We're looking for someone with extensive experience in a high-impact professional role, with good project management skills, proven abilities in team leadership, and excellent written and verbal communication skills. You should be comfortable conveying complex messages to varied audiences and skilled at navigating high-pressure situations with composure and focus.
We offer a flexible and supportive work environment, and we are committed to your professional development. At Ofgem, you'll find opportunities for growth and a workplace that values innovation, inclusivity, and collaboration. You'll also have access to a comprehensive benefits package that supports work-life balance and personal wellbeing.
We have a critical purpose to support and regulate the energy industry, requiring strategic leadership and effective guidance. By ensuring smooth co-ordination and fostering productive relationships, you'll play a pivotal role in our ongoing efforts to deliver value and drive impactful change in the energy sector.
Read on and find out more.
Person specification
Essential Criteria
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £58,520, OFGEM contributes £16,953 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
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 is in 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
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 criteria listed in the role profile. Please ensure you demonstrate clearly, within your personal statement, how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria.
Please refer to the Candidate Pack attached for full details.
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:
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
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.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window) .
We offer a flexible and supportive work environment, and we are committed to your professional development. At Ofgem, you'll find opportunities for growth and a workplace that values innovation, inclusivity, and collaboration. You'll also have access to a comprehensive benefits package that supports work-life balance and personal wellbeing.
We have a critical purpose to support and regulate the energy industry, requiring strategic leadership and effective guidance. By ensuring smooth co-ordination and fostering productive relationships, you'll play a pivotal role in our ongoing efforts to deliver value and drive impactful change in the energy sector.
Read on and find out more.
Person specification
Essential Criteria
- Solid expertise/capability in professional specialism, as demonstrated by proven record of high performance and substantial achievements in past positions. (LEAD)
- Excellent written and oral communication skills with confidence articulating and delivering complex and sometimes difficult messages to all levels.
- Ability to quickly review documents to understand key messaging and relative importance, applying dynamic prioritisation and decision making while remaining calm in a high pressure changeable environment.
- Solid knowledge of project management techniques including effective risk management, to keep a number of different elements on track for delivery with competing timelines and large numbers of dependencies and the ability to apply this to a range of scenarios.
- Proven line management experience and leadership skills to support, develop and motivate a team, ensuring effective delivery and a positive working culture.
- Strong collaboration skills and a track record of building relationships with diverse stakeholders at all levels to influence, shape direction and agree priorities.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Communicating and Influencing
- Managing a Quality Service
- Delivering at Pace
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Please refer to the Candidate Pack attached for full details.
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £58,520, OFGEM contributes £16,953 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
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 is in 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
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 criteria listed in the role profile. Please ensure you demonstrate clearly, within your personal statement, how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria.
Please refer to the Candidate Pack attached for full details.
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
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
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.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window) .
