Policy Adviser - Industrial Strategy

HM Treasury; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave (rising to 30)

Flexitime

Flexible working patterns (part-time,;

Parental and adoption leave

Defined Benefit pension scheme

Cycle-to-work scheme

Staff networks and diversity

Job summary

HM Treasury is seeking a senior policy professional to lead discrete policy projects within the Special Situations and Industrial Strategy (SSIS) team, contributing to the Government's reindustrialisation agenda from Darlington. You will coordinate across Whitehall, ensuring Treasury priorities shape policy development, and provide high‑quality briefings to ministers and senior officials.

You will also oversee the Industrial Strategy governance, work with the ISAC, and identify risks and

Qualifications

• Experience building effective and collaborative relationships with stakeholders across organisations.
• Ability to communicate sophisticated policy issues clearly to ministers and senior officials.
• Skill in weighing up incomplete or conflicting evidence to reach sound judgements.

Responsibilities

• Support HM Treasury's contribution to the Government's reindustrialisation agenda, leading policy projects and workstreams.
• Build positive relationships across Whitehall to reflect Treasury priorities in policy development.
• Provide high‑quality advice, briefings and submissions to ministers and senior officials.
• Lead Industrial Strategy governance, coordinating input and ensuring oversight of delivery progress, risks and issues.
• Lead sponsorship of the Industrial Strategy Advisory Council (ISAC) working with BIS, to develop the council's forward programme and oversee projects.
• Maintain a forward look across the growth agenda, identifying risks, opportunities and priorities.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Policy analysis

Strategic thinking

Cross‑agency collaboration

Clear communication

Job description

1. Salary: £44,600 - £47,906
2. Contract Type: Permanent / Loan / Fixed Term Appointment of XX months
3. Working Pattern: This post is available on a full-time, part-time or job-share basis, and flexible working hours can be accommodated.
4. Location: Darlington

About the Team

Members of Special Situations and Industrial Strategy (SSIS) come from a diverse range of backgrounds from the corporate world, public sector and beyond. Our priority is to develop all our team members to make the most of their abilities. We are the go‑to team for sectoral and company work; providing advice to the Chancellor regular on strategy as well as acute short‑term issues. Our analysis branch works closely with policy teams across HMT, providing and feeding into far‑reaching analysis on companies and sectors. As part of this, we lead the sector development plan within HMT. We are responsible for foundational sectors like the metal and chemical industries. Our teams helped develop the UK’s new modern Industrial Strategy. We now work with BIST and across government to deliver it. We have small teams that focus specifically on the Steel and Chemicals industries, supporting complex commercial negotiations with companies and developing strategies for the sectors. The special situation branch handles specific commercial interventions for strategically important companies, including financially distressed firms or those looking for investment. We sponsor HMT owned arm’s length bodies (UKGI and The Royal Mint) and take a strategic approach to corporate finance issues and wider management of government owned assets.

About the Job

In this role, you will:

• Support HM Treasury's contribution to the Government's emerging reindustrialisation agenda, including leading discrete policy projects and workstreams that support growth and ministerial priorities.
• Build positive relationships across Whitehall and ensure Treasury priorities are reflected in the development and delivery of policies that support growth, efficiency and place‑based economic development, including industrial clusters where relevant
• Provide high‑quality advice, briefings and submissions to ministers and senior officials.
• Lead HM Treasury’s Industrial Strategy governance, coordinating input and ensuring ministers and senior officials have clear oversight of delivery progress, risks and emerging issues.
• Lead HM Treasury's sponsorship of the Industrial Strategy Advisory Council (ISAC), working closely with the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade to develop the Council's forward work programme, oversee commissioned projects and contribute to decisions on Council membership and governance.
• Maintain a strong forward look across the Government’s growth agenda, identifying risks, opportunities and emerging priorities.

This is a varied and high‑profile role at the heart of one of the Government’s top priorities. You will help ensure the Industrial Strategy remains passionate about delivery while contributing to work on reindustrialisation, place‑based growth and economic resilience across a wide range of sectors and policy areas. You will work closely with colleagues across HM Treasury, the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade and other government departments to support the Government’s growth ambitions. The role combines strategic oversight, cross‑government coordination and policy development. It offers an outstanding opportunity to develop work at the centre of government by advising and supporting ministers and senior officials on issues critical to the UK's long‑term economic success.

Alongside core Industrial Strategy responsibilities, you will contribute to the team’s wider programme of work on growth, industrial policy and economic resilience. This could include supporting emerging ministerial priorities and taking ownership of new areas of work as the branch's portfolio evolves. The successful candidate will be comfortable working across a broad range of issues and adapting quickly as priorities evolve.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a fast‑paced environment, building relationships and solving complex problems.

About You

We're looking for someone with the ability to understand how individual policy issues contribute to wider strategic objectives and use this understanding to support effective decision‑making. You have experience building effective and collaborative relationships with a range of stakeholders and working across organisational boundaries to achieve shared objectives. You'll be able to communicate sophisticated issues clearly, build effective relationships and influence senior stakeholders to support delivery of shared objectives. You can also demonstrate the ability to weigh up incomplete and/or conflicting evidence, and strategic considerations, to reach sound judgements on sophisticated and often competing issues.

Some of the Benefits our people love!

• 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus 8 public holidays and the King’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 parental and adoption leave packages
• Access to a generous Defined Benefit pension scheme with employer contributions of 28.97%
• 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

If you need any reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process, please tell us on your application form.