Senior Policy Adviser - Buildings Insurance and Lending Data

Job summary

Do you enjoy building solid working relationships with internal and external stakeholders? Are you comfortable working with data, from gathering and analysis through to design and presentation?

If so, we have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Policy Adviser - Buildings insurance and lending data to join our team at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and we'd love to hear from you!

We are looking for an enthusiastic and analytical Senior Policy Adviser to join the Levy, Insurance and Lending division (LILT) within the Remediation Portfolio. The Building Safety Programme was established immediately after the Grenfell Tower tragedy, in July 2017, to ensure the safety of high-rise buildings. The portfolio’s first priority was to remove ACM cladding, like that used on Grenfell, from high-rise buildings [18m+]. The scope has since been expanded to include non-ACM combustible cladding and other fire safety defects, and buildings between 11 and 18m. Government’s mission is clear: we must identify all at-risk buildings, increase the pace of remediation and better protect residents.

The Remediation Acceleration Plan from December 2024 and the July 2025 update outline our measures to drive this process. The £10bn remediation programme is one of the largest and most high-profile in government, with significant political and stakeholder interest. You will join the Financial Markets team, which leads on issues around insurance and lending for buildings with fire safety issues, as well as wider insurance policy that impacts multi-occupancy buildings. You will join the team at an exciting time where we are developing new policy options and delivering legislation to address high insurance costs for residents and unfairness in the leasehold insurance system. We are a supportive and collaborative team. We particularly welcome candidates from an ethnic minority background and other underrepresented groups to apply, as we work to continually improve our ability to represent the places and communities we support through our work.

Job description

Do you enjoy building solid working relationships with internal and external stakeholders? Are you comfortable working with data, from gathering and analysis through to design and presentation?

If so, we have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Policy Adviser - Buildings insurance and lending data to join our team at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and we'd love to hear from you!

We are looking for an enthusiastic and analytical Senior Policy Adviser to join the Levy, Insurance and Lending division (LILT) within the Remediation Portfolio. The Building Safety Programme was established immediately after the Grenfell Tower tragedy, in July 2017, to ensure the safety of high-rise buildings. The portfolio’s first priority was to remove ACM cladding, like that used on Grenfell, from high-rise buildings [18m+]. The scope has since been expanded to include non-ACM combustible cladding and other fire safety defects, and buildings between 11 and 18m. Government’s mission is clear: we must identify all at-risk buildings, increase the pace of remediation and better protect residents.

The Remediation Acceleration Plan from December 2024 and the July 2025 update outline our measures to drive this process. The £10bn remediation programme is one of the largest and most high-profile in government, with significant political and stakeholder interest. You will join the Financial Markets team, which leads on issues around insurance and lending for buildings with fire safety issues, as well as wider insurance policy that impacts multi-occupancy buildings. You will join the team at an exciting time where we are developing new policy options and delivering legislation to address high insurance costs for residents and unfairness in the leasehold insurance system. We are a supportive and collaborative team. We particularly welcome candidates from an ethnic minority background and other underrepresented groups to apply, as we work to continually improve our ability to represent the places and communities we support through our work.

Person specification

• Confidence with using data and analysis to build understanding of a policy area and inform evidence-based decision making. Including experience gathering and/or presenting data to inform policy development – with a willingness to learn Power BI or other tools.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical detail to Seniors or Ministers in simple terms.

• Organisational and project skills, with a record of developing work plans and monitoring the delivery of colleagues so that projects are completed on time.

• Ability to work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, building collaborative relationships that achieve shared objectives while being ready to challenge others where necessary.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £41,890, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government contributes £12,135 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• At MHCLG we offer many benefits that range from tailored career pathways and flexible working to MyLifestyle Staff Benefits Scheme, Childcare Vouchers, and Cycle to Work Schemes. For more information, please click here.

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 (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

Behaviours , Experience , Strengths

Please ensure your CV does not contain any personally identifiable information.

Note: We do not consider direct CV applications. All applications must be submitted via the provided application link.

Important: Your CV and Cover Letter must be merged into a single document before uploading.

Stage 1: Sift (CV & Cover Letter)

Experience:

Your covering letter should be no more than 500 words referencing how you meet the criteria set out in the job description

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Stage 2: Interview

• Behaviours: Making Effective Decisions, Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, Working Together.

• Strengths: The strength-based questions will require natural responses from the candidates.

Sift and Interview Dates

Sifting is envisaged to take place the week commencing 06/04.

Interviews are envisaged to take place the week commencing 20/04 and are currently being held remotely via videocall. This could be subject to change.

How We Recruit

Find out more about our recruitment processes here.

• Applying

• Sifting

• Interview

• Interview Results & Feedback

• Reserve List

• Near Miss

• Civil Service Grades

• We are a DCS, RIS & GPTWV employer

• Reasonable Adjustments

How to Apply

Find out everything you need to know before applying here.

You must review the following information from the MHCLG Career's Site before submitting your application. This step is essential to ensure your eligibility for the role and that your application is completed correctly.

• Security Clearance Requirements

• Civil Service Nationality Requirements

• Right to Work

• Artificial Intelligence

• Civil Service Code and Recruitment Principles

• CV Declaration

• Sponsorships

• Salary and Grade

• Existing Civil Servants

• Conflict of Interest

• Location and Flexible Working

• Fixed Term Contracts

• Internal Fraud Database - Internal Fraud Register

• Appeals and Complaints

• Conflict of Interest

Security Clearance Requirements

National Office:

London Office: + CTC

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).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) (opens in a new window)
• 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

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Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 (opens in a new window).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.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

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

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Ruth Chillmaid
• Email : Ruth.Chillmaid@communities.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitment@communities.gov.uk

Further information

If you are unsure about any part of the process or require additional information about the post to enable you to progress your application, you should speak to the Resourcing team - recruitment@communities.gov.uk. Candidates can appeal at any stage of the recruitment process if they believe there has been:

a procedural irregularity

an infringement of the Civil Service equal opportunities policy

exceptional circumstances which were not notified to the interview panel which might have affected performance on the day.

It is important to note that these are appeals about the process not the decision. In the first instance, an appeal should be directed to the MHCLG Resourcing Hub at recruitment@communities.gov.uk.

If the MHCLG Resourcing Hub is unable to satisfactorily resolve your complaint, you may contact put your complaint in writing to the Civil Service Commission, Room G8,1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ or by email to: info@csc.gov.uk