Senior Policy Advisor - London, United Kingdom - OFGEM
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- £43,650 - £59,999
- Glasgow/ Cardiff £43,650 £55,999 : London £46,250 £59,999.
Job grade:
- Grade 7
- Level 2B
Contract type: - Permanent
Business area: - OFGEM
- Strategy and Decarbonisation
Type of role: - Policy
Working pattern: - Flexible working, Fulltime
Number of jobs available: - 1Contents
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- Cardiff, Glasgow, LondonAbout the job
Job summary:
Shape the policy that delivers a greener, fairer energy system for the UK.
Ofgem exists to ensure a safe and sustainable energy supply to the households of Great Britain.
As the industry regulator we promote the highest standards of customer care and work with industry partners to ensure that our energy system and supporting infrastructure is safe, resilient and sustainable.
In the role you'll initially join our Low Carbon Regulated Asset Base (RAB) team.Ofgem operate a flexible resourcing model which means that longer term you will have the opportunity to work flexibly across Ofgem supporting on a range of projects or may have a longer deployment within a team where you have in-demand specialist skills, knowledge, and expertise.
This team is a collection of high performing, collaborative and flexible staff, working across a number of new and exciting policy areas.
Our work is highly varied, from advising the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and His Majesty's Treasury (HMT) on regulatory and strategic issues, developing new approaches to financing large scale energy investment, regulating new energy technologies and services, to developing policy crucial for meeting our decarbonisation goals.
Some of the team's remit currently includes carbon capture use and storage (CCUS), new nuclear investment and hydrogen transport.Hydrogen can support the delivery of Net Zero, particularly in 'hard to electrify' industrial sectors, and also provide greener, flexible energy across power, transport and potentially heat.
You'll take the lead on specific areas of our work programme. These are challenging and varied projects that play a significant role. You will be responsible for policy development, stakeholder management and task management.We are looking for those experience in providing high quality, timely, and robust analysis of policy options leading to evidence based recommendations.
To join us, you'll need strong skills and experience of the policy development process: 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, risks, and dependencies that help senior colleagues reach a decision.
You'll also have a willingness to task manage, an ability to set strategic vision, be able to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders and have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
We are serious about offering you professional development, training and support.You can also expect an excellent benefits package, a great working environment with scope for hybrid working, and a shared sense of purpose.
Job description:
Operate a Flexible Resourcing model.
Your initial role will be in the Low Carbon Regulated Asset Base (RAB) team is a collection of high performing, collaborative and flexible staff, working across a number of new and exciting policy areas.
Our work is highly varied, from advising the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and His Majesty's Treasury (HMT) on regulatory and strategic issues, developing new approaches to financing large scale energy investment, regulating new energy technologies and services, to developing policy crucial for meeting our decarbonisation goals.
Some of the team's remit currently includes carbon capture use and storage (CCUS), new nuclear investment and hydrogen transport.Hydrogen can support the delivery of Net Zero, particularly in 'hard to electrify' industrial sectors, and also provide greener, flexible energy across power, transport and potentially heat.
As the hydrogen economy expands, a network of pipelines will be needed to connect production with consumers.Ofgem could play a future role as the economic regulator that provides sufficient flexibility to allow the network to expand, whilst ensuring affordability and value for money for users.
As part of a cooperative and interdependent team of policy, finance, engineering, legal and regulatory experts, new joiners to the team will have the opportunity to take responsibility for managing aspects of the programme and to undertake detailed development of core components of the regulatory regime for Ofgem's Low Carbon RAB work.
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