About the job

Job summary

Ofgem is Great Britain’s independent energy regulator. Ofgem’s purpose is to protect energy consumers, especially vulnerable people, by ensuring they are treated fairly and benefit from a cleaner, greener environment. 

This role sits within the Strategic Change team in Infrastructure’s Coordination and Prioritisation (ICP) Portfolio. ICP oversees the strategic development and delivery of many functions across the Infrastructure Group, including management of governance, strategy, business operations and stakeholder interactions.   

We are seeking a high-calibre colleague to join ICP as a Strategy Manager responsible for leading the scoping of new and emerging work across Infrastructure, collating and data to evaluate strategic priorities and risks and supporting the development of recommendations to coordinate and prioritise work across Infrastructure. 

In this role, you will work collaboratively with Ofgem's teams, government departments, and external stakeholders to ensure Ofgem's work is informed and impactful. Are you creative, persuasive, proactive, and focused, and want to play a pivotal role in delivering the UK's journey to net zero? 

Expertise in designing strategic projects, developing evidence-based strategies, and swiftly turning strategy into action is desired. We tackle various topics, applying a strategic approach to complex problems. We offer a Flexible Resourcing model, supporting cross-functional projects and longer-term team deployments. 

You will support strategic projects and key workstreams, ensuring Ofgem remains at the forefront of change. Collaborating with colleagues and stakeholders, you will develop shared understandings and effective solutions for the energy transition. 

Your role includes conducting high-quality analysis, providing valuable insights into the evolving energy landscape and confidently communicating recommendations to senior staff and even the Chief Executive, directly impacting Ofgem's direction. Your influence extends to a broader audience, leading the creation of papers for senior stakeholders and staying informed about relevant developments in the energy sector. 

Ofgem has a culture of inclusion that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our colleagues, ensuring we can represent the consumers and the communities we serve. We want to bring different perspectives and experiences to our work, so everyone is welcome - as an inclusive workplace, our employees are comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work.  

Job description

Key Responsibilities 

• Support the running and delivery of projects or key workstreams which support the delivery of Infrastructure’s strategic priorities. 

• Engage with colleagues across Ofgem, as well as external stakeholders where required, to develop a shared understanding of problems and collaborate on effective solutions. 

• Conduct high-quality, well-structured written work and analysis. 

• Communicate written and verbal recommendations with confidence and credibility, including to senior staff and the Chief Executive.  

• Lead and write papers for senior internal audiences. 

• Closely follow developments in the energy sector relevant to the specific projects and net zero transition. 

Key Outputs and Deliverables 

• Lead the scoping of new and emerging work across Infrastructure by conducting high-quality, well-structured analysis and presenting recommendations for senior leaders as required. 

• Collate and evaluate data from across Ofgem to inform Infrastructure’s strategic priorities and risks. 

• Engage with colleagues in ICP, SERN and policy teams to develop a shared understanding of strategic and policy priorities within Infrastructure.  

• Proactively and constructively challenge thinking within Infrastructure and beyond, encouraging the organisation (and industry) to be more efficient, more effective and more ambitious. 

• Contribute to both internal and external documents, which brief senior colleagues or set out Ofgem positions. 

Person specification

Essential Criteria

• Communication: Strong ability to communicate effectively to a range of internal and external audiences, both in writing and in presentations, and to convey complex issues clearly and concisely. (Lead)  

• Experience working in a fast-paced environment and proactively delivering multiple, concurrent priorities and projects. (Lead) 

• Analysis and evidence: Strong ability to analyse evidence, identify issues, synthesise diverse sources and intelligence and develop options and recommendations on a wide range of issues.  

• Stakeholder engagement: a track record of building collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, engaging influencing skills to deliver through others. 

Desirable Criteria

• Energy Expertise: Knowledge of the energy sector and an understanding of the energy transformation needed to get to net zero. 

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £32,498, OFGEM contributes £8,774 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’ evidencing how you meet the essential and desirable skills and capabilities listed in the role profile. Please ensure you demonstrate clearly, within your supporting statement, how you meet each of the essential and desirable skills and capabilities. 

The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expect all candidates to abide by these principles. Ofgem take any incidences of cheating very seriously. Please ensure all examples provided are of your own experience. Any instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating will be investigated and, if proven, the relevant applications will be withdrawn from the process. 

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.