HM Treasury
Senior Business Engagement Adviser

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Senior Business Engagement Adviser
Salary: London: £47,600 - £50,906 / National: £44,600 - £47,906. 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: London (1 Horse Guards Road) or Darlington (Feethams House)
Do you want to join a friendly and flexible team within HM Treasury? Are you looking for a fast-paced opportunity that will involve working with No.10 and senior stakeholders across HMT and wider government then this could be the role for you!
About the Team
The Enterprise and Growth Unit (EGU) promotes sustainable economic growth and higher productivity for the UK. We provide analysis and advice on enterprise, innovation, private sector investment, and a cost-effective transition to a low-carbon economy. The Enterprise and Growth Unit has a varied and exciting agenda and we work closely with a wide variety of other teams across the Treasury.
We also work alongside other departments and government organisations to ensure that we are thinking creatively, spending wisely, and acting boldly to deliver these goals. The Business, Trade, and Culture team is a flexible and friendly team of around 20 staff that sits across HMT’s economics ministry functions (promoting sustainable economic growth) and its finance ministry functions (spending control for government departments). It manages the department’s relationships with business and ensures that public money is spent wisely and in support of the government’s objectives.
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The team is responsible for:
- HMT’s business engagement strategy and partnership work
- Spending and strategy for the Department for Business and Trade and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Supporting growth across the advanced manufacturing sector and for small businesses
- Inward investment policy
HMT values business engagement and partnership work as an integral part of policy development. As such, the Enterprise and Growth Unit has a team of 6 FTE dedicated to its support and facilitation.
About the Job
This is a varied, fast-paced, and stretching role with significant exposure to Special Advisers, Ministers, No.10, and senior stakeholders across business, HMT, and wider government.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Designing and executing stakeholder engagement for Ministers: ensuring meaningful engagement between business and HMT.
- Managing and building personal relationships with businesses, civil society, and trade unions – including HMT’s relationship with business representative organisations.
- Designing and executing set-piece events where business engagement is the core focus.
- Managing strategic partnerships, including efforts in HMT to co-design policy initiatives with external stakeholders.
- Providing advice to Ministers, Special Advisers, and senior officials on opportunities for stakeholder engagement and public-private collaboration.


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We want you to have the ability to build effective relationships and work collaboratively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders as well as being able to communicate effectively with senior leaders and break down complicated information. We also need you to be able to manage a busy workload, meet short-term deadlines, and work well under pressure and in a changing environment.
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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