Strategy and Policy Adviser

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Job description

Are you interested in playing an important role in a key government Department that offers an exciting opportunity to be part of the decision making that affects the whole of the UK? We are seeking two highly motivated individuals to join our Strategy, Planning & Projects (SPP) team.

The SPP team are a hard-working and energetic team, comprising 67 roles across our London and Darlington offices, focused on two major areas:

• "Strategic Projects", a flexible cross-Treasury resource that provides rapid support to highest priority areas of work across the department. Recent projects we've supported include: the Covid 19 Response; the Health and Social Care levy; and, the creation of the UK Infrastructure Bank;
• The "Strategy, Planning & Change" team, which supports the Treasury's Executive Management Board (EMB) on departmental strategy, performance, and risk.

We're looking for two Strategy and Policy advisers to join us in undertaking various projects across the department. Members of the team are seconded to short (typically c.3-4 month) projects in different areas of the department. Roles may involve providing advice and analysis on policy issues, helping teams to structure their work and/or ensuring the department delivers its priorities. These projects move in accordance with business need, to work on the highest - often Ministerial - priority issues.

Responsibilities will vary depending on the nature of the project you are completing. However, across the role responsibilities will include:

• Developing knowledge and understanding of new policy areas to support robust and evidence-based policy solutions
• Building key relationships and working collaboratively with a wide and diverse range of HMT teams and government partners, including integrating effectively and supporting leadership of project teams
• Coordinating advice and briefing for Ministers, senior officials and other partners on a range of policies. This includes drafting high-quality products including advice, parliamentary questions and scripts, correspondence and publications
• Promoting a strategic outlook, innovation and creativity to build a positive impact on HM Treasury's approach to policy making

Project roles require a wide range of skills, and we pride ourselves on our strategic capability and project management expertise. Successful candidates will need to be motivated self-starters who are able to pick up new content quickly and work independently with other parts of Treasury and departments to drive forward high-priority work. These roles are well-suited to candidates who are looking to develop their policy and project skills by developing and providing advice to Ministers and Senior Officials on cross-cutting, high-profile issues.

These roles can be based in London (1 Horse Guards Road), Norwich (Rosebery Court) or Darlington (Bishopsgate House until the office in central Darlington is established in 2022). The Darlington Economic Campus is a pioneering new cross-government hub which will bring together people across departments and public organisations to play an active role in the most important issues of the day. The work of the Campus will make a real difference to people both UK and internationally. There will be substantial career opportunities and exciting prospects - a career at the Campus means you will be working at the heart of Government, with access to the benefits and fantastic opportunities offered by the civil service. This role is based at HM Treasury and we will be joined on the campus by:

• Department for International Trade
• Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Office for National Statistics
• Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
• Department for Education

You can find out more information about Darlington here .

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 Queen'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 maternity, paternity and adoption leave packages
• Access to a generous Defined Benefit pension scheme with employer contributions.
• 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)

More information about the Treasury can be found here .

For more information about the role, salary, benefits and how to apply please follow the "Apply" link.

Complaints procedure

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

Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of appointment based on fair and open competition and appointment on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners' Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact HMT by email:

If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment.