Consultant / Senior Consultant, Trade Policy

Aberdeen, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Gatwick, Glasgow, Guernsey, Ipswich, Isle of Man, Jersey, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Newcastle, Nottingham, Port Talbot, Reading, Southampton, St Albans Business Line Job Type Permanent / FTC Date published 08-Dec-2025 Connect to your Industry Deloitte’s Tax & Trade Policy Group is seeking a motivated and analytical individual to join its dynamic trade policy team. This role offers a unique opportunity to develop and apply expertise in international trade policy to enable Deloitte to better support clients in an increasingly complex global policy landscape. Connect to your career at Deloitte Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients’ become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more. What brings us all together at Deloitte? It’s how we approach the thousands of decisions we make everyday. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, foster inclusion and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most. Connect to your opportunity Develop and maintain deep expertise in international trade policy, including in relation to key UK trade corridors, trade agreements, global tariffs, the UK-EU post-Brexit relationship and other policy developments with an international economic dimension, interpreting their implications for businesses. Maintain a keen understanding of UK, US and EU political landscapes and their impact on trade and tax policy, interpreting the nuances of geopolitical developments. Author impactful thought leadership articles and analysis pieces, deliver webinars and contribute to surveys, helping to build eminence for trade and tax policy. Draft detailed and analytical responses to public consultations on trade policy matters and support wider initiatives in working with government departments. Prepare compelling presentations and support the delivery of conferences, workshops and other engagements with clients, translating complex trade policy developments into actionable insights. Foster strong relationships and collaborate effectively with other Deloitte teams to ensure trade policy expertise is highly accessible to our practice. Provide comprehensive support to Partners and Directors in their engagements and stakeholder interactions; and contribute to the wider objectives of the Tax & Trade Policy Group, including on the UK Budget and significant policy developments in other areas. Connect to your skills and professional experience Proven track record in policy research and analysis at a high level. Understanding of the major international political and geopolitical issues of the day, particularly in how they intersect with trade policy and the international business environment. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and an ability to prepare clear, concise and persuasive reports, presentations, and thought leadership. A proactive, self-starter mentality with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Connect to your business – Tax Innovation and tax consultancy may not seem to go together, but that’s exactly what you’ll find at Deloitte. We’re constantly seeking the new and working together to push the limits of what’s possible. Discover a new kind of tax career that you can make your own. Personal independence Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request. Connect with your colleagues "We advise some of the largest, most prestigious clients in the world, so the work is really challenging and exciting. 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