Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity to influence a wide agenda, shape policy development and delivery in pursuit of impactful and affordable measures to support UK economic growth, as well as dealing with a range of shorter-term challenges and opportunities? If so, we'd love to hear from you!

About the Team

We are looking to recruit a Senior Policy Adviser which will sit within the Business, Trade and Culture Team (BTC) of the Enterprise and Growth Unit (EGU). The Enterprise and Growth Unit (EGU) promotes sustainable economic growth and higher productivity for the UK. We provide analysis and advice on enterprise, innovation, private sector investment and a cost-effective transition to a low-carbon economy. The Enterprise and Growth Unit has a varied and exciting agenda and we work closely with a wide variety of other teams across the Treasury.

The Business, Trade and Culture Team (BTC) is a friendly team with a varied and high-profile remit. There is a strong and supportive team culture that offers the successful candidate the opportunity to build networks across wider work areas. The team meets regularly and there are multiple opportunities to participate in team wellbeing and development activities.

About the Job

In this role, you will lead HMT’s work on policy levers of importance to manufacturing sectors, including Department for Business and Trade spending relating to automotive and aerospace. Specifically, you will:

1. Lead on spending relating to specific strategically important DBT manufacturing sectors and assess bids relating to internationally mobile investment in those sectors.

2. Coordinate HMT’s approach to policy levers of importance to manufacturing sectors, ensuring the department takes a strategic view to deliver government objectives.

3. Contribute to cross-government work on regional economic growth, supporting strategic advantage through science and technology, and attracting internationally mobile investment.

4. Oversee HMT industry engagement relating to advanced manufacturing sectors.

5. Line management responsibility for a range D policy adviser, supporting them to deliver high-quality outputs and providing them with effective mentoring.

6. Working flexibly to support wider team and EGU objectives. We work in a fast-paced part of the Treasury. You will sometimes need to work outside your core responsibilities to support policy development and implementation across a range of growth policy issues.

About You

The successful candidate will have the ability to work on complex issues, using strong analytical, numerical and qualitative reasoning skills, and collaboration with others, to assess a range of different factors, and applying sound judgment to reach a conclusion. You will be able to set strategic direction, making the links between different policy areas and taking account of the wider context in order to deliver priorities. You’ll possess a confirmed ability to lead others to deliver complex work programmes, setting clear plans for delivery and managing competing short and long-term priorities.

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.

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 27%

· 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)

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.