Deputy Director – Science, Technology, and Access to Finance

Are you looking for a fascinating and high-profile role, leading HM Treasury policy on Government's innovation priorities? If so, we'd love to hear from you! About the Team Science, innovation, and digital technology transform how we live and work. This opens up new possibilities for driving economic growth, improving efficiency, and generating high-skilled employment. The Science, Technology & Access to Finance (STAF) team leads work in the Treasury on how the UK can make the most of this opportunity. Our role is to coordinate HM Treasury's collaboration with DSIT and develop HM Treasury's strategy for the digital technology sector. We formulate policies for priority technologies such as AI, quantum, and semiconductors. Additionally, we work towards improving access to finance for small and medium-sized businesses across the country, with a particular focus on attracting more investments to the UK's most innovative companies. About the Role Leading a team of 20 to advise Treasury Ministers on driving innovation and technology adoption for a future economy, you'll help to shape the digital economy's future and keep the UK at the forefront of technology. Key Accountabilities: Leading HM Treasury’s spending and policy oversight of DSIT, spearheading discussions with DSIT as part of phase 2 of the Spending Review. Setting HM Treasury strategy for the digital economy to support the development and adoption of frontier technologies like AI while managing risks. Growing UK tech leadership, steering HM Treasury's relationship with the tech sector and ensuring cross-cutting policies respond to the needs of the digital economy. Leading policy on science and innovation, ensuring government policy and spending improve the contribution of the UK’s world-leading R&D strengths to the government’s growth and other missions. Collaborating with DBT to achieve the government’s goal of reforming and empowering the British Business Bank. Establishing and nurturing relationships with senior collaborators in government, such as DSIT, DBT, Cabinet Office, and No.10, as well as with external partners in business and academia. Creating an encouraging and inclusive team culture with a strong delivery ethos. About You Our ideal candidate will have a successful track record of providing inclusive and high-quality leadership to a busy team. You’ll also have good experience of developing strong and impactful relationships across teams and departments, allowing you to influence effectively and find a way through differences. Lastly, you’ll be skilled at leading teams to successfully evaluate ambiguous and/or uncertain evidence to develop clear and actionable advice for senior decision makers. 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

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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 recruitment team at

hrrecruitment@hmtreasury.gov.uk .

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