Senior Sanctions Adviser

HM Treasury; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days + 8 holidays

Flexitime

Flexible working patterns

Parental and adoption leave

Pension scheme 28.97%

Cycle-to-work scheme

Staff networks

Adjustments for selection process

Job summary

Senior Sanctions Adviser role within HM Treasury focuses on developing and maintaining General Licences to enable legitimate activity while safeguarding the UK's sanctions objectives.

Based in Darlington, you will analyse evidence, manage high-profile cases, and work with government and external partners to deliver practical, timely solutions under tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• No prior sanctions experience required.

Responsibilities

• Help develop and review General Licences, researching issues and providing clear, evidence-based advice.
• Manage a varied portfolio of work, balancing competing priorities and delivering at pace.
• Contribute to high-profile and sensitive sanctions cases, including litigation and legal challenges.
• Build strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders across government and beyond.
• Develop guidance and communications that support understanding and compliance with sanctions measures.

Job description

Senior Sanctions Adviser

Salary: £36,130 - £41,074

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: This post is available on a full-time basis, and flexible working hours can be accommodated.

Location: Darlington

About the Team

We are a collaborative team responsible for helping UK financial sanctions work effectively and avoid unintended consequences for legitimate activity. Our work involves assessing risks, identifying trends and providing clear recommendations to senior officials and Ministers.

The General Licensing Branch develops and maintains licences that provide permissions for categories of activity. You will work at pace with colleagues across OFSI and government, drawing on a range of expertise to progress complex cases and support litigation and legal challenges.

About the Job

As a Senior Sanctions Adviser, you'll play a key role in helping UK financial sanctions work effectively in practice. Working on complex and often high-profile issues, you'll help develop and maintain General Licences that enable legitimate activity while supporting the UK's wider sanctions objectives.

You'll work closely with colleagues across government, legal advisers and external stakeholders to analyse evidence, manage risks and develop practical solutions to challenging problems. No two days are the same, and you'll have the opportunity to contribute to work that attracts significant ministerial, parliamentary and public interest.

You will:

• Help develop and review General Licences, researching issues and providing clear, evidence-based advice.
• Manage a varied portfolio of work, balancing competing priorities and delivering at pace.
• Contribute to high-profile and sensitive sanctions cases, including litigation and legal challenges.
• Build strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders across government and beyond.
• Develop guidance and communications that support understanding and compliance with sanctions measures.

You do not need prior sanctions experience to apply.

We're looking for people who are curious, analytical and comfortable working through complex issues. Whether your experience comes from policy, regulation, operational delivery, casework, investigations, compliance or another related field, we'd love to hear from you.

About You

We're looking for someone who is curious, analytical and enjoys solving complex problems. You'll be confident assessing information, balancing risks and making evidence-based recommendations, even when dealing with challenging or ambiguous issues.

You'll thrive in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities while delivering high-quality work to tight deadlines. Just as importantly, you'll understand how your work fits into wider objectives and be able to build strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders to achieve shared outcomes.

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 about this in your online application form.