Senior Policy Advisor

UK Debt Management Office -
London

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Permanent | Full-time
£65,000 - £75,000 a year
2 days ago

Benefits

Season ticket loan
Annual leave
Company pension
Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

Stakeholder collaboration
Stakeholder liaison
Master's degree
Analysis skills
Presentation skills
Bachelor's degree
Leadership
Communication skills
Analytics

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Reference number

479507

Salary

£65,000 - £75,000

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Other

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

DMO - Policy Team

Type of role

Analytical

Working pattern

Full-time

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Location

City of London

About the job

Job summary

The DMO is an Executive Agency of HM Treasury. We are responsible for debt and cash management for the UK government, lending to local authorities and managing certain public sector funds.

The DMOs Policy team is looking to recruit a Senior Policy Advisor.

About the Team

The Policy teams main responsibility is to develop robust evidence-based advice to HM Treasury on the governments wholesale debt management strategies, taking account of the governments debt management policy objective and framework, investor preferences and developments in financial markets. This is a highly important role within the team and the DMO the successful candidate will lead on a wide range of high profile and high impact workstreams, acting as a senior and trusted advisor and contributing to maintaining and enhancing the UKs reputation and credibility as a borrower of the highest international standing.

The Policy team is part of the Financing Strategy area, which also includes the Gilt and Cash Dealing Desks, and the Research, Investor Engagement and Strategic Research, and Business Development teams. The successful candidate will work flexibly alongside colleagues across the area on a variety of topics.

The successful candidate will enjoy working as part of a specialised team in which professionalism and cross-team collaborative working are highly valued.

Job description

The jobholder will develop expertise on a portfolio of specific topics in the area of sovereign debt markets. The jobholder will contribute to, and in some cases lead on, the development of policy, including managing individual policy projects and preparing analysis and advice. The applicant should have a strong interest in financial markets including government bond markets, and an aptitude for and interest in financial market analysis and policy development, particularly government debt and cash management policy.

The key responsibilities of the successful candidate will, therefore, be to contribute high quality evidence-based policy analysis and advice in the form of written reports, quantitative evidence and analysis on a variety of policy issues, as well as putting forward ideas persuasively to colleagues internally.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

Lead in the development of policy analyses and recommendations that will contribute to the DMOs remit advice to HM Treasury.

Prepare analysis and advice for senior management at the DMO to inform decisions on the operational delivery of the gilt and Treasury bill borrowing programme within the financial year.
Contribute to, and at times lead, the Policy teams involvement in joint policy projects and key strategic initiatives.
On a rota basis, lead internal committee meetings (including preparation of the agenda and chairing the meeting) at which decisions based on data and analyses are made.
Respond to ad hoc policy issues or queries (sometimes with a very short turnaround time) from HM Treasury, and from internal and external stakeholders.

Person specification

Essential skills:

Policy analysis and advice

Ability to develop high-quality, evidence-based policy analysis and recommendations.
Experience contributing to, or leading, policy projects or strategic workstreams.
Strong analytical capability

Comfortable gathering, analysing and interpreting data.
Ability to use quantitative evidence to support policy advice and decision-making.
Confident using Excel to analyse data and produce charts/tables.
Excellent written communication

Ability to draft clear, concise and accurate written advice, reports and briefing material.
Strong attention to detail, particularly when communicating complex policy issues.
Interest in financial markets / debt management policy

Demonstrable interest in sovereign debt markets, fiscal policy and monetary policy.
Stakeholder engagement and collaboration

Ability to work collaboratively across teams and with internal/external stakeholders.
Confidence putting forward ideas persuasively to colleagues and senior stakeholders.
Independent working and delivery

Ability to work independently, take ownership of work areas and drive activity forward.
Ability to respond effectively to ad hoc issues or urgent requests, sometimes at pace.
Leadership of workstreams / meetings

Ability to lead elements of policy work, strategic initiatives and committee discussions.
Comfortable preparing agendas, chairing meetings and supporting decision-making based on evidence.

Desirable:

Some familiarity with UK debt management policy and the role of relevant institutions would be beneficial.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £65,000, UK Debt Management Office contributes £18,830 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides .

Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
Annual Leave - You will have an annual leave allowance of 27.5 days (pro-rata, dependent on start date) plus paid bank holidays.
Subsidised gym membership
Interest free season ticket loan
Family friendly HR policies including paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

Sift Criteria

For this vacancy, we will use the Civil Service Success Profiles to assess you against the following Experience and Technical Skills:

1. Experience Lead criterion: Either:
an undergraduate degree with a minimum 2.i or equivalent international qualification (please confirm equivalence to 2.i degree classification or above in your cover letter); or
a higher degree (e.g. a Masters degree).

2. Experience Lead criterion: Experience of producing clear, accurate and concise written reports or policy papers, demonstrating excellent drafting skills and strong attention to detail.
3. Experience: Two years professional work experience gained in a finance-related environment, or in a policy role, having demonstrated leadership across strategic and/or policy work streams.
4. Technical Skills: Demonstrable interest in, and some familiarity with, UK debt management policy, fiscal policy and monetary policy, and the respective roles of the institutions involved.
5. Technical Skills: Excellent analytical ability; being comfortable with gathering, analysing and interpreting data, including using Microsoft Excel, for manipulation of data and for the production of charts and tables.

Candidates please ensure your supporting statement and CV clearly demonstrate how you meet the sift criteria. The supporting statement and CV will be assessed.

Please note a sift based on the lead criteria may be conducted in the event of a large number of applications being received. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to interview.

Application Details

To apply:

Please submit a supporting statement (of no more than one page) and CV (of no more than 2 pages), ensuring that you cover the sifting criteria mentioned above. It is essential when submitting your supporting statement that you provide as much detail as possible, explaining your motivation for applying for the role and demonstrating how you meet the essential skills outlined above, as this will be used in conjunction with your CV to assess candidate suitability to move to the next stage of the recruitment process. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

Candidates are also invited to complete the Equal Opportunities form. This information is collected for monitoring purposes only, will be held separately from your application, and will not be shared with the selection panel or used as part of the recruitment decision.

Please send these to: [email protected].

Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application; however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own), applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Subject to business needs, additional appointments may be made from this campaign. A reserve list may also be held for up to 12 months, from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles.

Please visit the following pages to find out more:

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If you need any reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process, please tell us about this in your application form. If you would like to speak to the DMO recruitment team regarding this, you can contact them via email at [email protected].

Interview

At interview, we will use the Civil Service Success profiles framework to assess you against your Experience and Technical Skills (at Stage 1), and strength and the following Behaviours (at Stage 2):

Seeing the big picture
Changing and improving
Leadership
Communicating and influencing
Working together
Delivering at pace

There will be a two-stage interview process for this vacancy.

Stage 1:

Candidates who are successful in shortlisting will be invited to attend and complete:

Data test - in-person assessments, for which no advance preparation is required.
Written exercise - in-person assessments, for which no advance preparation is required.
Formal interview.

Stage 2: Only candidates who are successful at Stage 1 will be invited to the final stage of the selection process. This will consist of:

Informal conversations with the Managing Director, Financing Strategy, and/or the Deputy CEO, Financing Strategy. These conversations will not form part of the assessed selection process.
Formal interview which will form part of the assessed selection process.

Further information will be provided to the candidates ahead of each stage to the candidates.

Please note that feedback will only be provided to those invited to attend an interview.

Timetable

These dates are indicative and may be subject to change:

Applications close at: 23:55 on Sunday 20 September 2026

Sifting: w/c 21 September 2026

Stage 1 interviews: w/c 28 September 2026

Stage 2 interviews: w/c 12 October 2026

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .

See our vetting charter .

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : Farrah Chishty
Email : [email protected]

Recruitment team

Email : [email protected]

Further information

If you feel at any time your application has not been treated in accordance with the values in the Civil Service Code and/or if you feel the recruitment has been conducted in such a way that conflicts with the Civil Service Commissioners Recruitment Principles, you may make a complaint, by contacting us at [email protected] in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commissioners via [email protected], alternatively they can be contacted at the following address: G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ

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