Are you looking for an exciting role that helps the UK’s high-growth companies access the finance they need to grow, and blends responsibility for British Business Bank spending and governance with leadership of the Treasury’s equity finance policy? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

About the Team

Science, innovation and digital technology transform how we live and work. This brings new opportunities to unlock economic growth, improve productivity and create high skilled jobs.

The Science, Technology & Access to Finance (STAF) team advises on how the UK can make the most of this opportunity. We oversee spending by, and lead the Treasury’s relationship with, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. We lead on the allocation and monitoring of R&D spending across government. We are responsible for HMT policy on the government’s 5 priority technologies - AI, quantum, telecoms, semiconductors and engineering biology. We set HM Treasury’s strategy for the digital technology sector, one of the Chancellor’s five growth sectors.

We lead on access to finance, including managing the Treasury’s relationship with the British Business Bank and delivering key policies announced by the Chancellor last summer at Mansion House to unlock more investment into the UK’s most innovative companies. These are top priorities for the Chancellor and Prime Minister, and require close work with teams across government, particularly in DSIT, Cabinet Office and No.10.

About the Job

In this role, you will have the opportunity to hone and develop your policy skills in a multifaceted, encouraging, and fun environment, delivering the government’s ambitions on innovation and growth.

You will:

Develop and support British Business Bank spending control strategy

Support work on Innovation Finance within the branch

Provide advice directly to senior colleagues, Special Advisers and Ministers

Build positive relationships with partners within and outside government For more detail about the key accountabilities of the role please review the advert on Civil Service Jobs.

About You

We are looking for someone who has experience of making evidence-based decisions around organisational strategy, working closely and effectively with stakeholders, and showing confidence in making difficult decisions on policy design and delivery. Has the ability to work independently, planning and driving forward longer-term projects, while also delivering high quality urgent work and is able to understand complex policy (including economic, financial, or commercial issues) and provide clear, impactful advice.

If that sounds like you, please apply!

HM Treasury is proud of a diverse and inclusive work environment, committed to fairness and the promotion of equality of opportunity for all. We know that having a range of experiences, ways of working and thinking makes us a stronger organisation, better at developing policy that is reflective of the communities we serve. We embrace different views and experiences and value the fresh perspective that people from a variety of circumstances bring to the work we do. We welcome applications from candidates who have not previously worked for the Civil Service, mid- and late-career changers with transferrable skills, people from all backgrounds and circumstances regardless of disability, ethnicity, LGBT+ identity and socio-economic status.

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 role 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 at [email protected]