Senior Policy Adviser - Darlington, United Kingdom - HM Treasury

HM Treasury

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Darlington, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £52,960 - £59,190

A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade:
Grade 7
Range E
Contract type:
Permanent
Loan
Length of employment:
This role is available on a permanent or 2 year loan basis
Business area:

HMT

Public Spending
Type of role:
Policy
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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Location

This post is based in Darlington (Feethams House).About the job

Job summary:

About HM Treasury

If you're interested in making a difference to people's lives, the Treasury can offer you an exciting opportunity to influence decision making that affects the whole of the UK.

Working at the heart of government, we collaborate across government to promote responsible public spending and drive strong and sustainable economic growth.

Our work ranges from protecting customers through the regulation of the financial sector, helping to reduce carbon emissions and creating a greener economy, to promoting British trade around the world and supporting people across the country on jobs, growth and more.

We are part of the Darlington Economic Campus, a pioneering new cross-government hub which brings people together to play an active role in the most important issues of the day whilst working closer to the communities we serve.

The campus provides the opportunity for people from all over the UK to help shape the future of the country, and our flexible working practices ensure you can collaborate effectively with our partners.

It's central government, made more accessible to you

Job description:

About the Group
The
Public Spending Group is a high-profile and rewarding place to work.

We help the Chancellor decide what to spend £1.2 trillion a year on and ensure government delivers value for money for the taxpayer.

We are responsible for reporting to Parliament and the public on how taxpayers' money is spent.

We drive forward improved outcomes and efficiency in public services and make sure value for money is at the centre of decision-making through better evaluation, data and analysis.

The Group advise on overall government policy on public sector pay and pensions, the biggest single driver of public spending.

We collaborate with and directly support departments to deliver the Government Finance Function strategy, building finance, debt and risk capability across government and developing the management information, tools and frameworks to better understand and ensure value for money.

About the Team

The Cross-Cutting Strategy, Insight and Reform (CSIR) team works on some of the most challenging policy issues facing government today.

CSIR exists to improve value for money by working across government to lead change through cross-cutting reform, productivity and efficiency and enabling the centre of government to achieve these aims via excellent spending control.

About the Job

This is an exciting Range E role with significant policy leadership across complex areas and well suited for someone able to operate at a strategic level and identify opportunities to add value and inject pace.

You will lead on identifying and delivering key reform opportunities across the public sector to drive improved productivity and efficiency, in particular by working with departments to enhance the government's understanding of demand management across public services and systems challenges.

As part of this workstream, you will be responsible for coordinating and collating work across stakeholders to identify opportunities for early interventions and preventative spending in order to support better outcomes and alleviate long-term spending pressures.

These opportunities will be cross-cutting, involving different parts of government and the public sector: the objective is to lead HMT efforts to enable change through fiscal events and ongoing engagement.

Key accountabilities for this role include:

Lead the team's work to
identify and support preventative spending interventions at the next Spending Review, working collaboratively across HM Treasury and government more widely.
Work with departments to enhance HM Treasury's
understanding of demand management
and system challenges across public services, identifying opportunities for streamlining delivery and improving outcomes.
Work with analysts to determine and agree an accurate approach to
understanding the impact of preventative spending interventions, ensuring the department has the right tools and methodological approach for ascertaining impacts.

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Build strong partnerships and relationships with officials across government in order to deliver HM Treasury's objectives in reform policy areas.
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Provide excellent line management to direct report, includi