Head of Data Governance and Data Architecture
Head of Data Governance and Data Architecture
- Bristol
- Leeds
- Manchester
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- Sheffield
- Greater London
- Amser llawn
- Gweithio’n hyblyg
- Oriau cywasgedig
- Rhan-amser
- Rhannu swydd
- Cau ar: Med 14 2026
- £73,092
About the job
Job summary
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.
Visit our YouTube channel to watch the full series and come and discover your potential.
This role is part of HMRC Valuation Office, formerly known as the Valuation Office Agency. We have recently integrated into HMRC.
HMRC Valuation Office (VO) are the public sector's property valuation experts and advisers with a vision to be a world-leading provider of public sector valuations. Our work is vital to the collection of over £60 billion of revenue which goes back into communities, touching every citizen and every business across England and Wales.
Data sits at the heart of everything we do with the use of data woven throughout the operation of the business. The need to strengthen the VO's data maturity across the lifecycle of our enterprise-wide data is now crucial to being able to maximise the trust, confidence and value in our property data.
As we continue our journey towards becoming a world-leading provider of public sector valuations, ensuring the integrity, quality and effective use of the organisation's data is key to the success of this ambition. As such this role provides you with a fantastic opportunity to shape and drive data culture and data maturity across the organisation.
Job description
Role Overview
The Head of Data Governance and Architecture is a leadership role that requires organisation-wide strategic thinking. You will implement our Data Strategy ensuring that new ways of working are integrated into teams across the entire organisation to better manage our data and, oversee the design of organisation data architecture and data models.
Sitting within the Information, Data and Analysis (ID&A) Division, your work will be fundamental to helping HMRC Valuation Office operate efficiently and effectively, both now and as we look towards our longer-term ambitions. We have a vision of unleashing innovation and bold plans to unlock the value of the data in the VO and across the public sector. Your role will be pivotal in making our vision a reality through overseeing development of our data architecture, data models, and data governance while leading the delivery our new ambitious Data Strategy that drives VO in becoming a world-leading provider of public sector valuations.
Data Architecture and Governance is a diverse multi-disciplinary team at the heart of VO transformation supporting the NextGen Rating programme and the delivery of our Data Strategy. You will work on some of the most fascinating challenges and business problems in the civil service. Importantly your work supports communities across the nation, and you'll be driving real change across the public sector.
"I am proud to lead a team of passionate, talented, and committed professionals and I am passionate to make ID&A even better place to work where people enjoy their work and can bring themselves in. ID&A is a highly knowledgeable and, above all, very friendly directorate comprising of 130 members across data, analytical, and other professions, based in various locations across the country. The teams within ID&A take care to create a welcoming, supporting environment for colleagues from a wide range of socioeconomic, professional and educational backgrounds. We put a particular focus on learning and development, career development, supporting each other to overcome challenges, learn new skills and creating a culture where innovation is a norm. If you are a strategic thinker with experience of successfully leading on organisation-wide data architecture I want to hear from you. We can provide you with a unique opportunity to shape, change and drive data culture across VO and provide an excellent experience that'll enhance your future career prospects and skills development"
Tetyana Mykhaylyk, Deputy Director of Information, Data & Analysis
Key responsibilities
Sets the vision for the organisation's use of data. To lead the VO's data architecture, data governance, ownership and stewardship model, ensuring our data is trusted, secure, high-quality, discoverable and transparently managed. This role sets the principles, standards and guardrails for data across the Valuation Office, drives stewardship and data quality, leads governance bodies and ensures alignment with the Data Strategy, HMRC Enterprise Data Strategy, and the National Data Strategy.
Person specification
We are looking for a passionate and collaborative leader who can engage senior stakeholders, build trust and drive data-led change across a complex organisation. You will be an excellent communicator with strong relationship-building skills, able to inspire high-performing teams, foster an inclusive culture, and navigate competing priorities with confidence. Strategic, resilient and credible, you will champion a shared vision for data and collaborate effectively across the organisation.
Essential Requirements
We welcome applications from a range of professions. Applicants should be able to demonstrate their knowledge, skills and experience in the specified areas.
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
Alongside your salary of £73,092, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £21,174 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).
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 that starts at 25 days, increasing by a day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days and a Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%.
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, Experience and Technical skills.
How to Apply
If you can meet our person requirements above, we are keen to hear from you. To apply for this post, you must complete an online application with the following:
A CV setting out your Job History, Skills and Experience.
A Personal Statement (maximum 1000 words) please outline your suitability for the role. Please pay particular attention to the 'Essential Requirements' and 'Person Specification' outlined in the advert when providing your answer.
Sift 18 September Please note these dates are provisional and may be subject to change.
We will assess you on your CV and Personal Statement.
Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift will be made on the Personal Statement.
Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to interview.
Staff Engagement Exercise
If successful at sift stage, you will be invited to take part in a Staff Engagement Exercise (SEE) on 6 October 2026. Please note this date is provisional and may be subject to change.
The SEE will take place via Microsoft Teams. More details will be provided at this stage.
Interviews w/c 19 October Please note these dates are provisional and may be subject to change. These will be confirmed should you be invited to interview.
Interviews are currently taking place Face to Face in our Canary Wharf location. . We will provide more detail if you are shortlisted for interview.
We will assess you on the Behaviours listed in the job description, Technical Skills and a Presentation.
At the interview, the panel can then probe further and ask applicants to provide further specific examples that show how they best demonstrate their skills.
Presentation
To assess your technical skills at interview, you will be asked to deliver a 10 minute presentation, followed by a line of questioning to demonstrate your suitability. No prior preparation is required; additional information will be provided at the commencement of your interview.
Technical Skills
How you meet the technical skills aligned to your current analytical profession at Grade 6 as follows:
• Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework: Provide details of how you meet the three professional skills for Data Architects and Data Governance Managers:
(1) be accountable for assuring data models at the level of a project or enterprise.
(2) take responsibility for data governance structures and principles and
(3) be accountable for supporting and aligning to the organisation's data strategy.
Eligibility
Please take extra care to tick the correct boxes in the eligibility sections of your application form. Mistakes sometimes happen but if you contact us later than two working days (Monday-Friday) before the vacancy closes, we may not be able to reopen your application for you.
If you do make a mistake with your eligibility form, or have withdrawn yourself in error and need your application reinstated whilst the campaign is still live, please contact us via: resourcingteamvo@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.
Application Hints and Tips
For more information on Success Profiles, tips on how to write a successful application and find out more about what's involved in the application process please visit About the application process, Civil Service Careers (civil-service-careers.gov.uk).
Further Information
Hybrid working at HMRC
HMRC is an office-based organisation, and colleagues are expected to spend 60% of their working time in the office. Our offices provide opportunity for interaction, collaboration which aids learning and development and a sense of community. Where the role allows it, and where the home environment is suitable, colleagues can work from home for up to 2 days a week, averaged over a calendar month (or a proportionate amount of time for colleagues who work less than full time).
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 resourcingteamvo@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.
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.
Locations
As part of the application process, you will be asked to tell us which of the locations available you can work in. You will be able to specify 2 options. Please be aware that you can be posted to any location that you put in your preferences. If you would only like to be posted to one location, please confirm one location only.
Successful candidates must select one of the locations noted in this advert as their base office and will be expected to undertake regular travel to this location under HMRC hybrid working policy.
Due to the way the CS Jobs system is set up, when choosing your preferred locations, you will find that the Canary Wharf location will not appear on the list of options. Should you wish to choose Canary Wharf as a location then please select Tower Hamlets.
Transitional Sites Information
If your location preference is for the following site, it's important to note that this is not long-term site for HMRC and we will require you to move to a new building in the future, subject to our location strategy and the applicable employee policies at that time.
This site is :
Terms & Conditions
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 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
Please note that, if you are applying for roles on a part-time basis, the salary agreed will be pro-rata, reflective of the working hours agreed within your contract.
If you experience accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
Reserve Lists
If we have more successful candidates than available vacancies, we will hold a 3-month reserve list as standard. During that time, we may use the list to fill the same, or similar roles with closely matching essential criteria, without further testing of merit. Any appointments from the Reserve list will be made in strict merit order.
Concerns/Complaints
If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the values in the Civil Service Code and/or if you feel the recruitment has been conducted in such a way that conflicts with the Civil Service Commissioner's Recruitment Principles, you may make a complaint, by contacting the Central Recruitment Team at the following address: resourcingteamvo@hmrc.gov.uk
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a standard (or equivalent) criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
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).
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.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
Apply and further information
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
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: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment-principles/
Job summary
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.
Visit our YouTube channel to watch the full series and come and discover your potential.
This role is part of HMRC Valuation Office, formerly known as the Valuation Office Agency. We have recently integrated into HMRC.
HMRC Valuation Office (VO) are the public sector's property valuation experts and advisers with a vision to be a world-leading provider of public sector valuations. Our work is vital to the collection of over £60 billion of revenue which goes back into communities, touching every citizen and every business across England and Wales.
Data sits at the heart of everything we do with the use of data woven throughout the operation of the business. The need to strengthen the VO's data maturity across the lifecycle of our enterprise-wide data is now crucial to being able to maximise the trust, confidence and value in our property data.
As we continue our journey towards becoming a world-leading provider of public sector valuations, ensuring the integrity, quality and effective use of the organisation's data is key to the success of this ambition. As such this role provides you with a fantastic opportunity to shape and drive data culture and data maturity across the organisation.
Job description
Role Overview
The Head of Data Governance and Architecture is a leadership role that requires organisation-wide strategic thinking. You will implement our Data Strategy ensuring that new ways of working are integrated into teams across the entire organisation to better manage our data and, oversee the design of organisation data architecture and data models.
Sitting within the Information, Data and Analysis (ID&A) Division, your work will be fundamental to helping HMRC Valuation Office operate efficiently and effectively, both now and as we look towards our longer-term ambitions. We have a vision of unleashing innovation and bold plans to unlock the value of the data in the VO and across the public sector. Your role will be pivotal in making our vision a reality through overseeing development of our data architecture, data models, and data governance while leading the delivery our new ambitious Data Strategy that drives VO in becoming a world-leading provider of public sector valuations.
Data Architecture and Governance is a diverse multi-disciplinary team at the heart of VO transformation supporting the NextGen Rating programme and the delivery of our Data Strategy. You will work on some of the most fascinating challenges and business problems in the civil service. Importantly your work supports communities across the nation, and you'll be driving real change across the public sector.
"I am proud to lead a team of passionate, talented, and committed professionals and I am passionate to make ID&A even better place to work where people enjoy their work and can bring themselves in. ID&A is a highly knowledgeable and, above all, very friendly directorate comprising of 130 members across data, analytical, and other professions, based in various locations across the country. The teams within ID&A take care to create a welcoming, supporting environment for colleagues from a wide range of socioeconomic, professional and educational backgrounds. We put a particular focus on learning and development, career development, supporting each other to overcome challenges, learn new skills and creating a culture where innovation is a norm. If you are a strategic thinker with experience of successfully leading on organisation-wide data architecture I want to hear from you. We can provide you with a unique opportunity to shape, change and drive data culture across VO and provide an excellent experience that'll enhance your future career prospects and skills development"
Tetyana Mykhaylyk, Deputy Director of Information, Data & Analysis
Key responsibilities
Sets the vision for the organisation's use of data. To lead the VO's data architecture, data governance, ownership and stewardship model, ensuring our data is trusted, secure, high-quality, discoverable and transparently managed. This role sets the principles, standards and guardrails for data across the Valuation Office, drives stewardship and data quality, leads governance bodies and ensures alignment with the Data Strategy, HMRC Enterprise Data Strategy, and the National Data Strategy.
- Build senior-level engagement and commitment to data-led change, influencing leaders and stakeholders across VO, HMRC and wider government to adopt consistent data architecture and governance practices and to recognise data as a strategic asset.
- Set the strategic direction for data governance across VO, ensuring clear principles, standards, guardrails and decision-making routes are in place to support the delivery of the VO Data Strategy, HMRC Enterprise Data Strategy and wider government data ambitions.
- Lead the design of VO's data architecture, establishing enterprise data models and architectural standards that support business priorities and transformation programmes.
- Provide senior architectural assurance across VO and major transformation programmes, ensuring solutions are aligned with architectural and data modelling standards, strategic objectives and long-term business needs.
- Lead the VO's data governance framework, embedding clear accountability for data ownership, stewardship, quality, access controls and metadata to ensure data is effectively managed across the organisation.
- Drive delivery of the Data Strategy implementation plan, including the data maturity programme, ensuring progress is measurable, risks and dependencies are actively managed, and improvements are embedded into business-as-usual ways of working.
- Lead and develop a high-performing specialist team, including direct line management of four team leaders and oversight of a wider team of around 12 colleagues, building capability, professional standards, resilience and an inclusive team culture.
- Act as a senior member of the ID&A leadership team, contributing to directorate-wide strategy, planning, prioritisation and delivery, and deputising for the Deputy Director of Information, Data and Analysis where required.
- Champion VO's data architecture and governance approach externally, collaborating with HMRC, cross-government partners and professional communities to share best practice, influence standards and ensure VO's approach is aligned with wider public sector direction.
Person specification
We are looking for a passionate and collaborative leader who can engage senior stakeholders, build trust and drive data-led change across a complex organisation. You will be an excellent communicator with strong relationship-building skills, able to inspire high-performing teams, foster an inclusive culture, and navigate competing priorities with confidence. Strategic, resilient and credible, you will champion a shared vision for data and collaborate effectively across the organisation.
Essential Requirements
We welcome applications from a range of professions. Applicants should be able to demonstrate their knowledge, skills and experience in the specified areas.
- Proven ability to set and deliver a strategic vision for data-led change, securing senior-level buy-in and engaging internal and external stakeholders to embrace change across an organisation.
- Strong understanding of data governance, ability to define the data governance strategy for the organisation and connect it with the wider organisational strategy.
- Strong understanding of data architecture, data trends and experience of enhancing data maturity within a fast paced, dynamic delivery organisation.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills, including presenting expert subject matter, influencing stakeholders, briefing senior management and motivating staff.
- Profound understanding of how information and data are used to support delivery of business outcomes.
- Resilience in managing a range of conflicting priorities, often at pace, as the role can be pressurised and priorities varied.
- A visible, enabling leadership style, championing inclusion and collaboration and promoting a high-performance culture.
- Experience of developing and delivering a data strategy or enterprise data improvement programme.
- Understanding and experience of geospatial information sources, how they are acquired, managed, assessed and exploited.
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Communicating and Influencing
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- How you meet the technical skills aligned to your profession at Grade 6 Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework
Alongside your salary of £73,092, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £21,174 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).
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 that starts at 25 days, increasing by a day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days and a Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%.
- 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.
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, Experience and Technical skills.
How to Apply
If you can meet our person requirements above, we are keen to hear from you. To apply for this post, you must complete an online application with the following:
A CV setting out your Job History, Skills and Experience.
A Personal Statement (maximum 1000 words) please outline your suitability for the role. Please pay particular attention to the 'Essential Requirements' and 'Person Specification' outlined in the advert when providing your answer.
Sift 18 September Please note these dates are provisional and may be subject to change.
We will assess you on your CV and Personal Statement.
Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift will be made on the Personal Statement.
Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to interview.
Staff Engagement Exercise
If successful at sift stage, you will be invited to take part in a Staff Engagement Exercise (SEE) on 6 October 2026. Please note this date is provisional and may be subject to change.
The SEE will take place via Microsoft Teams. More details will be provided at this stage.
Interviews w/c 19 October Please note these dates are provisional and may be subject to change. These will be confirmed should you be invited to interview.
Interviews are currently taking place Face to Face in our Canary Wharf location. . We will provide more detail if you are shortlisted for interview.
We will assess you on the Behaviours listed in the job description, Technical Skills and a Presentation.
At the interview, the panel can then probe further and ask applicants to provide further specific examples that show how they best demonstrate their skills.
Presentation
To assess your technical skills at interview, you will be asked to deliver a 10 minute presentation, followed by a line of questioning to demonstrate your suitability. No prior preparation is required; additional information will be provided at the commencement of your interview.
Technical Skills
How you meet the technical skills aligned to your current analytical profession at Grade 6 as follows:
• Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework: Provide details of how you meet the three professional skills for Data Architects and Data Governance Managers:
(1) be accountable for assuring data models at the level of a project or enterprise.
(2) take responsibility for data governance structures and principles and
(3) be accountable for supporting and aligning to the organisation's data strategy.
Eligibility
Please take extra care to tick the correct boxes in the eligibility sections of your application form. Mistakes sometimes happen but if you contact us later than two working days (Monday-Friday) before the vacancy closes, we may not be able to reopen your application for you.
If you do make a mistake with your eligibility form, or have withdrawn yourself in error and need your application reinstated whilst the campaign is still live, please contact us via: resourcingteamvo@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.
Application Hints and Tips
For more information on Success Profiles, tips on how to write a successful application and find out more about what's involved in the application process please visit About the application process, Civil Service Careers (civil-service-careers.gov.uk).
Further Information
Hybrid working at HMRC
HMRC is an office-based organisation, and colleagues are expected to spend 60% of their working time in the office. Our offices provide opportunity for interaction, collaboration which aids learning and development and a sense of community. Where the role allows it, and where the home environment is suitable, colleagues can work from home for up to 2 days a week, averaged over a calendar month (or a proportionate amount of time for colleagues who work less than full time).
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 resourcingteamvo@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.
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.
Locations
As part of the application process, you will be asked to tell us which of the locations available you can work in. You will be able to specify 2 options. Please be aware that you can be posted to any location that you put in your preferences. If you would only like to be posted to one location, please confirm one location only.
Successful candidates must select one of the locations noted in this advert as their base office and will be expected to undertake regular travel to this location under HMRC hybrid working policy.
Due to the way the CS Jobs system is set up, when choosing your preferred locations, you will find that the Canary Wharf location will not appear on the list of options. Should you wish to choose Canary Wharf as a location then please select Tower Hamlets.
Transitional Sites Information
If your location preference is for the following site, it's important to note that this is not long-term site for HMRC and we will require you to move to a new building in the future, subject to our location strategy and the applicable employee policies at that time.
This site is :
- Benton Park View, Newcastle - moving to Pilgrims Quarter, Newcastle
Terms & Conditions
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 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
Please note that, if you are applying for roles on a part-time basis, the salary agreed will be pro-rata, reflective of the working hours agreed within your contract.
If you experience accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
Reserve Lists
If we have more successful candidates than available vacancies, we will hold a 3-month reserve list as standard. During that time, we may use the list to fill the same, or similar roles with closely matching essential criteria, without further testing of merit. Any appointments from the Reserve list will be made in strict merit order.
Concerns/Complaints
If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the values in the Civil Service Code and/or if you feel the recruitment has been conducted in such a way that conflicts with the Civil Service Commissioner's Recruitment Principles, you may make a complaint, by contacting the Central Recruitment Team at the following address: resourcingteamvo@hmrc.gov.uk
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a standard (or equivalent) criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
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
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).
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.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
Apply and further information
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Tetyana Mykhaylyk
- Email : tetyana.mykhaylyk@hmrc.gov.uk
- Email : voarecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
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: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment-principles/
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