Senior Policy Adviser - Multilateral Policy

HM TREASURY-1; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A Government Department in the UK is looking for a candidate to lead its contributions to the G20 Finance Tracks. This role involves developing relationships with international partners, managing policy priorities, and advising senior officials. The successful candidate will have experience in policymaking within multilateral contexts, a proven track record of effective program delivery, and the ability to thrive under pressure.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus public holidays

Flexible working patterns

Generous parental and adoption leave

Defined Benefit pension scheme

Cycle-to-work scheme

Active staff networks

Qualifications

• Proven track record of delivering complex work programmes.
• Experience working with Treasury, Government, and external partners.
• Ability to manage team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead contributions to G20 Presidencies and prepare briefings.
• Develop policy priorities and engage with key partners.
• Provide high-level advice for the Chancellor during meetings.

Skills

Creative policy design and delivery

Stakeholder engagement

Multilateral economic engagement

Job description

Overview

Are you looking for an exciting and challenging role with significant responsibility? It will be a fast-paced period in the run up to and during the UK's Presidencies of multilaternal organisations and will require an ability to deliver at pace and agility, so as a team we can respond nimbly to global events. If you are interested we'd love to hear from you!

About the Team

The Multilateral Unit and Future Presidencies Unit sit in the Global Issues & Governance (GIG) team, promoting and protecting HMT\'s interests internationally through major multilateral economic fora.

It is a relatively new team leading the policy development and delivery of the Finance Tracks for future UK Presidencies of multilateral organisations, with it confirmed that the UK will host the G7 in 2028, and expected that we will host the G20 soon.

Both the G7 and G20 are led by a presidency country which rotates year on year, with responsibility for setting the agenda of that year, hosting meetings, delivering consensus across shared priorities.

About the Job

Key accountabilities will include:

• Lead HMT\'s contribution to the ongoing Finance Tracks of G20 Presidencies, working closely with international counterparts and preparing high quality briefings.
• Lead the development and delivery of UK policy priorities ahead of HMT\'s upcoming leadership of the Finance Track, working closely with teams across HMT, HMG and with the Bank of England on policy proposals.
• Develop and manage relationships with key x-government partners, including representing HMT at various steering group meetings.
• Lead domestic and international engagement on the development of policy priorities, including engagement with Posts, industry, countries and think tanks.
• Provide advice for the Chancellor and Finance Deputy (Director General, International Group) on their approach at multilateral meetings on the full range of policy issues, including through the writing and coordination of briefing materials, submissions and programmes and engagement with policy teams across HMT, with private and press offices.
• Identify and manage policy risks and emerging issues, developing mitigation strategies.
• Manage HEO/SEO team members.

About You

The successful candidate will:

• Ability to balance a range of internal and external factors to policy proposals which are both creative and impactful.
• Proven track record of designing and delivering a complex work programme and/or ministerial events and meetings under pressure and to competing deadlines.
• Experience of working with a range of partners from across Treasury, Government, and beyond, building trusted relationships.
• Experience of international economic engagement, desirably within multilateral fora and/or priority areas within the Finance Track.

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

For more information about the role and how to apply, please follow the apply link.

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