Strategy & Policy Adviser

HM TREASURY; Darlington; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

HM Treasury is seeking a highly driven individual for a strategic role within the Strategy, Planning & Change team. Candidates will be responsible for departmental risk management and strategy development while collaborating with senior stakeholders to enhance effectiveness and efficiency. This position offers a dynamic working environment, extensive training opportunities, and generous benefits including 25 days of annual leave and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus public holidays

Flexible working patterns

Generous parental and adoption leave packages

Defined Benefit pension scheme

Cycle-to-work salary sacrifice scheme

Qualifications

• Proficiency in strategic thinking and appreciation for the broader context.
• Ability to work in fast-paced environments managing diverse portfolios.
• Strong communication skills for effective relationship building.

Responsibilities

• Manage key pieces of departmental risk management.
• Refresh departmental strategy and guide decisions of EMB and Ministers.
• Scope, plan, and evaluate projects involving senior stakeholders.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Effective communication

Relationship building

Organizational skills

Job description

Are you ambitious, intellectually curious and organised looking to work in a high-profile role with a dynamic portfolio? Can you think strategically, challenge insightfully, and make things happen? If so, we'd love to hear from you!

About the Team

Strategy, Planning & Change (SPC) is a small team of 6 officials which supports the Treasury’s Executive Management Board (EMB) and Ministers on departmental strategy, performance, resourcing and risk. We designed and developed the Treasury’s current vision and strategy, are coordinating work on HMT’s spending review settlement, and oversee the department’s Performance & Delivery Framework. We play a leading role in shaping how the department ensures its resources, structures and processes are optimised to deliver for Ministers and the public, and lead on the department’s medium-term policy challenges, including through the establishment of a new strategic analysis and insight function.

We are passionate about helping our people thrive and building an encouraging, friendly and high-performing team. We champion diversity and many team members work flexible working patterns. We believe strongly in providing our team members with outstanding learning and development opportunities, both formal and informal, across the full breadth of our portfolio. Corporate and social strands play a big part in ensuring the team is friendly, fun and encouraging.

The team is home to staff based in both our Darlington and London offices and we strive to provide a supportive and inclusive home in each location.

We work especially closely with other teams in the SPB Group - in particular the Budget & Finance Bill team, the Growth Delivery Unit, and the Strategic Projects team - to support strategic coherence across the Treasury and ensure that resource is devoted to the highest priority areas of work.

About the Job

In this role, you will:

1. Take primary responsibility for key pieces of departmental risk management.
2. Refresh the department’s organisational strategy, helping lead our thinking about how the Treasury can become more effective and efficient, and producing briefings and advice that help EMB and Ministers make decisions on the topic.
3. Coordinate the development of priority outcomes and objectives for the department, setting out what the Treasury wants to achieve and how we plan to achieve it, including through liaising with EMB and Ministers.
4. Take ownership for scoping, planning, driving and evaluating discrete projects, often with very senior stakeholders. For a full list, please see the vacancy on Civil Service Jobs.

About You

The successful candidate will:

• Have the ability to think and act strategically. You must be able to show appreciation for the broader context in which you work, often using multiple sources of evidence to develop objectives and undertake activities that advance your aims. You should be able to spot opportunities for effective change and suggest innovative ideas to further the team’s work, thinking creatively to solve difficult problems.
• Be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, with the ability to structure, plan and prioritise a full workload across a diverse and dynamic portfolio. You should be able to deliver consistently high-quality work to a deadline and actively support your colleagues.
• Have an ability to build and maintain relationships, including through effective upwards management. You must be able to work collaboratively and effectively with senior stakeholders and partner teams to build trust and deliver results. You should be able to communicate clearly and persuasively to senior stakeholders and other team members.

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.

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 [e-mail]