Senior International Adviser

Do you want to advise ministers on promoting and protecting the UK’s economy and its international reputation in a constantly evolving environment? If so, we'd love to hear from you!

HM Treasury implements financial sanctions in the UK, and Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) fulfils this role on its behalf. We lead on the implementation of UN and UK financial sanctions and domestic terrorist asset freezing, providing a high-quality service to the industry and guidance to help them follow the law. OFSI works closely with law enforcement, intelligence agencies and policy colleagues across Whitehall and beyond to help ensure that financial sanctions are accurately understood, implemented and enforced.

We are a diverse and dynamic team of over 100 people, from a variety of backgrounds and professions. We offer an outstanding environment to broaden your experience and develop new skills, whilst working on some of the highest profile international issues the UK faces. We strongly support a good work-life balance and flexible working is actively encouraged.

About the role

We are looking for someone to join us and play a leading role in HM Treasury's international Engagement work.

OFSI’s International Engagement branch promotes the importance of robust financial sanctions implementation on the world stage, both autonomously and by supporting other OFSI staff to engage with allies and partners effectively.

Key accountabilities

Whilst the exact breakdown of responsibilities will vary depending on the successful candidate, key accountabilities will include:

1. Lead on OFSI’s international engagement with specific jurisdictions (to be agreed with the Head of International Engagement branch) in line with the International Engagement Strategy, to help embed relationships, share experiences and standard process. This also includes leading on relevant briefing to senior civil servants and leading on associated inward and outward visits.
2. Support the Head of the International Engagement branch and the team with ensuring OFSI and the UK are represented effectively in relevant bilateral and multilateral international meetings to help improve robust financial sanctions implementation abroad; promote OFSI’s leadership role on the world stage; capture standard process for the team and learn from partners’ operational policy and practices.
3. Drive forward a programme of work to facilitate staff across OFSI to engage with international partners effectively to help handle legal, policy and reputational risk to OFSI, HMT and the UK.
4. Support staff across OFSI to engage with international partners effectively to help handle legal, policy and reputational risk to OFSI, HMT and the UK In OFSI, we have a strong team ethos that encourages working collaboratively with each other. You will have chances to create and lead on projects which shape the way we deliver our engagement objectives.

About you

This role is well suited to a proactive individual who is highly motivated and enjoys working with a close-knit team but can also operate with a high degree of autonomy. The role has a strong emphasis on developing the skills of others, so our ideal candidate will enjoy finding creative and engaging ways to deploy their skills, knowledge, and professional expertise to have a lasting impact.

About us

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 hrrecruitment@hmtreasury.gov.uk