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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 counterterrorism, policing, crime, drugs policy, immigration, and passports.
Homeland Security Group’s (HSG) mission is to reduce homeland security risks to the UK’s people, prosperity, and freedoms. This includes risks from terrorism, state threats, economic crime, and cyber-crime. We provide systems leadership across government and deliver strategic initiatives, collaborating closely with operational partners, the Intelligence Agencies, and other external organisations to protect the UK.
Job description
The Financial Policy Lead will be responsible for creating and managing financial policy for a large user community and will work in a multi-disciplinary Unit within the Homeland Security Group. They will lead engagement with a wide array of operational users across UK Law Enforcement and partner agencies and with trusted industry partners to ensure that funds are deployed to deliver critical front-line activity.
Key responsibilities include:
- delivering annual, on-site cost reviews to determine costs to the operational user community in the year ahead and ensure value-for-money.
- overseeing the recharging process to the user community in-year; and
- acting as the key point of contact to communicate changes of billing and/ or requirements between the user community and industry partners.
- identifying opportunities for cost savings/efficiencies.
- other duties as required.
The drafting of submissions and seeking Ministerial direction is a key aspect of this role as the post-holder will lead a process to reform existing systems whilst delivering the best value-for-money for law enforcement.
Security Clearance:
You will be able to start in post with SC clearance, however you must successfully obtain Developed Vetting (DV) clearance once in post (if not already held). During the period where you hold SC clearance, you will only perform elements of the role which fall under SC clearance. If your DV clearance application is unsuccessful, you may enter Restructuring, Redeployment or Redundancy.
Working Patterns:
This role is available on a full-time basis with the option of compressed hours working. Applications from job share candidates are welcome, but any job offer is conditional upon a viable job-sharing arrangement being available.
This role is also suitable for part-time working hours, with a minimum requirement to work 3 days per week due to business requirements.
Travel:
The post holder may be expected to travel occasionally to other locations within the UK. Where this is required, costs will be covered by the business in line with Home Office policy.
Person specification
Essential Criteria:
- Hold or be willing to undergo and successfully obtain DV on appointment to the role.
- Ability to write strategic advice and communicate the big picture effectively with senior leaders.
- Experience of working in large organisations and across disciplines with colleagues from a wide range of backgrounds.
- Ability to plan and deliver effective change, ensuring that stakeholders are supported throughout the change process.
- Experience of providing leadership in a Finance role and delivering value-for-money outcomes.
Desirable Criteria:
- Experience of conducting cost reviews and/ or audits.
- An awareness of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 and its usage by UK law enforcement.
Qualifications
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
- Seeing the Big Picture
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.
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.
Applications:
- Application – by the 24th of 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 including any key achievements in each role. Your CV will be used to provide further context on your personal statement and scored against 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 ( Personal Statement and Behaviours), you are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers website.
Sift:
- Sift – to take place from the 27th of June 2025.
The sift will be on the CV and the Personal Statement.
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 Personal Statement and CV.
Interview:
- Interviews - to take place from the 21st of July 2025.
If you are successful at sift stage, you will be invited to an interview that will be Behaviours (as listed in the job advert) and Strengths based questions.
Presentation:
In addition, candidates will be asked to prepare a presentation that will be delivered at interview.
The presentation will be assessed against the Behaviour on the 'Success Profiles' and will be specifically assessed against the Behaviour,' Changing and Improving'.
The interview will take place on Microsoft Teams. Further details and instructions will be provided closer to the scheduled interview. We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert, however on occasions these dates may change.
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.
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 no guarantee that being held on a reserve list will lead to a job offer. Further information can be found on our website.
Candidates judged to be a near miss at interview may be offered a post at the grade below the one advertised without the need to go through a further selection process, providing the role has the same Success Profiles elements and essential skills. There is no guarantee that further such vacancies will arise.
Security Checks:
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Security Clearance(SC).
See our vetting charter .
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
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 conducted 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.
Standards
All Civil Servants are expected to comply with the Civil Service Code, and its core values of integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality.
Further information
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.
For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the Demystifying Vetting website.
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
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
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 .
Diversity and Inclusion
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : HORC Campaign Team (HSG, PSG & MBG)
- Email : [email protected]
Recruitment team
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