Senior Policy Lead- Strategic Planning and Connections

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 427980

**Salary**:

- £47,895 - £62,699
- Please ensure that you read the Pay and Reward information for civil service and internal colleagues before applying.
- A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

**Job grade**:

- Grade 7
- Level 2b

**Contract type**:

- Permanent

**Business area**:

- Energy Systems Design and Development

**Type of role**:

- Policy

**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time

**Number of jobs available**:

- 5

**Contents**:

- Location
- About the job
- Benefits
- Things you need to know

**Location**:
**About the job**:
**Job summary**:
Ofgem is Great Britain’s independent energy regulator. We’re at the forefront of change across the energy sector, driving towards Net Zero whilst protecting energy consumers, especially vulnerable people.

The roles are distributed as follows:
Transmission Network Planning - 1 role

Regional Energy Strategic Planning - 1 role

Demand Connections - 2 roles

Connections Reform and Governance - 1 role

These roles provide the opportunity to contribute to policy decisions that will guide how Britain’s energy system evolves. You’ll be involved in work that has national significance, and will have the chance to build your skills, broaden your expertise and develop a well-rounded perspective on the future of energy regulation.

**Job description**:
In return, these roles will enable you to deepen your expertise, broaden your influence, and make a lasting contribution to the way Britain’s energy system is planned and delivered. They offer real scope for professional growth, visibility across government and industry, and the chance to shape outcomes that will have long-term impact.

We have a critical mission to support Britain’s energy system in line with Net Zero goals with effective strategic planning and fair regulation. By joining Ofgem in one of these six roles, you’ll help shape the infrastructure and policies that will deliver a cleaner, fairer energy future.

**Person specification**:
Essential:

- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage constructively and transparently with internal and external stakeholders, and to clearly convey complex issues to non-expert audiences. **(LEAD)**:

- Proven experience and strong skills in policy development, including: identifying, analysing, and articulating complex problems; working with analytical, technical, and legal professionals to develop solutions and options; and presenting policy recommendations that consider the trade-offs and risks, and dependencies that help senior colleagues reach a decision.
- Good project management skills with demonstrable experience of delivery in fast paced environment;
- Knowledge or experience of the energy sector.

Desirable:

- Experience of people management, either directly or in a matrix working environment.
- Knowledge or experience of energy system planning and/or energy regulation.

**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Seeing the Big Picture
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together
- Communicating and Influencing

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £47,895, OFGEM contributes £13,875 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 this is kept under 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, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

You will then be asked to provide a 750 word ‘personal statement’ evidencing how you meet the essential criteria listed in the role profile. Please ensure you demonstrate clearly, within your supporting statement, how you meet each of the criteria listed in the role profile.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

**Security**:

- 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 Commonwe