Policy Adviser, Personal Tax

Are you looking to join a collaborative and open team, at the forefront of personal tax policy with a range of Government and professional organisations? If so, we'd love to hear from you!

About the Team

The Personal Tax (PT) team sits within HM Treasury's Personal Tax, Welfare and Pensions group. We work on income tax, National Insurance (NICs), inheritance tax and other aspects of the personal tax system, including longer-term strategy and linking up with other areas of tax and welfare. Our area is of significant interest to the Chancellor and other Ministers.

About the Job

Great policy making is about understanding what needs to change, what problems need to be solved and supporting Ministers to arrive at the best solution to deliver the change.

Income tax policy is one of the most exciting roles in HM Treasury, leading on a core element of the tax system and the largest revenue by tax head. In this role, you will have significant responsibility and exposure to senior officials and ministers. Additionally, you'll be working at pace on high-profile issues; leading on core elements of personal tax policy. This is a great opportunity to be at the centre of HM Treasury’s fiscal event cycle, advising the Chancellor for Budgets and Finance Bills and helping improve the tax system and solving difficult problems.

Key accountabilities

1. Lead on setting income tax rates and thresholds and the Personal Allowance.
2. Own the branch’s work on the policy development of any explorations into the income tax system and simplification, including on legislation and implementation.
3. Lead on the taxation of property income, including how it interacts with homeownership and wider simplification agendas.

For the full accountabilities, please follow the apply link.

About you

Our ideal candidate will need to demonstrate a range of skills, including strong problem-solving skills, the ability to establish positive relationships with others, acknowledging different perspectives to facilitate discussions, and the drive to structure, plan and prioritise a full workload across a multifaceted portfolio, delivering high-quality work.

You don’t need to be a policy professional or have any specific qualifications to apply to work as a Policy Adviser at HM Treasury. We are looking for people who have the right set of skills for the role, who demonstrate the values of our organisation, and who are motivated to come and work with us on a range of issues that are at the heart of how we spend money and deliver public services.

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 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.

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 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
• Access to a range of allowances if eligibility applies. These include profession related allowances.  

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.