Head of Public Appointments & Governance

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About the Team
The Public Appointments & Corporate Governance Team is a recently created team within the Ministerial and Communications Group that is led by an E2 (this role), and consist of two branches:

The Corporate Governance branch, which is an established team consisting of a Head of Governance, two governance officers and a conflicts officer.
Together they play a critical role in enabling the strategic oversight of the department, overseeing all aspects of the department's governance processes, including acting as the secretariat to the Executive Management Board and Treasury Board and their sub-committees, and owning the relationship with departmental non-executive directors.
The Public Appointments branch, which consists of three other individuals, who provide a centre of expertise on public appointments within HMT and guide the process for all the appointments HMT is responsible for, including some of the most high-profile roles with huge national significance, such as the Governor of the Bank of England.

About the Job
In this role, key responsibilities will include:

1.
Providing inclusive and effective leadership and management to the Public Appointments and Corporate Governance Team, as well as supportive line management of four DGs' private offices.
Together this will mean line management or countersigning management of fifteen people of varying grades.
These are distinct teams, and strong leadership will be required to build a unified and supporting team culture.
2.
Leading all aspects of the public appointments process to ensure that all appointments are completed effectively and in line with best practice, also leading on engagement with the Cabinet Office and the Commissioner for Public Appointments.
Working closely with ministers, special advisers, and No.10 to secure the best candidates in the necessary timeframes.
3.
Being responsible for the Corporate Governance team - working with the Executive Management Board to ensure that the department's governance is effective and that the relevant boards and committees are operating in a joined up and strategic manner, discussing pertinent issues at the right times.
4.
Playing a key part in the overall leadership of the expanded Leadership & Governance team.
Working with the (Deputy Director) Chief of Staff and Private Secretary to the Permanent Secretary, this individual will develop the culture and ethos of the L&G team, ensuring an inclusive and encouraging atmosphere where everyone feels motivated and able to deliver.
5.
Contributing to the Ministerial and Communications group's corporate agenda, including building a supportive and inclusive team culture for all those in the group based in Darlington.
The post holder will also contribute to the development of the wider Darlington Economic Campus, through active membership of the Campus Senior Leadership Team.

About You
This role will also play a key part in the leadership of the Ministerial & Communications Group.
You will be an active member of the Group Management Team and will particularly be expected to provide corporate leadership to those based in Darlington, where you will be the most senior member of the group.
You will need to have proven ability of leading a team and motivating large and diverse members.
You must be able to independently make sound judgements about a wide range of issues and communicate and defend these to senior members of the team.
You will need to be an excellent communicator with the ability to deliver your objectives.
HM Treasury is proud of a diverse and inclusive work environment, committed to fairness and the promotion of equality of opportunity for all.
We know that having a range of experiences, ways of working and thinking makes us a stronger organisation, better at developing policy that is reflective of the communities we serve.
We embrace different views and experiences and value the fresh perspective that people from a variety of circumstances bring to the work we do.
We welcome applications from candidates who have not previously worked for the Civil Service, mid- and late-career changers with transferrable skills, people from all backgrounds and circumstances regardless of disability, ethnicity, LGBT+ identity and socio-economic status.

Some of the Benefits our people love!
• 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 days after 5 years), plus 8 public holidays and the King's birthday (unless you have a legacy arrangement as an existing Civil Servant).
Additionally, we operate flexitime systems, allowing you to take up to an additional 2 days off each month.
• Flexible working patterns (part-time, job-share, compressed hours).
• Generous parental leave and adoption leave packages.
• A Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and average employer contributions of 28%
• Access to a cycle-to-work salary sacrifice scheme and season ticket advances.
• A Rental Deposit Advance Scheme to help meet the total costs of deposits for privately rented homes.
• Access to HM Treasury's benefits portal allowing you access to a range of discount codes for online shopping.
• A range of active staff networks, based around interests (e.g.
analysts, music society, sports and social club) and diversity.