Head of Domestic and Retail Insurance Policy (Range E2)
Person Specification
Required Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
1. The ability to master policy detail across consumer, financial and regulatory issues, but also explain it clearly and concisely to ministers, senior officials and external stakeholders.
2. Strong stakeholder management skills, to build relationships with industry and regulators and act as a credible representative of HMT.
3. A keen eye for spotting strategic risks and opportunities in technical policy issues and intervening to steer work accordingly.
4. The ability to work independently and take the initiative, on an area of policy that is new, uncertain and developing quickly.
5. A good understanding of parliamentary and media handling of issues that have a strong consumer and political interest.
6. An understanding of some aspects of financial services would be an asset.