·       Salary: £41,630 - £44,500

·       Contract Type: Permanent

·       Working Pattern: This post is available on a full-time, and flexible working hours can be accommodated.

·       Location: Darlington

Are you looking for a new challenge in a supportive team at the forefront of government policy making! If so then we would love to hear from you!

About the Team

The Payments and Fintech Team sits at the forefront of government policy making to put the UK payments sector at the leading edge of technology and innovation, protect access to cash, and ensure that UK financial services can take advantage of developments in fintech and cryptoassets.

Our team of around 15 dedicated individuals is an exciting and supportive place to work. We place a strong focus on championing a supportive team culture, seek to model best practice, and explore new and innovative ideas, recognising the fast-moving nature of the team’s policy area.

About the Job

In this role, you will:

• Develop payments policy to support implementation of the National Payments Vision, which sets out the government’s ambitions for UK payments and take action to address issues facing the sector today.
• You will use your proven ability to understand the field of payments and broader financial services policy to provide recommendations on payments policy, collaborating with experts in the field to build and continuously refine your thinking.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with a diverse range of partners, using these contacts to help drive progress aligned with the National Payments Vision.
• Coordinate committee and working group meetings with partners. Provide high quality briefing and advice to government ministers and senior civil servants involved with implementing the National Payments Vision, including reflecting views from across the sector.
• Making a positive contribution to the Payments and Fintech team, and wider Financial Services Group culture.

About You

To work on policy as a Policy Adviser, you will need to demonstrate a number of skills, including strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, the ability to clearly explain your thinking both in writing and in person, and the drive to overcome challenges and see your ideas through into action and delivery. You should also have a track record of delivering financial services policy or regulation with robust analysis and partnership engagement.

You don’t need to have any specific qualifications to apply to work as a Policy Adviser at HM Treasury. We are looking for people who have the right set of skills for the role, who demonstrate the values of our organisation, and who are motivated to come and work with us on a range of issues that are at the heart of how we grow the UK economy.

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 28.97%
• 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

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.