Policy Advisor – Regulation, Competition and Markets

Working at HM Treasury puts you at the heart of government, making a difference to the UK economy and ultimately to people's lives right across the UK.

Jobs at the Treasury are fast-paced, fun and can offer unparalleled perspective – not least the opportunity to advise Ministers on the decisions which directly determine the UK's prosperity. Deep in our DNA is a commitment to empowering our people: maximising individual and collective impact, with interesting work no matter your role or seniority.

Day-to-day you could be supporting Ministers to decide the right level of a specific tax or line of government spending; helping maintain the stability of financial markets; analysing the long-term trends impacting the future of the economy; or enabling this work as part of our vital corporate functions.

We are recruiting for two policy advisor roles across the Regulation, Competition and Markets team.

Policy Advisor - Competition

This role will sit within the team's competition branch, however, the postholder will be expected to work flexibly across the team's priorities, touching upon a wide range of policy areas across competition and regulation.

Key accountabilities include:

• Lead policy development and analysis on competition issues in digital markets, including monitoring emerging market trends, assessing regulatory interventions, and working with cross-government teams to support policy objectives in digital markets.
• Support the department's work on procurement and competition policy by providing analysis, coordinating stakeholder engagement, and contributing to cross-government initiatives that promote competitive and well-functioning public procurement markets.
• Support the team's G7 economist on influencing research and developing a long-term view for how competition policy supports growth and how to ensure our competition work is evidence-based.
• Building effective relationships within HMT and with departments and work with them and with other partners (regulators, business) to develop new policy proposals.
• Advising and briefing senior officials, Special Advisors and ministers on competition issues, in writing and verbally.

Policy Advisor – Regulation

This role presents an exciting opportunity to shape the next phase of the government's regulation agenda.

Key accountabilities include:

• Advise and brief senior officials, ministers, SpAds and No.10 on key regulatory issues.
• Build out a strategy for how the team engages externally with OGDs, regulators, industry, think tanks, academics and consumer groups.
• Help ensure that, as a central team on regulatory issues, the team communicates its strategy and plans across HMT and Whitehall.

We're looking for a friendly, highly motivated self-starter, who can draw on a wide network and apply their insight and knowledge to drive progress in a fast-moving policy area with credibility and impact.

This role can be based in London or in the Treasury's Darlington Economic Campus.

If you would like to speak to the hiring manager informally prior to the closing date, please contact Cameron Misson (cameron.misson@hmtreasury.gov.uk).

Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.