Steel-Maitland was appointed an assistant private secretary (unpaid) to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Charles Ritchie, in October 1902.
stˈiːlmˈeɪtlənd wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɐn ɐsˈɪstənt pɹˈaɪvət sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌnpˈeɪd tə ðə tʃˈænsɛlɚɹ ʌvðɪ ɛkstʃˈɛkɚ, tʃˈɑːɹlz ɹˈɪtʃi, ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː.