Policy Adviser

Are you looking to join a central and fast paced team, influencing a wide variety of policy areas? If so, we'd love to hear from you!

About the Team

The General Expenditure Policy (GEP) team sits at the heart of HM Treasury's Public Spending Group, with its overarching function of public spending control and its role coordinating expenditure (spending) policy across HM Treasury.

We report to the Chancellor and Chief Secretary on in year spending control, covering around £1,000bn of public expenditure. We work closely with teams across HM Treasury to manage risks and advise Ministers on future public spending strategy and on options for funding new priorities, both at fiscal events and as they arise throughout the year.

About the Job

Joining us as Policy Adviser, you will be at the heart of the Budget and spending review at a time when spending choices are crucial to the government’s macroeconomic and fiscal strategy; advising ministers on the impact of decisions on day-to-day spending on public services such as healthcare and education.

As well as wide-reaching influence, you will be able to gain insight into the fiscal policy decision-making process, and have significant exposure to senior officials and ministers.

Key accountabilities

1. Analysing spending on public services at Budgets and spring/autumn statements.
2. Advising on issues impacting spending on public services.
3. Developing analysis for Phase 2 of Spending Review 2025.
4. Act as a GEP account manager. This means working with the relevant HM Treasury spending team responsible for a specific department.

For a full description of the key accountabilities, please follow the apply link.

About you

We believe this role would suit someone with policy experience, and/or strong analytical capabilities. Alternatively, it would suit an analyst with experience of spending policy. You'll have experience of processing and analysing data to draw conclusions and make recommendations. You'll also be skilled building positive working relationships across the department to work through difficult issues. Lastly, you'll display good judgement in how and when to involve colleagues in your work and prioritise your workload effectively.

About us

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.

Some of the Benefits our people love! 

• 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 days 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 you to take up to an additional 2 days off each month.
• Flexible working patterns (part-time, job-share, compressed hours). 
• Generous parental leave and adoption leave packages. 
• A Civil Service Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and average employer contributions of 27%
• Access to a cycle-to-work salary sacrifice scheme and season ticket advances.
• A Rental Deposit Advance Scheme to help meet the total costs of deposits for privately rented homes.
• Access to HM Treasury’s benefits portal allowing you access to a range of discount codes for online shopping.
• A range of active staff networks, based around interests (e.g. analysts, music society, sports and social club) and diversity
• Access to a range of allowances if eligibility applies. These include profession related allowances.  

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 HM Treasury Recruitment team.