Policy adviser

1 week 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 sustainable economicgrowth

Aboutthe Team

The Energy and TransportTax (ETT) team is an encouraging and friendly team whose work is atthe heart of balancing HMT's fiscal, economic and environmentalobjectives. The team is responsible for taxes collectively raisingaround £50bn through transport, oil & gas, energy & carbonand environmental taxes, including developing novel and complexpolicies such as the new Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).As a result, the team's work covers a broad range of high-profilepolicy areas that get significant amounts of ministerial and publicattention, particularly in light of the Government's Net Zeroagenda.

ETT is an outward-facing team whose workinvolves significant and varied partner engagement, both directlywith businesses and with trade associations, businessrepresentative groups and environmental and tax policycollaborators. The team also works very closely with otherGovernment departments, especially DESNZ, DfT, HMRC, Defra, andDBT, as well as with colleagues across HM Treasury, particularlythose working on energy & transport spending, infrastructurepolicy and international policy.

Aboutthe Job

In this role, keyresponsibilities will include:

  • Contributeto the design of UK CBAM policy and develop detailed policyproposals for the operation of the UK CBAM which was recentlysubject to consultation. This will require working together withcolleagues across HMT Treasury and HMRC to understand a wide rangeof viewpoints. For example, this could include working on thedevelopment of the UK's approach to emissions measurement withinthe UK CBAM.
  • Lead on the assessment of complextechnical policy areas working at speed to clearly set out thepotential impacts of different options and how they fit with othergovernment schemes. This could include assessing the interactionwith the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). This will involveworking alongside economic analysts in the Trade Policyteam.
  • Collaborate closely with colleagueswithin other government departments. The post-holder will beencouraged to engage with key partners and build upon existingrelationships with a range of partners across government. Forexample, this could include working closely with HMRC, theDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero and the EnvironmentAgency.
  • Lead on project management to ensuretimely delivery of the UK CBAM, working across HMT andHMRC
  • Contribute to making the team and thewider BIT group a great place towork.

AboutYou

This is an exciting role for amotivated and detail focused candidate to work directly on craftingkey elements of the UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), anew and innovative tax on emissions embodied in imported goods. Thesuccessful candidate will need to quickly grasp complex issues in afast-paced policy area and be comfortable working with others todrive forward complex technical aspects of a tax that is yet to befully implemented anywhere in the world.

Whilstformal economics or statistics qualifications are not essential,some experience and/or understanding of these areas would bevaluable and the post-holder will need to be comfortable engagingwith data and working with economic analysts.

You don't need tobe a policy professional or have any specific qualifications toapply to work as a Policy Adviser at HM Treasury. We are lookingfor people who have the right set of skills for the role, whodemonstrate the values of our organisation, and who are motivatedto come and work with us. There is no one type of person orparticular background we are looking for, and we would encourageapplicants from all backgrounds to apply.

HM Treasury isproud of a diverse and inclusive work environment, committed tofairness and the promotion of equality of opportunity for all. Weknow that having a range of experiences, ways of working andthinking makes us a stronger organisation, better at developingpolicy that is reflective of the communities we serve. We embracedifferent views and experiences and value the fresh perspectivethat people from a variety of circumstances bring to the work wedo. We welcome applications from candidates who have not previouslyworked for the Civil Service, mid- and late-career changers withtransferrable skills, people from all backgrounds and circumstancesregardless of disability, ethnicity, LGBT+ identity andsocio-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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