PA and Business Support

Working at HM Treasury puts you at the heart of government, making a difference to the UK economy and ultimately to people’s lives right across the UK.

Jobs at the Treasury are fast-paced, fun and can offer unparalleled perspective – not least the opportunity to advise Ministers on the decisions which directly determine the UK’s prosperity. Deep in our DNA is a commitment to empowering our people: maximising individual and collective impact, with interesting work no matter your role or seniority.

Day-to-day you could be supporting Ministers to decide the right level of a specific tax or line of government spending; helping maintain the stability of financial markets; analysing the long-term trends impacting the future of the economy; or enabling this work as part of our vital corporate functions.

We are a high-performing department and proud to have outstanding staff from a wide range of backgrounds. We are also a friendly, inclusive and sociable workplace that prides itself on fostering great team spirit. Our two largest offices are 1 Horse Guards Road in London, opposite St James’ Park, and the Darlington Economic Campus, which also contains eight other departments. We work seamlessly across all our sites, including Norwich, Birmingham and Leeds, as one Treasury.

We are both a 1,000-year-old institution and dynamic, forward-looking economics and finance ministry, with a strong direction set by our organisational strategy, the Future Treasury Vision. The 21st century offers huge opportunities and poses new challenges for the UK. Working at the Treasury is your chance to help the country chart the right course.

The role of a Personal Assistant and Business Support at HM Treasury is varied and exciting! It gives you a fantastic opportunity to experience working at the heart of Government, whilst also providing you with the opportunity to work alongside senior leaders. If you are organised, efficient and people focused, then we would love to hear from you!

Key Accountabilities for this role include:

• Diary management - proactively plan and manage the diary using your professional judgement to line up meetings in a well-organised way. Resolve conflicts, negotiate and allocate time to Deputy Directors (DDs) priorities. Develop a good understanding of International Economics’ work and priorities so you can make decisions on behalf of the DDs.
• Support DDs priorities – you will support by anticipating problems, risks, issues and corporate tasks that they will have to deal with and proactively make suggestions about the best way to take them forward.
• Coordinating Logistics - ensure the DDs are clear on their schedules for the day and prepare diary and meeting folders in preferred format. Coordinate all logistics of virtual and in-person, internal and external meetings including organising international travel, hotels, taxis, visas, rooms, conference phone lines etc.
• Correspondence management - Manage and coordinate official correspondence including Ministerial responses, Parliamentary Questions, Freedom of Information requests, and Treat Official communications, ensuring timely and accurate handling in line with departmental standards.
• Team support - Provide cover for the other PAs in the Group Management Services Team (GMS) during absences by monitoring the inboxes and diaries of the Deputy Directors they support when needed.
• Building Relationships - take the initiative to develop and lead relationships with key external and internal partners and colleagues to effectively do the job.
• Admin/Secretariat SupportProvide administrative support to the team that the DDs lead, gaining a sound understanding of the teams work and where requested coordinating briefing and occasion project support.
• Responding to ad-hoc requests for help, such as raising purchase orders.
• Ensuring the DDs have regular meetings with their team members and respond to ad hoc requests for help, such as travel arrangements and room bookings for the team.

You may also be asked to help with other ad-hoc or new tasks, in line with your development plan and the business needs.

Whilst hybrid working will be the normal working pattern for this role, the successful candidate will be required to work from the office three days a week (60% of their working time) and to remain flexible about which days they attend, dependent on business needs.

Candidate Drop-In Session – Microsoft Teams

The hiring manager will be running a candidate drop-in session for this role to give you greater insight about the role as well as the chance to learn more about HM Treasury and ask any questions you may have. If you would like to join us, then use the link below to join the call at the right time.

Microsoft Teams Meeting - Monday 12 October 12pm – 12:30pm

Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/342909360310725?p=tFfHES2PFWHRjbpAqU

Meeting ID: 342 909 360 310 725

Passcode: 5d32b6vR

If you would like to speak to the hiring manager informally prior to the closing date for applications to find out more about the job, please contact Kimberley.aldrich@hmtreasury.gov.uk

Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

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) (opens in a new window)
• 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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

Candidate Guidance

Please review the candidate guidance for an overview of the Success Profiles and STAR approach, along with top tips for applications and interviews.

Recruitment Timeline

• Closing date: Sunday 18th October 2026 at 23.55
• Shortlisting: w/c Monday 19th October 2026
• Interviews: w/c Monday 26th October 2026

This timeline is indicative and may be subject to change. We will inform you if there is a substantial change to the recruitment timeline.

If your contact details change at any time during the selection process, please ensure you update your Civil Service Jobs Profile.

Reserve Lists

You will be placed on a reserve list if your application is successful, but we cannot offer you a role immediately. Where more than one location has been advertised, candidates will be posted in merit order by location. You will be asked to provide your location preference on your application form. Please note that a place on the reserve list does not guarantee an offer.

If you are offered a role in your first preferred location and you decline the offer or are unable to take up the post within a reasonable timeframe, you will be removed from the reserve list, other than in exceptional circumstances.

Those on the reserve list may also be approached for similar roles at a lower grade. If you are offered a role at a lower grade and choose to decline, you can remain on the reserve list.

Internal Fraud Database Check

Candidates cannot apply to roles in the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

Successful candidates will be subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database. This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This also applies to those who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the database will be refused employment.

National Security Vetting

Everyone working with government assets must complete Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks. Additionally, successful candidates will be subject to National Security Vetting. The level of security vetting required for this role is Security Check (SC).

To allow for meaningful checks to be carried out, applicants will need to have lived in the UK for at least 3 out of the past 5 years. You will be asked to provide residency information within your application form, and eligibility for national security vetting will be checked once the advert closing date has passed. In certain circumstances, for example if you have been working abroad on a government posting, a lack of residency would not be a bar to security clearance however the Department will need to consider eligibility on a case-by-case basis once the advert closing date has passed.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.