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About the job
Job summary
The Home Office works to build a safe, fair and prosperous UK. We achieve this through our work on counter-terrorism, policing, fire, crime, drugs policy, immigration and passports.
Corporate and Delivery Directorate works closely with the Home Office’s policy and operational commands to enable us together to deliver the department’s priorities. The directorate is comprised of different teams and professional functions, including Commercial, Finance, People, Portfolio and Project Delivery, Security, Estates and Information and Digital, Data and Technology.
The primary function of the SEO role will be to manage the financial modelling activities within the Commercial Finance function for the new VCAS contract, providing expert support, advice, and guidance for complex commercial arrangements, offering challenge when necessary.
The successful candidate will need to ensure the timely delivery of financial support and assurance to stakeholders throughout the contract lifetime and will also need to support the establishment of the longer-term contract management approach.
This is an exciting role where you will have the opportunity to support the leadership and development of the Home Office’s Commercial Finance approach and capability, as well as that of the wider VCAS team. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with a range of commercial, finance, business, and legal colleagues up to a senior level, as well as key suppliers.
The role requires financial modelling expertise with a high-level awareness of commercial processes / willingness to learn, and the skills and experience to apply this to post-procurement and contract management activities which are critically important to the Authority.
Job description
This is a high-impact role that will be central to the financial oversight and strategic management of the new VCAS (Visa and Citizenship Application Services) contract—a critical component of the Home Office’s service delivery.
As the Financial Modeller, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and interpreting complex financial models that support commercial decision-making, contract performance evaluation, and long-term financial planning. Your work will directly influence how the Home Office ensures value for money, manages financial risk, and delivers high-quality services to the public.
You will be embedded within a multidisciplinary team and will collaborate closely with senior stakeholders across commercial, finance, legal, and operational functions, as well as with key external suppliers. Your insights will help shape commercial strategies, inform negotiations, and support the development of robust contract management frameworks.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to influence individuals at various levels, supporting them to understand and form decisions around complex issues.
- Demonstrate experience in applying financial expertise to deliver value for money.
- Be a team player and have experience of working collaboratively with others to deliver and take a proactive approach to resolving cross-cutting issues.
- Be proactive and hard-working, with good judgement and excellent organisational skills, as well as a keen eye for detail.
- Have a flexible approach to dealing with a challenging and varied workload and the ability to manage conflicting, high-profile priorities putting forward pragmatic solutions.
- Act as a key Commercial Finance point of contact for suppliers and cross-cutting functions.
- Support driving improvements in the consistent delivery of commercial finance expertise across financial activities.
- Support stakeholder training & development and provide coaching to develop staff capability and skills.
- Contribute to the development of Commercial Directorate culture, values, and behaviours.
Working pattern
This role is available on a full-time basis with the option of compressed hours working.
Travel
Travel will be only as required to attend meetings if at another location.
Person specification
Essential criteria
- Proven expertise in financial modelling to support complex commercial decisions.
- Strong interpersonal and influencing skills across varied stakeholder groups.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver value for money through financial insight.
- Experience working collaboratively in cross-functional teams.
- Excellent organisational skills with attention to detail and accuracy.
- Awareness of commercial processes or willingness to develop this knowledge.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Managing a Quality Service
Benefits
In addition to your salary, a career with the Home Office offers a range of benefits, including:
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
- In-year reward scheme for one-off or sustained exceptional personal or team achievements.
- 25 days annual leave on appointment, rising with service to 30 days.
- Eight days of public holidays, plus one additional privilege day.
- Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office.
- See more of our benefits on our careers website.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.
We will endeavour to conduct the selection process in line with the dates indicated below, but cannot guarantee that these will not, where necessary, be revised.
- Application – by 22nd June 2025.
As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete:
- CV.
- Personal Statement (maximum 1000 words).
Your CV should consist of your career history, qualifications and skills/experience, including any key achievements in each role. Your CV will be scored against the experience required for the role as noted within the essential criteria.
The Personal Statement should be aligned to and demonstrate how you meet the skills and experience set out in the essential criteria, detailed in the job description.
For guidance and information on how to construct your application (CV and Personal Statement), you are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers website.
2. Sift – week commencing 23rd June 2025.
The sift will be held on the Personal Statement, CV.
Should a high volume of applications be received, an initial sift will be conducted on the Personal Statement . Candidates who pass the initial sift will then be progressed to a full sift that will consist of the CV.
3. Interview – week commencing 14th July 2025.
If you are successful at sift stage, you will be invited to an interview that will be experience, Behaviours (as listed in the job advert) and Strength based questions.
The interview will take place on Teams.
For guidance and information on what to expect and how to prepare for an interview, you are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers.
Problems during the application process
If you experience problems accessing this advert, or you think you’ve made a mistake on an initial application, please contact [email protected], including the vacancy reference, at least two working days before the vacancy closes. Further information can be found on our website.
Location preference
You will only be able to select a single location preference so please ensure this is a location that you are prepared to travel to. If you are offered a role at your preferred location and you decline, your application will be withdrawn.
Reserve List
A reserve list may be held for a period of up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made. There is not guarantee that being held on a reserve list will lead to a job offer. Further information can be found on our website.
Standards
All Civil Servants are expected to comply with the Civil Service Code, and its core values of integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality.
Additional Security Checks
As well as successfully obtaining UK Security Vetting clearance, candidates will be subject to a range of additional checks. The range of checks carried out will depend on whether you are a current Home Office employee, existing civil servant or an external new entrant as well as the role requirements. Further details are included in the Notes to Candidates.
Further information
If you are invited to an interview, you will be required to bring documentation for the purposes of establishing your identity.
You will need to meet the nationality requirements for this role and obtain the necessary security clearance to take it up.
For meaningful security checks to be carried out, individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time. Learn more on our website. Security Checks - Home Office Careers
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf. However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct.
If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing [email protected] stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
NSV
For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the Demystifying Vetting website.
Visa sponsorship
We do not sponsor individuals via Skilled Worker Sponsorship / Tier 2 (General) work visas.
Reasonable Adjustments
If a person with disabilities is at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
- Contact Government Recruitment Service via [email protected] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs
- Complete the “Assistance Required” section in the “Additional Requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you're deaf, a language service professional
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.
Feedback
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
See our vetting charter .
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Working for the Civil Service
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Home Office resourcing centre
- Email : [email protected]
Recruitment team
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[email protected]. If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission
