Deputy Director Public Affairs
OFGEM
Apply before 11:55 pm on Tuesday 7th May 2024
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Job summary
As Great Britain's regulator for the energy industry, Ofgem exists to ensure a safe, secure and sustainable energy supply to British households and businesses. We work to protect energy consumers, especially vulnerable people, by ensuring they are treated fairly and benefit from a cleaner, greener environment.
Join us in this exciting new role which is unique in the energy industry - working with our executive team and board to align the external affairs strategy with Ofgem’s organisational strategy. The changes needed in the energy sector are huge, and in this important leadership role you will have the opportunity to impact change that affects every single household in the UK.
We are seeking an exceptional public affairs specialist who really understands the energy sector. The ideal candidate will also have the experience and gravitas to successfully navigate and influence in a political environment. This high profile role will be the key interface between Ofgem, Parliament, Government and all political parties. It is an opportunity to lead on strategic sustained engagement for Ofgem and its role in the transition to net zero. You will need to be credible and influential amongst a wide range of stakeholders including parliamentarians, shadow government, devolved nations and regions political structures as well as the wider commentariat and think tanks.
The role can be based in London, Glasgow or Cardiff but there will be a requirement for frequent presence in London to allow for the role to be visible and influential in Westminster.
As the Deputy Director (Public Affairs) you will have the opportunity to shape the role and your team of external affairs and communication professionals. We are therefore seeking someone who can see the bigger picture, manage a quality service and develop both themselves, and others.
If you are ready to make a transformative impact in the energy sector and to embrace and shape this unique and exciting role, apply now and become part of a committed team dedicated to a sustainable future.
Ofgem has a culture of inclusion that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our colleagues. It fuels our innovation and helps ensure we can best represent the consumers and the communities we serve. Everyone is welcome - as an inclusive workplace, our employees are comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work.
Please note this role involves significant and ongoing travel to London.
Job description
Key Responsibilities
- Develops, plans, and delivers work outcomes, including clear and transparent work objectives, milestones and success metrics.
- Accountable for agreeing and delivering on budget and resource requirements.
- Responsible for building and supporting the teams delivering the work including effective scoping of work and setting of clear responsibilities.
- Encourages and supports development of colleagues within profession and teams.
- Jointly responsible with the Personal Development Lead (PDL) on welfare and pastoral care of all colleagues.
- Effectively undertakes appropriate and necessary D&I focus within their team and the wider organisation.
- Key interface between Ofgem, parliament, Government, and all political parties.
- Set the strategic direction of the function and provide intellectual leadership.
- Lead strategic sustained engagement for Ofgem and its role in the net zero transition and protecting consumers across critical parliamentarians, shadow government, devolved nations, and regions political structures, commentariat, think tanks.
- Lead and build a small senior focused team to navigate high profile energy regulation environment. Lead strategic engagement by building on relationships with critical players across all parties and government, MPs, committee members and their offices.
- Be an active member of the wider Ofgem Leadership team, to build a high performing, highly motivated and expert organisation.
Key Stakeholder Relationships
Internal
- Directors and Managers for regulatory directorates.
- Other Managers.
- Heads of Professions.
- Professional Development Leads.
- GEMA
External
- Parliament Engagement
- Government Departments.
- Other Regulators
- Energy Sector
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Person specification
The essential criteria for this role is:
- Proven track record of developing and delivering public affairs strategies for Govt Dept/ALB/Private Sector/NGO with background in energy / net zero / consumer.
- Experience of operating at senior level within regulatory sector/energy sector and Government or similar sector in public affairs and building relationships with key political figures and their teams
- Demonstrable experience of working with Executive and board to strategically align External affairs strategy and activity to organisational strategy.
- Demonstrable experience of driving and producing data and insight driven intelligence on political and policy positions that impact on the Energy sector and managing this upwards with senior leaders.
- Demonstrable experience of creating, leading and developing high performing teams with the ability to create a proactive and entrepreneurial approach to public affairs.
Desirable Criteria
- Strong understanding of change communications – with demonstrable experience of large-scale transformation
- Experience of working in an agile fast paced environment
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Managing a Quality Service
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Please refer to the Candidate Pack and Role Profile attached for full details.
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Selection process details
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 personal statement, how you meet each of the essential skills and capabilities.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above.
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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).
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Lynn Robertson
- Email : recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk
