Gas Policy Adviser

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

- 270404**Salary**:

- £31,120 - £37,260- National: £31,120 - £33,085; London: £34,410 - £37,260**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- BEIS - Energy & Security - Energy & Security - Energy Security, Networks and Markets**Type of role**:

- Policy**Working pattern**:

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

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, SalfordAbout the job

**Job summary**:
**Our Mission**

At BEIS, we are leading the UK’s recovery from coronavirus and are building a stronger, greener country. Our varied work makes a real difference to people across the UK and internationally. This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of the BEIS team and our exciting mission

We lead on the UK’s commitments to tackle climate change and drive green economic growth. We support businesses to create jobs and increase opportunity in regions across the UK. We also encourage investment and innovation to make the UK a science superpower producing research that will improve lives.

**Our Inclusive Environment**

We are building an inclusive culture to make BEIS a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves. We value difference and diversity, not only because we believe it is the right thing to do, but because it will help us be more innovative and make better decisions.

We offer first-class flexible working benefits, excellent employee well-being support and a great pension. We are fortunate to have a range of excellent staff networks and are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We will support talented people from all backgrounds to build a career and thrive.

**Job description**:

- We are recruiting for at least one policy adviser in the Gas Systems, Networks and Markets (GSNM) team. Our area of focus, natural gas, is headline news following the global hike in gas prices, and the continued uncertainty surrounding European supply.
- The GSNM team is responsible for ensuring that the future gas system works for consumers and helping make the UK’s Net Zero target a reality. We are working on long-term models and frameworks to support the future decarbonisation of GB's gas networks while ensuring long-term gas security of supply.**Person specification**:
The responsibilities will be agreed with the postholder. The work of our team is pivoting towards longer-term gas policy, ensuring that the gas system is fit for purpose in the future, so there is an opportunity to shape both the role and the work of our team. The postholder would sit within the Strategy and Governance team and will build and hold a central picture of the future of the gas system and ensure there are processes and structures to support our decision-making.

You will be working across developing new relationships and scoping out new strategy. You will help us set up new project management structures across the team, and collaborate closely with other BEIS teams, industry, academia, the independent energy regulator and the system operator. You will be good with technical detail, and project principles, and able to direct and engage with a wide range of stakeholders.

Responsibilities may include:

- Designing new governance structures for effective decision-making on the future gas system.
- Strengthening relationships with key teams and partners and developing support for our long-term decarbonisation strategy.
- Supporting a dedicated analytical team to scope, design and implement novel research.

**Skills and Experience**

Prior knowledge of energy policy is not essential - we will quickly upskill you in the areas where you have less experience.
- Have excellent interpersonal and people management skills, and excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Have excellent project management skills.
- Have strong problem-solving skills and the ability to grapple with complex issues.
- Have an eye for detail and be able to work both collaboratively and autonomously, and at pace, to ensure effective delivery.
- Be proactive and have a real passion for their job, and be inspired by the work they do and the impact it has.

We pride ourselves on having a friendly and supportive work environment We support team members to develop their careers, and we actively encourage those who work part-time, job-share or have other flexible working arrangements to apply.

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

- Seeing the Big Picture
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace

**Benefits**:

- BEIS offers a competitive mix of benefits including:

- A culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.
- Automatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme, with an avera