Career opportunities
HM Treasury’s agenda is vast and ranges from social reform to financial stability at home and abroad; from promoting competition and enterprise to improving public services. Our recruitment initiatives target professionals with diverse knowledge, expertise and experience in the following categories:
Policy Analysts
The Policy Analysts who help to deliver this agenda can make a difference from a very early stage in their career at HM Treasury. We provide career opportunities from entry to experienced levels across different professions including:
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Economists
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Statisticians
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Social Researchers
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Accountants
- Lawyers
Our Interchange Programme also offers staff the opportunity to work with other professionals across the public sector and government departments, within and outside the UK. These interchange opportunities are limited and determined by the business case presented.
Corporate Services
Corporate Services spans several functions broadly geared towards identifying, sourcing and providing the knowledge, tools and technology necessary for the effective running of the Treasury. They include:
Human Resources
Information Services
Finance
Internal Audit
Procurement
Communications
HR works closely with Directorates and key offices across the department to guide and advise on innovative people strategies to achieve the Treasury’s world class standards. HR is closely aligned with Learning and Development, which manages the provision of a wide range of internal courses, development opportunities and consultancy on people-related improvement projects and initiatives.
Business Support
Business Support staff are an integral part of HM Treasury. Every team within the Treasury has support staff ranging from Business Support through to Personal Assistants and Project Administrators.
Graduates
HM Treasury is dedicated to providing opportunities for both recent graduates and those with brief working experience. The two schemes available are:
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HM Treasury Graduate Recruitment Scheme.
This is open to different professions and run annually, depending on the number of available vacancies.
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Civil Service Fast-Stream programme.
This scheme is run centrally by the Cabinet Office, and successful applicants will be placed in any one of the central government departments. To apply, you would need a minimum of a 2:2 in any degree discipline and you must be a UK national. The Scheme is run annually from April. For current vacancies across the Civil Service, visit the fast stream website
Summer and gap year students
Each year the Government Economic Service offers opportunities for Students to work in HM Treasury through the Summer holiday period or alternatively as a gap year student for 12-14months. As a student you would provide support to policy analysts or other special projects.
The GES look for students who are currently on an economics or joint degree course which contains at least 50% economics. Candidates must be IT literate and keen to experience working life in a government department. Each year approximately 30 students are offered Gap Year opportunities
The closing date for Gap-Year Students is normally around October each year for the following Summer start. However, details for the summer placements would be available from January each year.
To apply, visit the GES website
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