Senior Policy Advisor on Closed Material Procedure

This vacancy is only available to existing Civil Servant employees and employees of accredited non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs).

Working Pattern

Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working

Vacancy Approach

Cross Government

Location

London

Region

London

Closing Date

17-Aug-2026

Post Type

Permanent

SEO

Number of jobs available

1

Reserve List

12 Months

Job

20752

International, Rights and Constitutional Policy Directorate

The International, Rights and Constitutional Policy Directorate is recruiting permanently for a Senior Policy Advisor at SEO level.

Candidates are reminded that to be eligible for this campaign; you must still be employed as a civil servant at the point of accepting the role. If you resign or your FTA contract ends before you are made and accept an offer, you will become ineligible and you will be withdrawn from the process.

The post is open to all staff who currently hold valid DV clearance. Applicants invited to interview will be required to provide their DV clearance reference number, together with the commencement and expiry dates of their clearance, which can be found on your clearance confirmation letter. In addition, applicants must meet the minimum UK residency requirements set by the Cabinet Office, which vary according to the security level required for the role.

This position is based at 102 Petty France, London.

We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your base location.

At the MoJ we believe and promote alternative ways of working, these roles are available as:

• Full-time, part-time or the option to job share

If we receive applications from multiple suitable candidates we may hold suitable applicants on a reserve list for 12 months, and future vacancies requiring the same skills and experience could be offered to candidates on the reserve list without a new competition.

Existing Civil Servants will have their salary calculated in accordance with the Department’s pay on transfer / pay on promotion rules.

MoJ is the largest government department, employing over 90,000 people with a budget of approximately £10 billion. Each year, millions of people use our services across the UK - including at 500 courts and tribunals, and 133 prisons in England and Wales.

The work of the International, Rights and Constitutional Policy Directorate The International, Rights and Constitutional Policy Directorate (IRCPD) is a busy directorate with a wide-ranging policy portfolio covering human rights, international justice, devolution, the Crown Dependencies, and the wider corporate functions for the MoJ’s Policy Group. We have responsibility for the international work of the department, including setting the direction and priorities for MoJ’s international work.

We have responsibility for the human rights framework in the UK, and internationally in relation to our human rights obligations with the United Nations and the Council of Europe. We also have responsibility for constitutional policy, which includes managing our relationships with the Crown Dependencies and the devolved administrations.

The Rights and Public Law Division (RPLD) has policy responsibility for the UK’s human rights framework, both domestically through the Human Rights Act, and internationally through the European Convention on Human Rights, and a number United Nations conventions. The Division also oversees justice business in the Council of Europe, acting as a centre of excellence for the department. The CMP Policy team sits within the RPLD.

Closed Material Procedure (CMP) is a process that allows senior courts across the UK to consider sensitive material whilst protecting that information. CMP operates within several different jurisdictions including the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC), the Employment Tribunal, the Parole Board and certain civil proceedings. CMP in a civil context was reviewed by Sir Duncan Ouseley, former High Court Judge, and his report…