Are you looking for an exciting and wide-ranging role? Can you get up to speed on new issues quickly, prioritise effectively, build positive relationships, grasp and communicate technical issues with clarity and work with a wide range of partners to deliver constructive outcomes? If so, we'd love to hear from you! About the Team The Justice, Home Affairs and Equalities team oversee the Government’s spending on the Home Office, Ministry of Justice, Law Officer’s departments, National Crime Agency and on Parliament – as well as the Government’s equalities responsibilities. The Justice Spending team manages HM Treasury’s relationship with the Ministry of Justice and Law Officers departments, overseeing more than £14bn of annual government spending. We’re a friendly, collaborative and inclusive team, committed to personal development and achieving a healthy work-life balance. This is a captivating time to join us in a dynamic, fast paced, and exciting role at the centre of Government! About the Job In this role, you will: · Support ministers to oversee the implementation of Ministry of Justice and Law Officers’ 2025 Spending Review settlement · Lead our engagement and be the Spending principal for Law Officers Departments and UK Supreme Court · Work on cross-cutting criminal justice system demand and policy. Act as a key point of contact for your policy area, dealing with any problems or queries as they arise · Undertake or commission research, which involves capturing and analysing data and following political developments. Then, clearly and accurately describing a problem or area for change, and possible solutions. · Provide advice on new policy ideas or ad hoc spending issues as they arise · Support the development of HEO policy advisers · Support the Justice, Home Affairs and Equalities (JHE) management team – JHE has a strong team culture and there will be opportunities to take part in the wider running of the group, and to contribute to its corporate objectives. · There may be the opportunity to work on Home Office policy, for example working on crime policy, police funding, or borders and migration. About You The successful candidate will have the ability to: · see the wider picture, identifying political considerations as well as fiscal and technical constraints and advising ministers or leaders on a way forward · deliver top quality output within pre-set and often tight deadlines as well as developing and implementing longer term strategies · analyse complex, incomplete and conflicting information to confidently deliver well-evidenced and considered decisions and policy recommendations. 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 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.