Location
Whitehall, London and other regions listed in the attached candidate brief
About The Job
Job summary
The Chief Executive is responsible for leading the organisation to deliver the departmental strategy and for the organisation’s performance and expenditure. The Chief Executive will be a Commissioner of Revenue & Customs and is also appointed by the HM Treasury as Accounting Officer with responsibilities to Parliament for financial management, value for money and the running of the Department as set out in Managing Public Money.
The Chief Executive will report directly to the Cabinet Secretary: they will be responsible to the Board and ultimately Ministers for the delivery of HMRC’s strategic objectives.
Job Description
Please see attached candidate brief
Person specification
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Benefits
Alongside your salary of £185,000, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £53,594 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
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Things you need to know
Selection process details
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Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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 developed vetting (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
Open to UK nationals only.
Working for the Civil Service
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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) .
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
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Further information
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