Are you looking for a varied and stretching role that will afford you the opportunity to develop your engagement and strategic skills working on high profile, impactful and wide-ranging work at the centre of government? If so, we’d love to hear from you! 

About the Team

The Financial Services Strategy (FSS) team is a diverse, collaborative, and inclusive team, sitting in the centre of the Financial Services Group. Our work is fast-paced and wide-ranging, and we work very closely with Treasury Ministers and senior leaders to deliver our goals.

We responsible for setting strategic direction and ensuring a coordinated approach to the department's overarching financial services strategy, including through key events such as Mansion House and Budget. We are responsible for Treasury's strategy for financial services regulation, including leading the overall relationship and accountability mechanisms for the FS regulators, as well as cross-cutting redress issues. FSS owns the governance structures and programme management processes to monitor and support the implementation of the government's financial services priorities.

About the Job

We are hiring for two roles within the Financial Services Strategy team: one in the Financial Services Business Engagement and Delivery Unit, and one in the Financial Services Regulatory Strategy Unit.

In the role of the Engagement and Delivery Unit role you will:

• Quickly develop and maintain positive relationships with key partners, being aware of their perspectives and issues to support the delivery of the government’s financial services objectives. Establish networks across the Treasury, other departments, and the private sector.
• Produce high quality written work including Ministerial and senior civil servant speeches, summaries of business perspectives, advice for Ministers, and briefing for Ministers and senior civil servants.
• Deliver products and events involving a wide and diverse range of people collaboratively and often to tight deadlines.

In the Regulatory Strategy Unit role you will:

• Build strong relationships with a range of stakeholders, within the Financial Services Group, the wider Treasury, and external partners, to understand key priorities and use this to shape the Treasury’s strategic engagement with the regulators – including coordinating briefings and drafting speeches for senior civil servants and ministers.
• Lead elements of the day-to-day sponsorship relationship with the financial services regulators. This includes supporting the regulators to develop their reports and coordinate laying them in Parliament and supporting ministers with parliamentary questions and correspondence.
• Develop expertise on the role and operation of the regulators, including relevant legislation, and using this expertise to advise colleagues, Ministers, and senior civil servants.

For a more detailed list please refer to the job advert on Civil Service Jobs.

About You

We’re a flexible team and respond to the needs of ministers and senior officials, and these interesting and varied roles would suit pro-active candidates who can adapt effectively to changing priorities.

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%
• 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 recruitment team at .uk