Senior HR Business Partner Government Finance Function, HM TREASURY

Senior HR Business Partner for the Government Finance Function, HM Treasury

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People and Capability is a key priority for the Government Finance Function (GFF). The GFF ensures that finance is at the heart of decision-making in Government, driving the agenda rather than just keeping score. The Finance Function comprises over 9,000 FTE spread across more than 40 Government organisations.

The team’s core objective is to build and support a capable, diverse and robust workforce across the GFF, in line with the GFF Strategy 2030. Key priorities include:

• Learning and development – the Government Finance Academy
• Finance Career Framework
• Senior resourcing and centralised recruitment
• Early careers
• Attraction
• Talent management
• Diversity, inclusion and well‑being

Building excellent links with networks across Government to utilise expert services and embed our initiatives in departments, sharing knowledge, best practice and resources.

As Senior HR Business Partner you will:

• Lead, inspire and empower a high‑performing team of 9 HR professionals across Talent, Diversity, Inclusion and Well‑being, Attraction, Early Careers, Senior Resourcing, Reward and Transformation; set clear priorities, coach individuals and foster a culture of high performance.
• Provide leadership for the GFF People Strategy, shaping direction and ensuring alignment with the GFF Functional Strategy 2030; drive a future‑focused People agenda focused on outcome‑driven plans and a strong, diverse and sustainable talent pipeline.
• Act as a trusted adviser to senior leaders across the Finance Function, providing expert HR insight and career advice, ensuring the Function meets its people commitments set out in the Strategy.
• Collaborate with the Head of Capability and Learning Delivery to lead the GFF People Committee, Deputy Director Talent Forum and Heads of Finance Professionalism meetings; align governance structures and deliver value to partners and Government organisations against strategic priorities.

You will be an inspiring and empowering leader with rounded HR expertise, capable of setting direction, coaching, developing and engaging individuals and diverse teams to achieve high performance.

• Experience leading a high‑performing HR team and delivering a range of talent and resourcing activities that drive organisational performance and strategic outcomes.
• Ability to articulate a compelling vision and people strategy, using strong influencing and relationship‑building skills to secure commitment, alignment and engagement across an organisational context.
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted, collaborative partnerships, working effectively with a wide range of partners across all levels of seniority to deliver shared objectives and enable collective success.

• 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus 8 public holidays and the King’s birthday; flexitime systems allowing employees to take up to an additional 2 days off each month.
• Flexible working patterns (part‑time, job‑share, condensed hours).
• Generous parental and adoption leave packages.
• Defined Benefit pension scheme with employer contributions of 28.97%.
• Cycle‑to‑work salary sacrifice scheme and season ticket advances.
• Active staff networks based on interests (e.g. analysts, music society, sports and social club) and diversity.

For more information about the role and how to apply, please follow the apply link. If you need any reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process, let us know in your online application or contact the recruitment team at hrr

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