@hmrc.gov.uk
Further information
In the first instance, you should raise the matter directly via unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresults@hmrc.gov.uk. 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 website.
