Policy Adviser - London, United Kingdom - HM Treasury

HM Treasury

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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- £31,710 - £48,720

A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade:
Higher Executive Officer

Senior Executive Officer

This is a Range D post. Successful HEO and SEO applicants will transfer on a level basis.

Contract type:

Permanent
Business area:
HMT
Public Services
Type of role:
Policy
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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Location

This post can be based in London (1 Horse Guards Road) or Darlington (Feethams House).About the job

Job summary:

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.

- and late-career changers with transferrable skills, people from all backgrounds and circumstances regardless of disability, gender, age ethnicity, LGBT+ identity and socio-economic status.

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:

The Public Services Group is at the heart of the Treasury's work to secure strong and sustainable public finances.

We manage public spending of more than £250 billion across key public services and departments, including health, education, the police, the criminal justice system, local government, housing, defence and the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

We do this by working with other government departments, ministers, and other Treasury teams to ensure that spending plans support high quality public services and provide value for money for the taxpayer.

Our roles offer a range of opportunities to work with senior leaders in other government departments, as well as helping to ensure the effective delivery of public services that so many people rely on.

Education and Skills Team

The Education and Skills team is high profile, friendly and supportive team with oversight of a range of areas - ranging from children's social care and childcare through to schools, further education, and higher education.

Our core role as a spending team is to advise Treasury ministers on education spending proposals, help the Department for Education to live within their budget, and work with DfE and other parts of the Treasury to ensure that we have an education and skills system which meets the needs of the future economy.

We are a team of 17 people who put a strong emphasis on an inclusive and open culture that makes use of everyone's talents We are especially proud of our track record in helping our team members to develop and make the most of the opportunities available whilst being in the team.

We are recruiting a policy adviser to join the early years branch in the Education and Skills team.

The branch has oversight of the Department for Education's multi-billion pound childcare offer, including the landmark expansion of free childcare announced earlier this year, and children's social care strategy.

Your role will involve helping to ensure DfE live within their budgets in these areas and influencing their policy development, providing regular advice to the Chancellor and Chief Secretary.

You will work collaboratively to build networks across HMT as well as develop positive relationships with DfE to find common positions and broker agreements.

This is an exciting and stretching role which would suit someone with an interest in education, early years or wider government spending.

Key accountabilities for the successful applicant will include:

1. Leading the department's input into children's social care strategy and policy proposals, working towards implementing the government's response to the Independent Review of Children's Social Care, and developing a joint DfE/DLUHC bid for the next spending review. This work involves close working with DfE to understand the underpinning evidence for different programmes and supporting and challenging them to build the best case for we