Contract type: Permanent

Working Pattern: This post is available on a Part time basis (Flexible working hours can be accommodated)

Location: Darlington

Salary: £67,520 - £70,500

Are you looking to join an encouraging and friendly team, working on a significant and multifaceted portfolio? If so, we'd love to hear from you!

About the Team

The Energy and Transport Tax (ETT) work at the heart of balancing HM Treasury’s fiscal, economic and environmental objectives. We are responsible for taxes collectively raising around £50bn through transport, oil & gas, energy & carbon and environmental taxes. As a result, our work covers a broad range of high-profile policy areas that get significant amounts of ministerial and public attention, particularly in light of the Government’s Net Zero agenda.

About the role

We are looking for new Head of Transport Tax, working three days a week to form a new jobshare with the incumbent who currently works Monday-Wednesday.

This is an exciting, varied and high profile role with an outstanding combination of a large and stretching leadership role on tax policy. You'll have cross-cutting responsibility for crafting and implementing a strategy for using tax levers to decarbonise the surface transport, aviation and shipping sectors. To give a sense of the scale of the role, at Autumn Budget 2024 the branch had around 15 separate measures, of which 7 appeared on the Budget scorecard.

Key accountabilities

1. Co-lead a team of 5 by building an open, encouraging and inclusive environment. Create and develop a strong, open and effective jobshare partnership which provides clear and consistent leadership and direction to the team alongside an excellent service to Ministers.
2. Engage with teams across HM Treasury and with other government departments to gain consensus on policy options for transport taxation that meet the Government’s and objectives, including fiscal sustainability, net zero and economic growth.
3. Lead on 7 different transport taxes and associated reliefs, working across HM Treasury and HMRC to give Ministers clear, strategic and politically astute advice on potential changes to these taxes, and working delivery partners to implement those changes optimally, including via fiscal events.
4. Lead work to explore practical and politically deliverable options for how the system of motoring taxation might change and adapt as the transport sector decarbonises and transitions from fossil fuels to less emission-intensive sources of power.
5. Together with senior leadership, jointly lead and manage the Energy and Transport Team, providing inspiring, visible and inclusive leadership and contribute actively to making ETT and the wider group a great place to work.

About you

The role would suit someone with a passion for leading inclusive teams and who can grasp sophisticated policy issues. You’ll be able to think strategically and creatively about how to resolve them, deliver effectively through others and skilfully manage relationships with a broad range of different collaborators.

About us

HM Treasury is proud of a diverse and inclusive work environment, committed to fairness and the promotion of equality of opportunity for all. 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.

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 Civil Service Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and average employer contributions of 27%
• Access to a cycle-to-work salary sacrifice scheme and season ticket advances.
• A Rental Deposit Advance Scheme to help met the total costs of deposits for privately rented homes.
• A range of active staff networks, based around interests (e.g. analysts, music society, sports and social club) and diversity
• For more information about the role and how to apply, please follow the apply link. 

If you need any reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process, please tell us about this in your online application form, or speak to the HM Treasury recruitment team.