Policy Adviser - Emerging Markets Engagement

Do you want to advise ministers on promoting and protecting the UK's economy and its competitiveness internationally in a fast-changing environment? If so, read on!

About the Team

International Economic Partnerships (IEP)

IEP leads on HM Treasury's bilateral economic relationships with priority international partners. We promote and protect HMT's interests internationally, working to support the UK Growth Mission and ensure UK influence on the global economic landscape through our major bilateral relationships. We work closely with stakeholders across Government and international counterparts. We deliver our work through targeted outreach, strategy development, major structured engagement such as Economic and Financial Dialogues, and Ministerial participation at G7, G20, and IMF events.

The team is split into two units:

1. The Americas and Emerging Markets Unit leads on HMT's bilateral economic relationships with North America (US, Canada, Mexico); key major emerging markets (India, Brazil, South Africa, the Gulf).
2. The Europe and Asia-Pacific Unit leads on the UK's bilateral economic relationships with key economies in Europe (inc. France, Germany, Italy and others) and Asia-Pacific (inc. Japan, South Korea, Australia and others).

IEP is committed to diversity and inclusion, wellbeing, and ensuring that everyone is provided with rewarding and stretching roles in which they feel empowered and supported. We are keen to encourage applications from candidates with a diverse set of backgrounds and range of experience. The team is spread across London and Darlington, and works closely with Foreign Office posts around the world.

About the Job

In this role you will:

• Shape and drive HMT's engagement and policy strategy for Emerging Markets (India, the Gulf, Brazil, and South Africa). You will work across HMT and wider Government on economic strategy, identifying new and creative ways to maximise HMT's influence in those countries and beyond, ensuring support for the Growth Mission.
• Deliver briefing (oral/written) for senior official and Ministerial engagement. This includes working country-to-country (e.g. through the UK-India Economic and Financial Dialogue, the UK's flagship economic relationship dialogue with India) and through wider multilateral fora (e.g. G20, IMF). Use these opportunities to maximise impact of HMG's international economic objectives.
• Support senior thinking on wider international strategy. Understand how we fit into the bigger international picture. Advise Ministers on policy issues, and drive strategic aims through delivering high quality Chancellor trips, events, and engagement. Prioritise to ensure delivery of core priorities while balancing reactive work on lower priority countries in portfolio.
• Represent HMT externally to international partners. Identify priorities for the UK economy, providing advice to the Chancellor, and deliver positive policy outcomes through our relationship with key emerging market partners.
• Lead on political and economic reporting for Ministers and senior officials on developments in country portfolio, maintaining detailed policy knowledge on political, economic, and policy trends across country portfolio to inform analysis and advice.

About You

You will lead on the bilateral relationship, policy, strategy, and engagement for the UK's highest priority emerging market partners.

You will need to have a good grasp of economics (but do not need to be an economist). You will have to balance multiple projects simultaneously, work at pace with a range of partners, see how your work connects to the Treasury's wider domestic and international objectives, and represent the UK externally. There may be opportunities for travel.

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.

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