Capability and Talent Partner

Job summary

Working at HM Treasury puts you at the heart of government, making a difference to the UK economy and ultimately to people’s lives right across the UK.

Jobs at the Treasury are fast-paced, fun and can offer unparalleled perspective – not least the opportunity to advise Ministers on the decisions which directly determine the UK’s prosperity. Deep in our DNA is a commitment to empowering our people: maximising individual and collective impact, with interesting work no matter your role or seniority.

Day-to-day you could be supporting Ministers to decide the right level of a specific tax or line of government spending; helping maintain the stability of financial markets; analysing the long-term trends impacting the future of the economy; or enabling this work as part of our vital corporate functions.

We are a high-performing department and proud to have outstanding staff from a wide range of backgrounds. We are also a friendly, inclusive and sociable workplace that prides itself on fostering great team spirit. Our two largest offices are 1 Horse Guards Road in London, opposite St James’ Park, and the Darlington Economic Campus, which also contains eight other departments. We work seamlessly across all our sites, including Norwich, Birmingham and Leeds, as one Treasury.

We are both a 1,000-year-old institution and dynamic, forward-looking economics and finance ministry, with a strong direction set by our organisational strategy, the Future Treasury Vision. The 21st century offers huge opportunities and poses new challenges for the UK. Working at the Treasury is your chance to help the country chart the right course.

Job description

As Capability & Talent Partner, you will contribute to HMT’s strategic capability and talent objectives, and support the Treasury Future Vision, working in partnership with Professions, Groups, external suppliers and Civil Service Learning to deliver best in class learning and development opportunities for HMT. This role will require you to lead on our internal talent programmes, apprenticeship strategy and Leadership & Management offer, as well as design and facilitate learning events. The postholder partners with Groups, consulting on capability and development needs, to design and deliver effective solutions.

The key accountabilities will include (but are not limited to):

• Lead on the design and strategy for our internal talent development programmes such as Inspire and Accelerate, which are open to specific grades and under-represented groups
• Lead on Treasury’s Apprenticeship Strategy, aligning it with our overarching approach to talent development
• Line manage the Capability & Talent Programme Managers (2), enabling smooth delivery and evaluation of aforementioned talent programmes and other flagship offers such as the Graduate Development Programme and Policy Basecamp
• Lead on the design and continuous improvement of HMT’s Leadership and Management offer, including the Senior Civil Service (SCS) offer, and enable effective delivery through line management of our Leadership and Management Development Manager
• Partner with Groups to effectively plan for how they use their Learning and Development budget, working with them to develop key skills that are needed, and design/deliver team-building sessions
• Deliver on the Capability and Talent Strategy to build a future-ready, AI-enabled, agile Treasury, working closely with colleagues with expertise in data and AI
• Lead on the design and facilitation of learning events and the development of learning courses, e-learns, videos and podcasts, delivering through team members to develop content aligned to our organisational goal
• Communicate with and influence staff across the department, including challenging senior stakeholders in their thinking and build a presence in the cross-government Capability and Talent community

Candidate Drop-In Session – Microsoft Teams 

The hiring manager will be running several candidate drop-in sessions for this role to give you greater insight about the role as well as the chance to learn more about HM Treasury and ask any questions you may have. If you would like to join us, then use the link below to join the call at the right time:

• Wednesday 9th September - 13:30 to 14:15
• https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/333916558355193?p=LtIbmpXaS252DwkNSH
• Thursday 10th September - 10:30 to 11:15
• https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/383179356646756?p=0tgVxMdbqasbJ1Rqyp

If you would like to speak to the hiring manager informally prior to the closing date, please contact Jaume Cortes jaume.cortes@hmtreasury.gov.uk

Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Person specification

Application Form

Applications should consist of a CV including your employment history, and a 250-word statement demonstrating evidence of each of the below shortlisting criteria. Your CV and employment history won’t be scored. It’s used to give context to your application and support discussions at interview.

The panel will review applications and invite those that best demonstrate evidence of the shortlisting criteria below for interview. Please keep this in mind when writing your application.

Please note that only applications submitted through Civil Service Jobs will be accepted.

We are looking for the below skills, experience and behaviours and we will ask you to demonstrate these in your application form.

• Developing Self and Others: Ability to lead Capability & Talent programmes, from procurement & design through to delivery and evaluation, including demonstration of strong facilitation, coaching and design skills to create a development culture where everyone can thrive.
• Communicating and Influencing: Ability to collaborate with key internal stakeholders to understand learning needs, influence senior stakeholders on the best solutions, and work with stakeholders across Government to share best practice learning.
• Changing and Improving: Ability to oversee delivery of high quality Capability & Talent programmes, managing relationships with external suppliers, holding them to account so that we are delivering innovative solutions that support a future-ready, agile, AI-enabled Treasury.
• Experience: Proven experience of leading the design and delivery of organisation-wide learning and talent programmes, applying adult learning principles to develop capability and achieve organisational outcomes. Expertise in facilitating engaging virtual and face-to-face learning for large and diverse audiences. Proven ability to lead the development of learning events, e-learning, videos and podcasts through others, ensuring content aligns with strategic organisational priorities.

The lead criterion is: Developing Self and Others .

It is essential that the post-holder has experience in:

• Design and delivery of Learning and Talent programmes using adult learning theories
• Virtual and in-person facilitation to large and varied audiences

It is desirable that the post-holder has experience in:

• Line management, or examples that demonstrate development of others including creating an inclusive team that fosters personal development
• Using and managing the apprenticeship levy
• Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, InDesign to help produce HMT specific learning assets
• Use of e-learning authoring tools (such as Articulate), video design, recording and editing software
• Working with Learning Management Systems (LMS) or Learning Experience Platforms (LXP)
• Coaching and psychometric tools such as Insights

If we receive large volumes of applications, we will conduct an initial sift on the lead criterion only.

Required Qualifications: 

• A CIPD Qualification or being willing to work towards one

Interview Stage

If you are successful at the application stage, you will be invited to interview where you will be assessed against the following criteria:

• Strengths
• Behaviours:
• Developing Self and Others
• Communicating and Influencing
• Changing and Improving

Interview Task / Presentation

Prior to your interview, we will contact you about a task / presentation that the panel would like you to deliver as part of the assessment. Further details will be communicated to you nearer the time.

Qualifications

A CIPD Qualification or be willing to work towards one

Behaviours

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

• Developing Self and Others
• Communicating and Influencing
• Changing and Improving

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £59,690, HM Treasury contributes

£17,292 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

• Generous Annual Leave - 25 days (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus public holidays and the King’s birthday.
• Outstanding Pension Scheme - Defined Benefit pension with employer contributions of 28.97%
• Parental Leave Packages - Including 6 months’ occupational pay for maternity/adoption, shared parental leave options.
• Flexible & Hybrid Working - Options include part-time, job-share, compressed hours, flexitime, and hybrid working (where business needs allow).
• Advance Schemes & Discounts - Rental deposit, cycle-to-work, SmartTech, season ticket loans, and access to HM Treasury’s benefits portal for a wide range of discount codes.

You can review HM Treasury’s full offer here .

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window) , and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

Candidate Guidance

Please review the candidate guidance for an overview of the Success Profiles and STAR approach, along with top tips for applications and interviews.

Recruitment Timeline

• Closing date: 15th September
• Shortlisting: from 18th September
• Interviews: from w/c 21st September

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.

Reserve Lists

You will be placed on a reserve list if your application is successful, but we cannot offer you a role immediately. Where more than one location has been advertised, candidates will be posted in merit order by location. You will be asked to provide your location preference on your application form. Please note that a place on the reserve list does not guarantee an offer.

If you are offered a role in your first preferred location and you decline the offer or 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.

Internal Fraud Database Check

Candidates cannot apply to roles in the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

Successful candidates will be subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database. This check will provide information about employees who have been dismiss