Senior Strategy Adviser

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

- 373436**Salary**:

- £52,985 - £65,280- National: £52,985 - £60,360 London: £58,285 - £65,280- A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%**Job grade**:

- Grade 7**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- DESNZ - Net Zero, Buildings and Industry - NZ Buildings: Portfolio & Affordability**Type of role**:

- Policy
Strategy**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 2Contents

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- Aberdeen, Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, SalfordAbout the job

**Job summary**:
Do you want a career where you can make a real difference? Do you want to work at the forefront of current policy making decisions? Do you want to have an impact on the UK and beyond? If yes, then a career at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) could be for you.

Here at DESNZ we are delivering our mission to make the UK a clean energy superpower, with clean electricity by 2030 and accelerating the UK’s journey to net zero.

Our work is helping ensure clean energy for all, keep bills down and seize the opportunities to lead the world in new green industries, taking back control of our energy with Great British Energy and encouraging greater energy efficiency across the UK. The work of the department has never been more timely or relevant, and by joining us you will be part of making that difference.

Our work is varied, interesting and most importantly it's impactful. Our DESNZ Values are interwoven into everything we do; we are bold, we are collaborative, we are inclusive, and we learn. As a department we are committed to these values to build a culture where everyone can thrive.

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.

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**Job description**:
The Net Zero Buildings Strategy Team is looking to recruit two G7 Senior Strategy Adviser roles. The role sits within the Net Zero Buildings Directorates, responsible for the exciting and politically significant policy areas of decarbonising the UK’s 30 million homes, businesses and public sector buildings.

This area is a major contributor to meeting the UK’s climate change commitments by reducing carbon emissions, as well as supporting some of the most vulnerable people in society by tackling fuel poverty.

The Net Zero Buildings Strategy Team leads on the cross-cutting strategic policy decisions and enablers to support decarbonising buildings through installation of clean heat sources and measures to improve energy efficiency. The team sits at sat at the heart of the Net Zero Buildings Portfolio, responsible for one of the most exciting policy and delivery areas in DESNZ.

We are a friendly team and welcome flexible working patterns. We have a strong learning culture and value diversity.

**Person specification**:
The two roles will evolve over time, but central to your role will be a strategic overview of several policy areas within buildings decarbonisation, and close collaboration with colleagues across the directorates. Your work will play a strong role in advice Ministers and senior officials which will shape the strategic direction of our future approach to decarbonisation of buildings.

**Role 1 **will lead the work on Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) Reform, representing the interests of DESNZ’s Net Zero Buildings Portfolio in the cross-Government work and supporting DESNZ policy teams to implement new EPCs.

Work is likely to include:

- Leading this priority workstream to ensure EPCs, one of our key tools used for policy targets, monitoring progress and identify buildings eligible for support, will support the transition to Net Zero and low carbon heating
- Working closely with policy, analytical and energy modelling colleagues to develop recommendations for reforms and design policy implementation of them,
- Leading engagement with Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) to agree EPC Reform to support the transition of buildings to Net Zero,
- Engaging with external stakeholders throughout the reform process, to support the preparedness of the sector for new EPCs,

**Role 2** will lead work to develop approaches to upgrade homes that are complex to decarbonise to ensure these are not left behind in the transition to Net Zero.

Work is likely to include:

- Leading the development of a strategic approach for complex to decarbonise homes, building on the recent research published in January 2024, Defining and identifying complex to decarbonise homes, and a second phase of research due to complete in September 2025,
- Manage contactors and collaboration with colleagues from across the department to ensure the project objectives are met and to develop possible interve