Senior Sanctions Adviser - Industry Engagement

If you’re interested in making a difference to people’s lives, the Treasury can offer you an exciting opportunity to influence decision making that affects the whole of the UK. Working at the heart of government, we collaborate across government to promote responsible public spending and drive strong and sustainable economic growth. 

About the Team  

Communications and Engagement team

Communications and engagement is a welcoming, inclusive team acting as the face of OFSI within the UK and internationally. We collaborate as a close-knit team to ensure we maximise the impact of our respective portfolios and ensure the effective implementation of the financial sanctions regime. We offer exciting, stretching and varied roles that work closely with seniors and stakeholders across government, the UK and internationally.

The industry engagement branch is the external face of OFSI, working with a wide range of industries and stakeholders to make sure financial sanctions are understood, complied with and are functioning as intended. This means the team are constantly looking for innovative ways to get OFSI’s messages to our stakeholders, be they a high street bank, a law firm, a crypto currency exchange or charity. This job isn’t just about getting OFSI’s messages out to our stakeholders it’s about listening too. The team form an integral part of the feedback loop OFSI have with our stakeholders, working alongside industry to solve challenges together. A welcoming and friendly team.

About the Job

In this role, you will:

1.      Lead relationship management with key strategically important sector/s, acting as a key point of contact and trusted advisor.

2.      Building sanctions and sectoral expertise to become a trusted adviser to stakeholders.

3.      Line management responsibility for 2 HEO’s – Supporting direct report in their role, providing and facilitating development opportunities to enable and empower them for successful delivery. Additionally providing support for the wider leadership of the branch; support a team culture based on innovation and inclusion;

4.      Identify operational issues where there may be a communications solution and taking this forward in collaboration with other members of OFSI.

5.      Strategic oversight of the events process, providing clear steers to support outcome-based delivery.

6.      Lead on stakeholder queries, helping find solutions to unusual and challenging problems.

The successful candidate will work closely with a range of business to raise awareness and understanding of the importance of financial sanctions. Responsibilities will include attending and chairing industry events, crafting effective communications strategies to engage new and existing audiences, producing briefings for ministers and other seniors ahead of sanctions-related meetings, working closely with OFSI colleagues to address stakeholder queries, and proactively seeking opportunities to engage with OFSI’s audiences. The successful candidate will lead engagement for several sectors in their own right and contribute to cross-government sanctions strategy as it relates to industry engagement, working closely alongside the FCDO and DBT, and other government departments as required. To succeed in this role the candidate will need to feel confident proactively driving forward workstreams independently to deliver impactful results.

About You

This is an interesting and challenging role, working in a high-profile and sensitive policy area. The position would suit someone with experience and/or a strong interest in:

·      External affairs and stakeholder management

·      Project management and formulating strategy

·      Communicating policy issues

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 28.97%

·      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