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Leading our Island

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Creating trust in public service

Join our team and help make a real difference to life in Jersey. We’re looking for leaders who bring vision, experience and commitment to public service.

Explore our current leadership, board and trustee vacancies below, and visit our search jobs page for 'Head of Service' opportunities.

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Leadership roles

Leading our Island and making a difference to Islanders, every day.

Our Leadership team support the Chief Executive in answering our Island’s biggest questions, with their decisions touching Islanders' lives every day, and creating trust in our public service. Our Chief Officers are a collaborative team holding responsibility for specific areas of the public service which span from our Island's infrastructure and environment, to our finances and our health provision.

Supported by Group Directors and Heads of Service, our leadership team are the guardians of corporate governance of the public service and ensure appropriate colleague management and sound financial control.

Dedicated to continuously improving and driving innovative approaches to providing our Island with a progressing, trusted public service, the challenge is constant and the daily work is unrivalled in terms of impact and complexity, making a difference every day.

Current Chief Officer and Group Director job vacancies are detailed below, and our Heads of Service roles are listed on the search jobs page.

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Board and Trustee appointments

Governing our public service and ensuring the best delivery possible for Islanders through robust assurance.

Public service is just that; serving our Islanders in the best way possible, utilising resources well, making sound decisions and complying with regulation and legislation.

And we need people to give our Islanders comfort that this is happening. To allow this, the public service has a number of boards that ensure sound governance and control exists over all areas of public service, and that the direction of travel is aligned with the Common Strategic Policy.

These boards span from the Risk and Audit Committee, Fiscal Policy Panel, Health and Care Jersey Advisory Board, Jersey Care Commission, Jersey Appointments Commission and the Jersey Police Authority.

The majority of our boards require a commitment of approximately one day a month and offer the chance for people to use their skills, knowledge and experience, often from outside public service, to ensure assurance is given to Islanders.

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Our leadership, board and trustee vacancies

Commissioners of Appeal for Taxes

Treasury and Exchequer

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Role information:

The Minister for Treasury and Resources is looking to recruit experienced and committed individuals to act as Commissioners of Appeal for Taxes.

This is an independent body which acts as the first point of appeal for taxpayers, both individuals and businesses, who wish to dispute decisions and rulings made by the Comptroller.

Role requirements:

There are currently opportunities to be part of the body as Commissioners of Appeal for individuals with relevant financial, accountancy, legal or business experience. Appointments are made for up to a three-year term.

Approximately 10–12 hearings are held each year, normally lasting around three hours, with additional time required for pre and post hearing work. These roles are paid an honorarium for each sitting.

To apply:

If you are interested in these roles, please forward your CV and a supporting statement to Julie Hinault, Manager, Tax Governance and Professional Standards at j.hinault@gov.je

Applications and CVs will be shared with the Minister for Treasury and Resources and interviews will be held in late January / early February.

Application deadline:

Closing date for applications is Sunday 11th January 2026.

Finance Director

Health and Care Jersey

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Role information:

We are seeking a highly experienced individual, for the position of Finance Director in Health and Care Jersey.  This pivotal role provides an opportunity to provide strategic financial leadership to ensure financial sustainability and affordability for all health and care services in Jersey, consistent with the objectives of the Minister for Health & Social Services for greater integration of health and care services with partner organisations.

Key responsibilities:

This post is a key member of Health and Care Jersey (HCJ) executive team, and the key responsibilities are as follows:


  • Lead the development and implementation of robust financial strategies to resource and deliver strategic objectives sustainably, whilst ensuring compliance with States of Jersey financial and procurement regulations and enabling the delivery of high-quality patient care and services within budgetary limits.

  • As an executive member of the Health and Care Services Advisory Board, the Health and Care Partnership Board ("the Boards") and the HCJ Executive Leadership Team, this post will provide expert financial advice to these forums, and to HCJ's Chief Officer (who is the Accountable Officer), to enable informed decision making. They will contribute actively to those forums, with a focus on improving financial sustainability, efficiency and affordability, whilst improving the safety and quality of Jersey's health and care services now and into the future.

  • The Finance Director is an executive senior leadership role with overall responsibility for the management of the department's financial affairs, activities and operations, including those for the New Health Care Facilities programme and procurement activity within HCJ. As such, the Finance Director will be involved actively in, and will advise on, all material business decisions to ensure immediate and long-term implications, opportunities and risks are considered and aligned with Jersey's financial strategy for health and care.

  • Ensuring efficiency and value for money are critical, in order that public money is safeguarded at all times and used to support organisational goals. Critical to this will be continuing to foster a culture of transparency, collaboration and financial accountability across the department.

The Finance Director will work closely with colleagues in the Treasury & Exchequer department and has professional accountability to the Treasurer of the States.

Role requirements:

We are seeking an exceptional individual who can provide a blend of both technical knowledge and leadership skills, as well as having the gravitas, integrity, ethics and experience to build productive relationships with stakeholders, and be seen as a trusted leader, with the vision and strategy to address the challenges associated with an ever changing and evolving environment in Health and Care Jersey.

Informal discussion:

Should you wish to have an informal discussion with Tom Walker, Chief Officer of HCJ, please contact Danielle Colback by email via d.colback@health.gov.je

To apply:

To apply, or for further information about the role, please visit the following link: Finance Director

Application deadline:

The closing date for applications is 5th January 2026.

Our Island
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Our Island

Striking scenery, a safe and inclusive society, miles of sandy beaches, high performing schools, an enviable work-life balance, a heritage, political and economic stability, low personal taxes, warm summers and mild winters.

Find out more about what it’s like to live in Jersey.

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Our offer to you

A career with the Jersey Public Service comes with a range of benefits, alongside the chance to make a real difference in Islanders' lives.

Our package includes a competitive salary and generous pension plan, plus we support work-life balance with family-friendly policies, flexible working options, career break opportunities, and the ability to buy extra leave.

We’re also committed to your development, offering study leave and learning support, while our volunteering leave allows you to give back to our community.

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Helping you move

We understand that relocating to Jersey is a significant decision, and we’re here to make the transition as smooth as possible. That’s why we offer a comprehensive relocation and support package for eligible employees moving to Jersey for a licenced role, designed to take the stress out of your move.

Our support may include practical assistance and advice, tailored to your needs, and access to landing accommodation to help you settle in quickly. We’re committed to providing the guidance and resources you need to make Jersey feel like home.

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