UK Debt Management Office (DMO)
Managing Director, Financing Strategy

How to apply

To apply for this role, please submit your application to the Hays Executive application portal via this link:

All applications will be acknowledged.

Please send the following information by no later than 23:55 on Sunday 7 December 2025.

Your application should include:

• The reference number 4741930 and role title.
• Your CV, with educational and professional qualifications and full employment history, including an explanation of any gaps in your employment history, and details where possible of budgets and numbers of people.
• A short covering statement of no more than two A4 sized pages explaining why this appointment interests you and how you can evidence your suitability for the role, using specific examples with particular reference to the essential criteria outlined on the Sift Criteria page (page 14 of the candidate pack below. If this type of statement is unfamiliar to you, please contact Andrew.Timlin@hays.com for more details.
• A Diversity Monitoring Form. You will find this as part of the application process in the link above. All applicants are invited to complete this information to assist the Civil Service with monitoring its recruitment process. All data is reported in an anonymous and aggregate format and will not be seen by anyone assessing your application.

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and in the case of internal candidates you may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use. 

Please note that references and open-source due diligence checks (including into social media accounts) may be undertaken for all short-listed candidates.

Please note: feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

We want to encourage disabled people to apply for jobs and give them an opportunity to show their skills, talent and abilities at the interview stage. The Civil Service runs a Disability Confident Scheme, offering an interview to a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum selection criteria for the job. If you wish to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this on the Diversity Monitoring Form above.

We want to support you if you need an adjustment in the recruitment process, even if you do not feel you qualify for the Disability Confident Scheme. For more information, you can read the government guidance on Reasonable adjustments for workers with disabilities or health conditions.

If you feel you qualify for any of the above schemes or require reasonable adjustments, please flag this in your covering statement or contact recruitment@dmo.gov.uk.

The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles.

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment. Civil Service Commission, G/08, 1 Horse Guards Road, London. SW1A 2HQ info@csc.gov.uk

Diversity is vital to the success of this role, and to the Civil Service as a whole. We actively welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds, with different experiences and perspectives — and we are committed to ensuring that we work in an inclusive way that means everyone in the Civil Service can perform at their best.

For more information on the application and interview process, please see the candidate pack and role profile available here.