Strategy and Policy Adviser

Strategy and Policy Adviser

• Salary: £29,320 - £38,000 (National £29,320 - £35,000 / London £32,320 - £38,000)
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Working pattern: This post is available on a full time, part time or job share basis, and flexible working hours can be accommodated.
• Location: London or Darlington

Are you interested in playing a significant role in a key government department - offering an exciting opportunity to be part of decision making that affects the whole of the UK? We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join our Strategy, Planning and Budget (SPB) Team.

We operate across the Treasury to help develop and deliver the overall strategy of the department, running multiple projects across several policy areas to meet ministerial priorities. This role sits within the Strategy Planning and Projects team, who work on some of the most interesting pieces of work in the department - recently supporting the Health and Social Care levy and the creation of the UK Infrastructure Bank.

The role is constantly varied and diverse, with team members being utilised across the department to deliver short- and long-term projects. As such we benefit from being consistently challenged and encouraged to develop our skills, whilst working with all areas of the department effectively.

What you will bring to the team:

Whilst the nature of specific projects differ, you will broadly be contributing to the delivery through;

• Developing knowledge and understanding of new policy areas to support robust and evidence-based solutions to issues facing HM Treasury.
• Working with your team to advise and brief Ministers, senior officials and other stakeholders on a range of policies. This includes drafting high-quality products including advice, parliamentary questions and scripts, correspondence and publications
• Using creativity, initiative, and a strategic outlook to positively impact HM Treasury's approach to policy making.

What skills are we looking for?

As a team that strives to provide personal development of all members we are really looking for some core behaviours that enable us to help mould your efforts into great contributions to the Treasury. You will need to demonstrate;

1. Experience of creatively shaping and implementing solutions to complex problems
2. Ability to proactively build, maintain and influence networks and work effectively with others to deliver results
3. A proven track record of structuring, planning and prioritising a full workload across a team, to deliver consistently high quality work to a deadline

HM Treasury is proud of a diverse and inclusive work environment, committed to fairness and the promotion of equality of opportunity for all. We know that having a range of experiences, ways of working and thinking makes us a stronger organisation, better at developing policy that is reflective of the communities we serve. We embrace different views and experiences and value the fresh perspective that people from a variety of circumstances bring to the work we do. We welcome applications from candidates who have not previously worked for the Civil Service, mid- and late-career changers with transferrable skills, people from all backgrounds and circumstances regardless of disability, ethnicity, LGBT+ identity and socio-economic status.

These roles are available across HM Treasury's Darlington and London offices. The Darlington Economic Campus is a pioneering new cross-government hub which bring togethers people across departments and public organisations to play an active role in the most important issues of the day. The work of the Campus will make a real difference to people both UK and internationally. There will be substantial career opportunities and exciting prospects - a career at the Campus means you will be working at the heart of Government, with access to the benefits and fantastic opportunities offered by the civil service. HM Treasury and we will be joined on the campus by:

• Department for International Trade
• Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Office for National Statistics
• Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
• Department for Education

You can find out more information about Darlington here -

Some of the benefits our people love!

• 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus 8 public holidays and the Queen's birthday (unless you have a legacy arrangement as an existing Civil Servant). Additionally, we operate flexitime systems, allowing employees to take up to an additional 2 days off each month
• Flexible working patterns (part-time, job-share, condensed hours)
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave packages
• Access to a generous Defined Benefit pension scheme with employer contributions.
• Access to a cycle-to-work salary sacrifice scheme and season ticket advances
• A range of active staff networks, based around interests (e.g. analysts, music society, sports and social club) and diversity (e.g. women in the Treasury, ethnic minority network, LGBT* network, faith and belief network)

More information about the Treasury can be found here .

For more information about the role, salary, benefits and how to apply please follow the "Apply" link.

The hiring manager is more than happy to informally discuss what the role entails - if you would like to find out more about the job, reach out to Moray Fraser at .

If you need any reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process, please tell us about this in your online application form, or speak to the recruitment team at

Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of appointment based on fair and open competition and appointment on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners' Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact HMT by email:

If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment.