Lead Sanctions Adviser
2 days ago
Darlington
Lead Sanctions Adviser • Salary: National: £43,090 - £46,500. (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. About the Team OFSI sits within HM Treasury, has been operational since March 2016 and in its first eight years has quickly established itself as a world-leader in financial sanctions, a key area of financial, foreign, and national security policy. It remains front and centre of the financial sanctions response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. OFSI is a diverse and dynamic team of over 130 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 Job The role will be multifaceted and over the course of the time in post, the postholder is likely to gain experience across a range of fields including project delivery, strategic policy development, and operational policy delivery and implementation. Previous experience of financial sanctions policy is not essential, although candidates will need to demonstrate an ability to quickly develop an understanding of the complexities and sensitivities of this area as well as ability to build relationships with key partners, whilst working on key projects and workstreams. Key Accountabilities include: • Leading key operational policy and project workstreams within the branch, taking ownership for delivery to ambitious timescales and managing risks and dependencies effectively., • Proposing and delivering operational policy solutions on sanctions issues, drawing on operational and legal analysis to provide clear, evidence-based recommendations for decision-making., • Identifying emerging trends, risks and opportunities in respect to operational policy matters, including in relation to technical sanctions issues and OFSI capabilities and using these insights to shape the branch’s forward work programme., • Providing concise, accurate and timely advice to support Ministers and senior officials in making decisions, including handling sensitive and time-critical issues independently and ensuring legal, political, and operational risks are clearly articulated., • Building and maintaining strong harmonious working relationships with counterparts across OFSI, HMT, FCDO and sanctions officials at other government departments; acting as the operational policy lead on specific workstreams and representing OFSI at cross-government meetings as required., • Contributing to the leadership and development of the branch, supporting, coaching and quality‑assuring the work of HEOs and fostering a collaborative, inclusive working environment. We're looking for people who have the ability to manage a varied portfolio of complex work in a fast-paced environment. You will need to have excellent written and oral skills whilst having the ability to understand and identify operational issues within the UK's financial sanctions regimes. 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