Policy Adviser

6 days ago

Darlington, Darlington, United Kingdom HM Treasury Full time

If you're interested in making adifference to people's lives, the Treasury can offer you anexciting opportunity to influence decision making that affects thewhole of the UK. Working at the heart of government, we collaborateacross government to promote responsible public spending and drivestrong and balanced economicgrowth

Aboutthe Team

This role sits within theregulatory unit of the insurance team. The UK has one of the mostvibrant and innovative insurance sectors in the world and is aleader in complex and bespoke provisions of insurance. The sectoris a crucial part of our economy, managing £1.8 trillion ininvestment, amounting to the equivalent of 25% of the UK's totalnet worth.

As theinsurance team, we are responsible for enabling the growth andcompetitiveness of the UK's insurance sector, stimulatinginnovation, and maximising the benefit of insurance companies'investments in the UK while preserving market stability and safetyforpolicyholders.

Asthe regulatory unit, we are responsible for the sound regulation ofthis sector. This involves working to establish the balance inregulation between enabling and promoting growth while ensuringthat the market remains stable and protects policyholders frommarket-wide shocks. A key aspect of this is prudential regulation;ensuring that firms' hold enough capital to protect theirpolicyholders and survive a 1-in-200-year economic shock, whilealso enabling sound investments to drive productive growth in theUK.

Aboutthe Job

You will join theregulatory branch. We are currently reforming how insurers areregulated to incentivise productive investment in the UK economyand spur an internationally competitive insurance sector, whileretaining high standards of policyholder of protection. This is onethe landmark economic reforms of the Government, which industryhave estimated could result in £100 billion in investment over thenext ten years in the UK.

KeyAccountabilities for this roleinclude:

  1. Reformof the regulation of the insurance sector. Youwill work to help reform to the regulation of the insurance sectorthrough becoming HMT's subject-matter expert on key aspects of theinsurance regime and work across Government to examine proposalsfor reform and develop your own. This is one of the highest profilereforms among the suite of ambitious reforms to the regulation offinancialservices.
  2. Implement cruciallegislative reform. You will work with TreasuryLegal Advisors to ensure that reforms to the regulation of theinsurance sector are accurately translated into legal form, leadingthe delivery of reforms into the statute book and developing theassociated products to ensure its smooth delivery. This willrequire, and help you enhance, crucial project managementskills.
  3. Influence a wide varietyof high profile stakeholders and manage thepolarised positions that can sometimes develop between industry andthe regulators to secure a mutually acceptable and deliverablecommon ground. You will maintain relationships with the insurancesector, financial regulators, and across Government, to developinsurance policy.
  4. Engage withministers and senior officials on a subject which is highprofile, on which they have strong opinions and inwhich there is media interest. You will prepare briefings forministers and senior officials to assist them in achievinginsurance policy objectives, especially in relation to the passageof the statutory instruments that effect reform of the regulationof the insurance sector.
  5. Crediblyrepresent HMT in meetings with regulators and the insurancesector. Policy relating to the regulation ofthe insurance sector is developed and enhanced in meetings with keystakeholders. You will have the opportunity to develop coreskills in this area by representing HMT in high profile meetingswith important stakeholders to help influence stakeholders, findcommon ground between industry and the regulator, and understandand share key insights to progress the aims ofGovernment.

AboutYou

You will also collaborate withthose same, to ensure that the benefits of the reforms are realisedand react to developments in the insurance market, bothopportunities and risks. You will reach across HMG, leading theconversation within Government, alongside engaging and developingpolicy with experts in the regulator and in industry. From this youwill be able to develop recommendations for reform, compromise ornovel solutions, utilising this to influence the decisionsgoverning one of the most crucial sections of the UK'seconomy.

You don'tneed to be a policy professional or have any specificqualifications to apply to work as a Policy Adviser at HM Treasury.We are looking for people who have the right set of skills for therole, who demonstrate the values of HM Treasury and the CivilService, and who are motivated to come and work with us on a rangeof issues that are at the heart of how we spend money and deliverpublic services.

HMTreasury is proud of a diverse and inclusive work environment,committed to fairness and the promotion of equality of opportunityfor all. We know that having a range of experiences, ways ofworking and thinking makes us a stronger organisation, better atdeveloping policy that is reflective of the communities we serve.We embrace different views and experiences and value the freshperspective that people from a variety of circumstances bring tothe work we do. We welcome applications from candidates who havenot previously worked for the Civil Service, mid- and late-careerchangers with transferrable skills, people from all backgrounds andcircumstances regardless of disability, ethnicity, LGBT+ identityand socio-economicstatus.

Someof the Benefits our peoplelove

  • 25 days annualleave (rising to 30 days after 5 years), plus 8 public holidays andthe King's birthday (unless you have a legacy arrangement as anexisting Civil Servant). Additionally, we operate flexitimesystems, allowing you to take up to an additional 2 days off eachmonth.
  • Flexible working patterns (part-time,job-share, compressed hours).
  • Generous parentalleave and adoption leave packages.
  • A CivilService Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits fordependants and average employer contributions of27%
  • Access to a cycle-to-work salary sacrificescheme and season ticket advances.
  • A RentalDeposit Advance Scheme to help meet the total costs of deposits forprivately rented homes.
  • Access to HM Treasury'sbenefits portal allowing you access to a range of discount codesfor online shopping.
  • A range of active staffnetworks, based around interests (e.g. analysts, music society,sports and social club) anddiversity

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