Senior Policy Manager

Job summary

Innovative energy policy will play a critical role in delivering Net Zero, and Ofgem is looking for a Senior Policy Manager to help shape the policies and funding that will bring new technologies from innovation to real-world deployment across Great Britain's energy networks.

Ofgem is Great Britain's independent energy regulator. We're at the forefront of change across the energy sector, driving toward Net Zero whilst protecting energy consumers, especially vulnerable people.

This is a permanent, full-time opportunity to help deliver the Net Zero transition by supporting the innovators and energy networks developing the solutions that will shape the future of Great Britain's energy system.

You'll play a key role in shaping how energy innovation is supported across Great Britain, influencing future funding frameworks, overseeing existing programmes and helping remove the regulatory barriers that stand between promising innovation and real-world impact.

You'll join a supportive, open and collaborative team that works across the organisation on issues that sit at the heart of Ofgem's priorities. Alongside excellent exposure to senior leaders, you'll have the opportunity to influence nationally important work whilst broadening your expertise across policy, regulation and the future of the energy sector.

Job description

We're looking for someone with strong policy skills, including the ability to identify, analyse and articulate complex problems whilst working with analytical, technical and legal colleagues to develop practical solutions. You'll also bring experience of delivering at pace, some knowledge of the energy sector, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to build constructive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.

In return, you'll have the chance to help shape the future of energy innovation across Great Britain, supporting technologies and ideas that will play an important role in delivering a greener, fairer and more affordable energy system.

We have a critical purpose to help deliver the transition to Net Zero whilst ensuring consumers benefit from innovation across the energy sector. Join us and help shape the policies and funding that will support that mission.

Person specification

Please ensure you demonstrate clearly, within your supporting statement, how you meet each of the essential criteria. In the event of receiving a large number of applications, an initial sift may take place on just the lead criteria indicated in the essential criteria.

Essential Criteria:

• Policy Skills: identifying, analysing, and articulating complex problems; working with other professionals (for example analytical, technical, and legal) to develop solutions and options, and presenting policy recommendations that consider the trade-offs, risks, and dependencies to aid effective decision making (LEAD)
• Managing delivery at pace: set clear goals and priorities, supports others to solve problems, overcome challenges, seeking feedback and means of continuous improvement.
• Energy knowledge: some energy sector knowledge and understanding.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Good Stakeholder Management - able to confidently engage with a range of internal and external stakeholders. Creates inclusive, constructive and collaborative engagement, influencing confidently and ensuring timely, open and meaningful communication.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £49,452, OFGEM contributes £14,326 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).Ofgem can offer you a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes; 30 days annual leave after 2 years; Excellent training and development opportunities; The opportunity to join the generous Civil Service pension which also includes a valuable range of benefits; hybrid working (currently 1 day a week in the office but this is kept under review), flexible working hours and family friendly policies. Plus lots of other benefits including clean and bright offices based centrally, engaged networks and teams and an opportunity to contribute to our ambitious and important targets of establishing a Net Zero energy system by 2050. This exciting blend of professional challenge and personal reward identifies career opportunities at Ofgem as something to get excited about.

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

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

When you press the ‘Apply now’ button, you will be asked to complete personal details (not seen by the sift panel), your career history and qualifications.

You will then be asked to provide a 1250 word ‘personal statement’ evidencing how you meet the essential skills and capabilities listed in the role profile. Please ensure you demonstrate clearly, within your supporting statement, how you meet each of the criteria listed in the role profile. In the event of receiving a large number of applications, an initial sift may take place on just the lead criteria indicated in the essential criteria.

The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected, you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by [https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn].

At Ofgem, we expect our staff to carry out their roles with honesty, fairness and openness. They should follow the Civil Service code and be free from any influence or bias. We are committed to making sure interests are recognised, declared and managed appropriately so that we can fulfil our duties as an energy regulator. Our Conflicts of Interest policy outlines the types of interests Ofgem staff must declare before onboarding, and the rules they must follow throughout employment so that we can clearly demonstrate that our decisions are not influenced by private interests.

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