Offshore Wind Deployment Policy Manager

2 days ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Scottish Government Full time £50,000 - £90,000 per year
Description

Would you like to be at the heart of delivering Scotland's energy transition, working in collaboration with ministers, across the public, private and third sectors, and with the people of Scotland themselves, to deliver enduring benefits for Scotland.

The Offshore Wind Directorate works across government and the Scottish public sector to deliver offshore renewables in Scotland at a scale and pace which is sustainable and transformational for Scotland's Net Zero ambition, citizens, communities, environment and economy.  

The Offshore Wind Deployment Policy Manager is a key role in the Offshore Wind Directorate.  Part of a motivated and high-performing team, you will play a critical role in successfully delivering the Scottish Government's ambitious offshore wind and marine energy programmes.  You will help enable the deployment of the offshore wind pipeline and resolve SG-owned policy issues related to deployment of offshore wind programmes.

Responsibilities
Responsibilities
  • Contribute to the development and execution of core offshore wind policy products, particularly the development of the updated Offshore Wind Policy Statement.
  • Provide advice and briefing for SCS and Ministers on key issues relating to the deployment of offshore renewables in Scottish waters. This will also include overseeing the team to deliver high-quality timely responses to offshore wind related correspondence, including FMQs, Parliamentary Questions and Freedom of Information/Environmental Information Regulation requests, and briefing materials and speaking notes for ministerial and official level meetings. 
  • Develop effective, strong and consistent approach to engagement across teams in the Scottish and UK Government and with key industry stakeholders and developers, maintaining oversight of developments across the range of offshore renewables projects coming through the pipeline to inform intelligence gathering, policy development and advice to SCS and ministers.


Qualifications
Success profile Success profiles are specific to each job and they include the mix of skills, experience and behaviours candidates will be assessed on.   Technical / Professional Skills:
  • Policy Context and Purpose – Level 1 Developing
  • Governance and Project Delivery – Level 1 Developing

You can find out more about the skills required here: Policy Profession Standards Annex

Behaviours:
  • Seeing the bigger picture – Level 3
  • Leadership – Level 3
  • Working together – Level 3
  • Delivering at pace – Level 3
You can find out more about Success Profiles here: Success profiles: candidate guide -
  How to apply   Apply online, providing a CV and Supporting Statement (of no more than 1000 words) which provides evidence of how you meet the skills, experience and behaviours listed in the Success Profile above.   Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can be used to support your application, but all statements and examples provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, and presented as your own) applications will be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.   Please see our candidate guidance for more information on acceptable and unacceptable uses of AI in recruitment.   If invited for further assessment, this will consist of an interview and presentation.   Assessments are scheduled for w/c 15 December 2025 however this may be subject to change.  

Apply before 23:59 on 9 December This post is open to internal candidates and Common Citizenship Organisations only.

  About us The Scottish Government is the devolved government for Scotland. We have responsibility for a wide range of key policy areas including: education, health, the economy, justice, housing and transport. We offer rewarding careers and employ people across Scotland in a wide range of professions and roles. Our staff are part of the UK Civil Service, working for Ministers and senior stakeholders to deliver vital public services which improve the lives of the people of Scotland. We offer a supportive and inclusive working environment along with a wide range of employee benefits. Find out more about what we offer. As part of the UK Civil Service, we uphold the Civil Service Nationality Rules.   Working pattern Our standard hours are 35 hours per week and we offer a range of flexible working options depending on the needs of the role, including Flexi-leave. Scottish Government staff in hybrid-compatible roles should aim to work in-person 40% of the time, either in an office or other agreed work location. If you have specific questions about the role you are applying for, please contact us.   Security checks Successful candidates must complete the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), before they can be appointed. BPSS is comprised of four main pre-employment checks – Identity, Right to work, Employment History and a Criminal Record check (unspent convictions). You can find out more about BPSS on the UK Government website, or read about the different levels of security checks in our Candidate Guide.    Equality statement We are committed to equality and inclusion and we aim to recruit a diverse workforce that reflects the population of our nation.  Find out more about our commitment to diversity and how we offer and support recruitment adjustments for anyone who needs them.   Further information Find out more about our organisation, what we offer staff members and how to apply on our Careers Website. Read our Candidate Guide for further information on our recruitment and application processes.

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