Senior Policy Adviser, China and ASEAN

4 weeks ago

Darlington, County Durham, United Kingdom HM Treasury Full time

About the Team

The Trade & Emerging Markets team leads the development of HM Treasury’s policy on financial services with non-EU jurisdictions and promotes and protects the UK's reputation as an international financial centre. Within the team, The Emerging Markets Unit is responsible for developing our policy towards some of the most dynamic regions of the world. The UK is one of the largest and most sophisticated financial services markets in the world and it is an exciting and interesting time to be working in the unit.


About the Job


This post is head of a branch that leads on UK’s financial services engagement with mainland China, Hong Kong and ASEAN countries.

The post-holder will have the following responsibilities:

1. Own the UK’s policy towards China on financial services, including through developing and delivering a package of strategic initiatives, drive ongoing bilateral partnership where it is line with UK values and security interests;

2. Develop the team’s policy towards ASEAN, working alongside the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), the City of London Corporation, and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to identify priority areas for UK financial services exports and to promote the UK as a centre for international finance; and

3. Enable a branch of direct line reports to flourish.


This role will require occasional travel to the region.


About You


This is a senior and high-profile role in the group, with new and pressing issues emerging every day We will need an individual with strong leadership and policy delivery skills. This role offers an excellent insight into the relationship with China but is also an exciting opportunity to engage with ASEAN countries.


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 27%
  • 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 (e.g. women in the Treasury, ethnic minority network, LGBT* network, faith and belief network)


For more information about the Treasury, role, salary, benefits, who to contact 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

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