Head of Strategy and Sustainability

2 weeks ago

Belfast, United Kingdom Eirgrid Full time

**Job No: S20240**31**

**Role Title: Head of Strategy and Sustainability**

**Reports to: Director of Strategy & Regulation**

**Location**:Belfast (Hybrid working model)**

Applications are invited for the role of **Head of Strategy and Sustainability** reporting to the Director of Strategy & Regulation.

**About SONI**

SONI is responsible for the safe, secure, economic and reliable operation of the transmission system in Northern Ireland under licence from the Utility Regulator and via a joint venture is responsible for operating the all-island Single Electricity Market (SEM).

As part of a licence change, the Utility Regulator (UR) outlined its vision for two independent TSO’s on the island of Ireland, where SONI works in the best interests of NI consumers and in all-island arrangements should work as an equal partner with EirGrid. It is also required that the SONI TSO business be managerially and operationally separate from its parent company. SONI is therefore undergoing organisational change as it implements the new licence requirement.

As Transmission System Operator, SONI has responsibility for planning upgrades to the electricity grid infrastructure to facilitate more renewable energy which is key to supporting the Northern Ireland Energy Strategy and the Climate Change (NI) Act 2022 which sets a legal target of 80% renewable energy usage by 2030. To respond successfully to this transformational change and the increased complexities of operating today, SONI’s strategic ambition supports said energy policy.

The Head of Strategy and Sustainability has a pivotal role at the centre of the business in ensuring the development and delivery of the SONI Strategy and sustainability programme.

**Role Profile**

The role holder will lead and drive the development and delivery of the SONI strategy and ensure that our strategy work informs and contributes to Northern Ireland’s energy policy. A key requirement will be to oversee the execution of both the strategy delivery programme and the sustainability programme, aligning both and driving them as one going forward in the interests of Northern Ireland (NI) stakeholders and consumers.

The role holder will lead the development of the company strategy and delivery of strategic initiatives, ensuring that SONI’s strategy compliments Northern Ireland’s Energy Strategy and the Climate Change (NI) Act 2022.

The role holder will be responsible for horizon scanning the policy landscape at both local, national, European and international level and leading on engagement with government departments, relevant regulatory bodies and key industry stakeholders as appropriate for the SONI business.

Success in this role will be demonstrated through the ability to structure and execute strategic initiatives through the development of work plans, gathering and generation of relevant data, driving analysis, and the development of actionable recommendations.

The role holder will lead the embedding of sustainability into the culture of the organisation ensuring that sustainability is a consideration in day to day, commercial and strategic decision-making processes.

The role holder will implement best practice business planning, monitoring and reporting, working collaboratively across the SONI business to develop multiyear and annual business plans, the SONI Annual Forward Work Plan, and associated reporting to the SONI leadership team and SONI Board.

The role holder will collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders and lead cross-functional teams. They will be results oriented with strong people leadership, influencing and communication skills.

The role holder is a member of SONI’s management team and as such is expected to actively contribute and work closely with all colleagues to the overall achievement of SONI’s objectives.

**Key Duties & Responsibilities**
- End to end responsibility for the strategy function in SONI acting as a first point of escalation for strategic and sustainability matters.
- Develop and influence NI energy policy with an understanding of key requirements of NI stakeholders.
- Engage with relevant Government Departments responsible for developing NI Energy Policy, establishing key partnerships and eliciting support and understanding of SONI’s role and strategy to a broad range of stakeholders in Northern Ireland.
- Lead strategic engagement with and influence a wide range of NI stakeholders at all levels of seniority to ensure that SONI technical expertise is communicated, understood and thereby able to inform and influence wider NI strategy and policy developments.
- Lead, motivate and engage a high performing team within the Strategy & Regulation directorate.
- Develop and maintain a multi-year strategy execution programme with the associated governance and reporting framework.
- Lead the annual SONI business planning process, working with the business owners to translate the SONI strategy and policy into actionable

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