Policy Adviser – Contingency Planning Unit (Non-Banks)
- Salary: National: £34,820 – £40,000. If the successful candidate is a current Civil Servant joining on level transfer, HM Treasury will honour their current substantive salary if higher.
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Working Pattern: This post is available on a full time, part time or job share basis, and flexible working hours can be accommodated.
- Location: Darlington (Feethams House)
Are you able to form effective partnerships and relationships with a range of stakeholders to achieve your goals and do you want to join a friendly and inclusive team? If yes, then this could be the ideal role for you!
About the Team
The Resilience & Resolution (R&R) team works with the Bank of England, Prudential Regulation Authority, Financial Conduct Authority and other government departments to identify risks to the financial sector, develop policies and plans to mitigate and respond to those risks, and leads the Treasury’s response to financial sector crises and operational disruption. We are a fast-paced, exciting team with significant exposure to ministers and senior officials.
We are a friendly and inclusive team. Wellbeing is a top priority for us, and we will support you to deliver your objectives while maintaining a good work/life balance.
About the Job
We’re looking for people who have the right set of skills for the role, who have the ability to form effective partnerships and relationships with a range of stakeholders to achieve goals. Someone who is able to evaluate complex information and evidence and communicate a recommendation in an accessible way. Who also has the ability to manage competing priorities to deliver high quality work across short and long-term objectives
Part of your job will be to support a Senior Executive Officer (SEO) to lead on monitoring and addressing risks to non-bank financial firms, providing updates and advice to seniors and ministers as is required.
The role will involve undertaking projects to support the work of the team. The exact nature of the projects will be confirmed once in post – and can be flexed based on the interests and skills of the postholder.
The key responsibilities of the post-holder will be:
- Contingency planning for distressed non-bank financial firms, such as investment firms, non-bank lenders, payment firms, insurers and central clearing houses.
- Working with the Bank of England, PRA and FCA to understand the impact on financial stability, consumers and any wider implications – updating seniors and ministers on the situation and advising them on how to respond.
- Supporting live crisis management. The team works flexibly to respond to financial stability events as they arise. Your role will help to support colleagues in contingency planning, providing additional capacity and expertise as required.
- Projects. Leading project work in line with priorities for the Contingency Planning Unit and wider Resilience and Resolution team.
About You
We are looking for you to have the ability to form effective partnerships and relationships with a range of stakeholders to achieve your goals as well as being able to evaluate complex information and evidence, balancing trade-offs and communicating advice in an accessible way to senior decision makers. We also need you to have the ability to manage competing priorities to deliver high quality work across short- and long-term objectives.
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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