HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)

Number of positions available: 12

Locations:

• 9 – National (Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, or Newcastle)
• 3 – London (Croydon, Stratford, or Westminster)

Salary: National: £36,320 London: £41,289

About HMRC:

• Are you looking for an organisation where economic analysis makes a real difference? An organisation that cares about the wellbeing of its diverse workforce? An employer who offers personal development, progression opportunities and outstanding training? Well, look no further, as HMRC can offer this and much more. The tax system affects the lives of over 30 million people across the UK in countless ways. HMRC collects over £800 billion to fund public services, influencing almost every aspect of the UK economy.
• Diverse perspectives and experiences are essential to our success, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.
• HMRC operates both flexible and hybrid working policies, allowing you to balance your work and personal commitments. We welcome applications from those who need a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible, considering our operational and customer needs.
• HMRC have a wide range of friendly colleague-led support groups, communities and networks to help colleagues to connect and share experiences. These include a range of diversity and mental health networks, which aim to provide a safe space for members to share experiences.

About KAI:

• When you join HMRC you will be working in the Knowledge, Analysis, and Intelligence (KAI) directorate, which is led by Jane Whittaker. KAI provides strategic analysis and evidence including research, statistics, and evaluation.
• KAI is made up of several friendly and supportive teams, with each deputy director team focusing on a certain business area. As part of the over 500 strong analytical community within HMRC, you will have the opportunity to work in and learn from cross-disciplinary teams with statisticians, social researchers, and operational researchers.

Assistant Economist roles:

There are many exciting roles for Assistant Economists. You will have the opportunity to undertake ground-breaking economic analysis and influence policy and operations that affect the daily lives of millions of people and businesses in the UK.

You will help to ensure economics is at the heart of decision making, using the latest data at HMRCs disposal to build economic models, provide advice and influence key topic areas.  Some of the topic areas that Assistant Economists influence through their work include:

• How could we improve how the tax system addresses our environmental objectives?
• How should the tax system change to reflect the growth of the gig economy?
• How do you forecast tax receipts and how does that feed into the fiscal environment for the UK?
• How can you use behavioural economics to encourage people to pay their tax?

HMRC Economist Community:

The chief economist in HMRC is Katy Peters, who leads the supportive and vibrant community of over 150 economists in HMRC from a diverse range of backgrounds. This includes a very active Assistant Economist group and a strong Economics in the North network. There is also the opportunity to get involved with a range of corporate roles such as leading various events for economists in HMRC.

As an economist in HMRC you are also part of the wider GES community, where you will get the chance to meet and work with economists across the breadth of the civil service.

Learning and development opportunities:

We place phenomenal emphasis on professional development, including a tailored course in post-graduate tax economics with leading academics, a postgraduate masters apprenticeship programme, seminars, discussions, conferences, workshops and much more. There is substantial support including bespoke training courses to help you develop your professional, communication, analytical and management skills, as well as coaching and guidance from experienced professionals. In addition to this, there is an annual opportunity where you can rotate internally and shape your career into areas that interest you.

Security Clearance:

• Security vetting clearance is dependent on work area and location whichever requires the higher clearance.
• For most located outside of London you are required to pass Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS).
• If located at some London sites, you are required to pass Counter Terrorist Check (CTC).
• Some highly sensitive work areas require Security Check (SC).
• You will need to have lived in the UK for a minimum of 5 or 3 years / for SC or CTC security clearance.

For further information on working as an Assistant Economist in HMRC, please contact Katy Peters at katy.peters@hmrc.gov.uk.

“In HMRC there is a real opportunity to use analysis to have an impact. Tax depends on analysis, so our work is central to the decisions that affect millions of people.”