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Discover a career in your hands at HMRC. Whether you're seeking purpose, growth, or a workplace that gives you a true sense of belonging, hear from some of our employees as they share their story about what it’s really like to work at HMRC.
As our Group Head ofGovernance Risk Assurance and Control (GRAC) you will lead the GRAC team, within CFO Corporate Support. Corporate Support provides a range of services to all CFO Directorates including finance, planning and performance reporting.
CFO operates a broad range of services for HMRC, including estates, payments, strategic finance, commercial, and more, as well as Government Banking. This means that the risk landscape is both dynamic and vast, and supporting the business to navigate this makes this an exceptionally exciting and rewarding role.
You will lead the GRAC team (currently 4 team members) and be a key member of the Reporting and Assurance Senior Leadership Team, supporting the CFO Group Head of Reporting and Assurance in the coordination and oversight of GRAC activities including driving improvement in CFO’s risk, process, controls, and assurance, and GRAC reporting to key partners. Improving the management of risk and Controls in the group is a key priority for the Director General and his SLT, and you will have the opportunity to present to SLT in addition to working regularly with Directors and their risk leads.
Please note that we are only able to offer this role at the stated locations. From 2nd April HMRC staff are expected to attend their office for 60% of the working week.
See what it’s like to work at HMRC:find out more about us or ask our colleagues a question. Questions relating to an individual application must be emailed as detailed later in this advert.
Job description
The successful candidate will:
- Play a strategic role in improving CFO’s risk and Control environment and progressing HMRC’s GRAC change agenda within the CFO group, working with stakeholders across HMRC and cross government as necessary and building positive relationships to support CFO’s GRAC work.
- Demonstrate senior leadership skills as an active member of the Reporting and Assurance senior leadership team. You will also be mentoring and developing the four-person team of GRAC professionals, creating an environment where they can learn and thrive, developing a culture of continuous improvement.
- Develop, and drive delivery of, the CFO Risk Improvement Plan and achieve the milestones to help CFO achieve the What Good Looks Like Statements (WGLLs) to improve the wider risk and Control environment. Work closely with CFO SLT to drive the risk agenda, report on progress against the plan and plan work.
- Guide CFO Directors to understand and own risk, process and Controls within their areas. They will then support their teams to adhere to risk/controls/process policies as set out by Corporate Finance and HMRC Risk and Control Board; and co-ordinate the completion of the CFO Governance Statement to time and quality requirements.
- Be the subject expert providing advice in line with HM Treasury’s Orange Book and Management of Risk (MoR) Principles/Framework. Providing GRAC updates across the organisation, including (but not limited to) senior stakeholders and governance functions such as the CFO Senior Leadership Team Meetings, Internal Audit, HMRC Risk Management team/HMRC Risk Improvement Community, HMRC Control Board, etc.
- Contribute to regular assessments of CFO risk management including undertaking periodic risk maturity assessments. Monitor, provide constructive challenge to /and reports on the level of risk exposure across the Groups, using information and data from several sources and stakeholders.
Person specification
Essential Criteria
- A strong risk management background and deep understanding of the three lines of defence model.
- Excellent communication and relationship building skills, along with experience of working with senior board level colleagues. As a champion of risk, you will have a passion for developing our risk capability and the personality to influence stakeholders throughout the HMRC Groups and the Department more widely.
- A proven track record as a manager and leader.
- Either holds, or prepared to immediately study towards, a Management of Risk (MoR) qualification.
Desirable Criteria
- Experience in risk or assurance in the public sector would be beneficial.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Changing and Improving
- Leadership
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Communicating and influencing (you will be asked to deliver a 5 minute presentation; the subject will be provided at least 5 days in advance of the interview. The presentation will be to assess your communicating and influencing skills)
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role.
- An environment with flexible working options.
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%.
Find more about HMRC benefits in 'Your little extras and big benefits handbook' for further information or visit Thinking of joining the Civil Service.
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Selection process details
How to Apply
As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a Personal Statement to demonstrate suitability in no more than 1250 words and a separate CV. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Your Personal Statement of no more than 1250 words should demonstrate how you meet the Essential and Desirable Criteria, and what you could bring to the role. Please note that your application may be rejected if you exceed the word counts as specified.
CV - will ask for your employment history. Although there is no set format on the system we would encourage you to set out your CV as follows:
- Name of employer.
- Dates worked (to and from; MM/YY).
- Job title.
- Brief description of your main role / responsibilities.
Your CV is for information purposes only and will not be scored.
Sift
At sift your Personal Statement will be assessed, with the successful candidates being invited to interview.
Interview
During the panel interview, you will be asked behaviour based questions to explore in detail what you are capable of and you will be asked strength-based questions to also explore what you enjoy and your motivations relevant to the job role.
You will be assessed on the following behaviours:
- Communicating and influencing (you will be asked to deliver a 5 minute presentation; the subject will be provided at least 5 days in advance of the interview. The presentation will be to assess your communicating and influencing skills) This is your Technical question/Presentation part of the interview.
- Changing and improving (interview question).
- Leadership (interview question).
Behaviour based questions at interview are best answered using the STAR technique – Situation, Task, Action, Result. There will usually be around 15 minutes per question, and the panel may ask follow up questions to further explore your response.
This is an example of a strengths-based question:
“It is often said that the customer's needs should come first. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?”
There is no expectation or requirement for you to prepare for the strengths-based questions in advance of the interview, though you may find it helpful to spend some time reflecting on what you enjoy doing and what you do well.
Interviews will take place via video link.
Application sift is planned to be carried out 7 days from the closing date.
Interviews are planned to be carried out the following week.
Please be advised that the above timings are subject to change.
We reserve the right to raise the score required at any stage of the process in order to manage numbers.
A reserve list may be held for a period of 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.
Eligibility
To check that you are eligible to apply, review this eligibility information.
Important information for existing HMRC contractual homeworkers
This role may be suitable for existing HMRC employees who are contractual homeworkers. Occasional attendance to the office will be required where there is a business need, so please review the advertised office locations for this role when applying and only select locations from the ‘location preferences’ section that you are able to travel to.
Reasonable Adjustments
We want to make sure no one is put at a disadvantage during our recruitment process because of a disability, condition, or impairment. To assist you with this, we will reduce or remove any barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate.
If you need a reasonable adjustment or a change to be made so that you can make your application, review this information on reasonable adjustments, and contact hmrcrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible.
Diversity and Inclusion
At HMRC we are committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues and creating an inclusive and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society we serve.
Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success and we welcome applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role. We’re committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues here at HMRC. We want everyone to feel valued and supported to achieve their potential at HMRC.
For more information on how we make this happen, review this information on our culture and values
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.
We welcome applications from those who need to work a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible after considering operational and customer service needs. We can’t guarantee that we can meet all requests to work flexibly, as agreement will be subject to business ability to accommodate, and any request to work a more flexible arrangement should be made prior to your acceptance of the provisional offer.
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.
The Civil Service runs 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.
Locations
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.
Security Update
For more information on the level of security checks we will carry out, review this information on security checks.
Further Information
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.
Duplicate applications for the same vacancy will also be withdrawn.
Transferring into HMRC from Civil Service If you are currently working for an ‘Other Government Department’ (OGD) and would like to consider the impact on your pay when joining HMRC, please see the attached document "Combined T&C and OGD Pay English”, found at the bottom of this advert. Further information on staff transfers can be found on gov.uk
Problems during the application process
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If you think you’ve made a mistake on a short application form (e.g. you’ve ticked the incorrect eligibility box), please contact hmrcrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk at least two working days before the vacancy closes. After this, we won’t be able to reopen your application.
Please use the subject line to insert appropriate wording e.g. Please re-open my application - 343573 & vacancy closing date 25/03/2024. Please note that we cannot amend or re-open your application if you have submitted your full application in the interests of fair and open recruitment.
For reasonable adjustments queries or requests, please see details within reasonable adjustments section above.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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