About the job

Job summary

Join Ofgem, the GB’s energy regulator, and play a vital role in accelerating the transition to Net Zero and a carbon neutral energy system. Ofgem is an inclusive workplace that values diversity and innovation. This is a great opportunity to join Ofgem as we create and deliver our new Workforce strategy

Purpose

As the Deputy Director of Organisational Development and Culture, you will:

• Lead the strategic direction for Ofgem’s organisational design, development, capability, and culture, aligned with Ofgem’s Workforce strategy and corporate ambitions.
• Create and implement a comprehensive and integrated approach to organisational development and culture, fostering a high performing and inclusive workplace.
• Manage and support a group of multi-disciplinary teams and in-house experts in a Professions and Flexible Resourcing operating model.
• Deliver a significant portfolio of work on time, on budget and to a high standard.

Requirements

You will need:

• A proven track record of leading and delivering organisational development and culture change initiatives in complex and dynamic organisations.
• An in-depth understanding of the diversity of professional skills, capabilities, and responsibilities across Ofgem and the energy sector.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with senior leaders and external partners.
• A strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing, and the ability to role model behaviours that inspire others across the organisation.
• A relevant qualification or equivalent experience in organisational development, human resources, or a related field.

Job description

Ofgem works on behalf of energy consumers to ensure that every household and business in the UK can rely on a safe, affordable, and environmentally sustainable energy supply. We are playing a vital part in accelerating the transition to Net Zero and a carbon neutral energy system – a goal that everyone wants to achieve.  Whatever your role, you will be playing your part in creating new energy solutions that are great for customers, and great for the environment.

Ofgem has a culture of inclusion that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of our colleagues. It fuels our innovation and connects us closer to the consumers and the communities we serve. Everyone is welcome—as an inclusive workplace, our employees are comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work.

Purpose

• This is a highly influential, business critical role that will shape, influence, and set the strategic direction for Ofgem’s organisational design, development, capability, and culture - linking the strategic outputs to Ofgem’s wider People strategy and corporate ambitions.
• The postholder will require an in-depth understanding of the diversity of professional skills, capabilities, and responsibilities across Ofgem to successfully support the organisation achieve its strategic objectives for consumers, whilst enabling individuals to fulfil their potential.
• To drive a high performing and inclusive workplace, promoting and embedding Ofgem’s values and creating a culture of exceptional behaviours and standards across the organisation.
• Lead a group of multi-disciplinary teams and in-house experts in the context of operating in a Professions and Flexible Resourcing operating model.
• Plan, oversee and deliver a significant portfolio of work on time, on budget and to a high standard through effective management and support of multiple teams.
• Demonstrate exceptional inclusive people leadership capability, role modelling behaviours that inspire others across the organisation to become champions of change & culture as well as advocates of learning & development.

Person specification

• Responsible for setting the strategic direction regarding the development of organisational and individual capabilities – ensuring the creation of an inclusive and high performing culture – with clear work objectives and outputs linked to the corporate objectives and Ofgem priorities.
• Lead on a wide range of organisational ‘people related’ initiatives and programmes to ensure Ofgem has the right people, with the right skills (tools to develop those skills) that allows staff to reach their potential. Delivering each stage from the first concept, design, business case development through to implementation and conclusion.
• Develop an understanding of Ofgem’s culture and subcultures, delivering key projects and initiatives to allow for continuous improvements in how Ofgem operates and behaves across the organisation, within teams and individually. Taking ownership and delivering activity associated with the annual People Survey, Culture working group and communicating with all appropriate areas of the Organisation, including Senior Executive Committee,
• Responsibility for developing diverse and positive routes into employment, working with EDI colleagues to address under representation across all equality strands.

 More details about the role and the application process can be found in the attached candidate pack.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £80,000, OFGEM contributes £20,250 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.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’  explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role. Please ensure you demonstrate clearly, within your supporting statement, how you meet the essential and desirable skills and capabilities listed in the role profile.

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. 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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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.