Director of Energy Affordability

1 month ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Full time
About the Role

The Department for Energy Security & Net Zero is seeking a highly skilled and experienced individual to lead the Energy Affordability Directorate. As Director, you will be responsible for developing a refreshed approach to ensuring the market works for businesses and consumers.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide inclusive and inspiring leadership to a Directorate of around 130 staff, split across 4 Deputy Director-led teams with a mix of policy, delivery, and analysis expertise.
  • Ensure effective delivery of the energy support schemes, including the Energy Price Guarantee, Alternative Fuel Payment, Energy Bills Relief Scheme, and Energy Bill Discount Scheme.
  • Lead the Department's work on retail energy market policy, including working with Ofgem on live issues and developing and delivering policy on future-facing issues and market reform.
  • Oversee all work on consumer affordability strategy, including the structure of household and business bills, policy costs, and levies.

Requirements:

  • Building and inspiring high-performing teams through periods of change and ambiguity.
  • Ability to work effectively with external partners, such as Ofgem, and across professional boundaries.
  • Comfortable working in a programme management environment, managing financial risk and scrutiny.
  • Ability to link strategic insights and evidence to decisions on funding and regulation.

Benefits:

  • A competitive salary of £97,000.
  • Contributions towards a Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
  • A culture of flexible working, including job sharing, homeworking, and compressed hours.
  • Automatic enrolment into the pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 27%.
  • A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30.

Further Information:

The Department operates a discretionary hybrid working policy, which provides for a combination of working hours from your place of work and from your home in the UK. Senior Civil Servant (SCS) staff are expected to aim for closer to 60% of the time at an office or non-home based location over the accounting period.



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