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 leader to join its team as Director of Energy Affordability. This is a unique opportunity to shape the department's approach to ensuring the energy market works for businesses and consumers.

Key Responsibilities
  1. Lead the development of a refreshed approach to energy affordability, working closely with stakeholders and experts to ensure a comprehensive understanding of the issues.
  2. Oversee the delivery of energy price support schemes, including the Energy Price Guarantee, Alternative Fuel Payment, Energy Bills Relief Scheme, and Energy Bill Discount Scheme.
  3. Lead the department's work on retail energy market policy, including collaboration with Ofgem on live issues and developing policy on future-facing issues and market reform.
  4. Manage the department's sponsor relationship with Ofgem, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.
  5. Oversee work on consumer affordability strategy, including the structure of household and business bills, policy costs, and levies.
Person Specification

We are looking for a candidate with:

  • Strong leadership and management skills, with experience in leading high-performing teams through periods of change and ambiguity.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with external partners and across professional boundaries.
  • Comfort with working in a programme management environment, managing financial risk and scrutiny.
  • Ability to link strategic insights and evidence to decisions on funding and regulation.
  • Commitment to driving forward transformation and change in the department.
Benefits

The Department for Energy Security & Net Zero offers a competitive package of benefits, including:

  • A culture of flexible working, including job sharing, homeworking, and compressed hours.
  • Automatic enrolment into the Civil Service 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.
  • An extensive range of learning and professional development opportunities.
  • Access to a range of retail, travel, and lifestyle employee discounts.
Further Information

We are proud to be a disability confident leader and welcome applications from disabled candidates and candidates with long-term conditions. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact the job contact email address.



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