The Department for Work and Pensions is offering a salary of up to £220,000 for its next permanent secretary.
Sir Peter Schofield announced in February that he would be stepping down from DWP's top job in July after eight years leading the department.
A newly published job advert offers a salary of £200,000-£220,000 for his successor. As of September, Schofield was earning between £205,000 and £209,999, according to statistics published last week.
The recruitment for the role is being managed by global executive search firm Russell Reynolds.
In a foreword to the job spec, cabinet secretary Dame Antonia Romeo said the perm sec will be responsible for running “an effective, fair and affordable welfare system that harnesses AI and emerging technologies to transform services to the citizen”.
She said the successful candidate will have a track record of delivering major reform in large and complex organisations and of working collaboratively to deliver.
They will also need to be a "confident, engaging leader with a proven commitment to leading through change" and the resilience and focus to lead the department by building “an inspiring, dynamic environment that great people want to work in”, Romeo said.
They should also have "exceptional strategic capability and judgement".
Romeo also noted that this is a time of huge technological change, and the perm sec will need work with colleagues to ensure that it is “understood and harnessed to improve services to the citizen and value to the taxpayer”.
“This is a national moment,” Romeo said. “Every single person in the country depends on the civil service and we are operating at a time of unprecedented global uncertainty and change.
“As a member of the permanent secretary team, you will play a vital role working with me to shape the civil service of the future – focusing on our three priorities: a relentless focus on delivery, a commitment to innovation and productivity, and serving the government with purpose and with the pride that comes from high performance.”
The closing date for applications is 11:55pm on Monday 27 April.