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What type of appointments do you offer?
What is the Treasury’s policy for recruitment?
What is the process for applying?
How long does the selection process take?
Who is involved in the selection process?
Will the information I give you be treated confidentially (Data Protection)?
Why do you need the Diversity monitoring information?
If I am unsuccessful, can I complain or appeal?
What are the Working hours of the Treasury?
Why do applicants' need to complete a Nationality statement?
What is the difference between the work of a Policy Analyst and an Economist?
We offer permanent, fixed term, secondments (if you are already employed), temporary or short-term appointments. The exact terms of the appointment will be specified with the details of the opportunity available– see current vacancies
Like all other civil service organisations, HM Treasury follows the recruitment principles set by the Office of Civil Service Commissioners (OCSC) Code for Recruitment by open and fair competition – selection on merit. Visit the OCSC website to find out more about the OCSC Code.
The process for applying will be specified with details of the opportunity available. We usually ask you to submit a CV and covering letter; a Nationality Statement; and a Diversity Monitoring Form; after which a shortlist is drawn. If you are short-listed then we invite you for an interview. For some jobs we include a test and/or invite you to an assessment centre – this will be specified within the opportunity details we have to offer.
The selection process can take between 6 to 12 weeks. You can find out when you can expect to hear from us, or when the interviews will be held, from the details of the opportunity you are applying for. We usually allow 2 to 4 weeks for people to apply after the first advertisement has been placed. It can take a week or two to shortlist candidates for interview (timing depends on the interest) and then we allow a period to invite successful candidates for interview/test/assessment centre as appropriate. It takes a week or more to carry out the assessment and select the successful candidate(s).
To ensure fairness and consistency, shortlisting and interview usually involves three people. The selection panel includes the manager with the vacancy, a representative from HR, and another independent member who knows about the role on offer.
Yes after interviews. We offer unsuccessful and successful candidates feedback either by telephone or in writing. Specific arrangements for feedback will be given in the letter you receive on the result of your application. If you are not short-listed for interview, we may be able to feedback on your application but this will depend upon the field of candidates. Sometimes, we receive many applications for one post and are unable to give feedback to everyone.
We take our obligations under data protection seriously. Personal information we obtain from you will be held in secure conditions, with access restricted to those who need it in connection with your application and selection. Data may be used for purposes of monitoring the effectiveness of the recruitment scheme, but in these circumstances all data will be kept anonymous. Personal data relating to your application will be kept in secure conditions for up to 12 months if you are unsuccessful. If you are successful, your data will form, part of a personnel file held by Human Resources Team. Please note also that we may carry out checks on information you have provided.
HM Treasury has a policy of equal opportunity for all. In order to find out if this policy is working effectively, and to enable us to take the necessary steps to ensure that further progress is made, we need the information to monitor that we are treating people equally regardless of their background. The information will be kept securely and will only be used for monitoring purposes. Access will be limited to those who need to process the information, and will not be used in our selection processes.
If you are unhappy with the way your application has been treated, you can use our complaints procedure. Details will be given in the letter you receive on the result of your application. We also have information on our complaints procedures in the About HM Treasury page – complaints
Full time is 41 hours per week (including meal breaks), but the Treasury successfully operate other flexible working arrangements - part-time, job sharing, 9 day fortnight). Most people work during the day, but there may be occasions where you may need to work longer but your manager will discuss the arrangements with you. You can find out more about the hours from the details of the opportunity or ask from the contact given in the information for the opportunity.
Like most Civil Service posts our opportunitites, are only open to UK nationals, Commonwealth citizens, nationals of EC and EEA states, and Swiss nationals, who have the right to live and work in the UK. We therefore ask for you to complete a Nationality statement early on in the recruitment process, to declare and satisfy our nationality criteria. The information will not be used in our selection processes, except for checking whether you are eligible on nationality grounds to apply for one of our posts.
The work of a Policy Analysts and Economists are very similar ( see opportunities for Graduates ), and most jobs at this level include an element of economics, even in a Policy Analyst role, which we can help you develop. The main difference is that an Economist role requires a significant degree of technical knowledge and analysis on economic issues, and a Policy Analyst role may not.