Senior Policy Adviser - London, United Kingdom - Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £40,950 - £49,795

National: £40,950 £45,265 London: £44,500 £49,795 (prorata for parttime hours)
A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade:
Senior Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
DESNZ
Net Zero, Buildings and Industry
Industrial Decarbonisation & Emissions Trading
Type of role:
Policy
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
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 in a government department that is at the forefront of current policy making decisions that will impact 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 securing the UK's long-term energy supply, bringing down energy bills and halving inflation.

We are seizing the opportunities of Net Zero to lead the world in new green industries 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 its 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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Please note DESNZ are currently reviewing our terms and conditions and pay arrangements following Machinery of Government changes and as part of the outstanding August 2023 pay award.

Please be aware there may be changes to terms and conditions and pay ranges listed in this advert ahead of you starting in post.

Job description:

Would you like to work at the cutting edge of long-term net zero policy?

Are you an outstanding individual who wants to design new, potentially foundational policies that could make a significant contribution to delivering net zero over the coming decades?

The UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is exploring expansion to Greenhouse Gas Removals (GGRs), which are the negative emission technologies necessary for us to hit net zero.

To help us achieve this ambitious goal, we are looking for two motivated and exceptional individuals to join our friendly and high-performing team.

Person specification:

The Emissions Trading team developed and delivers the UK ETS. This is the UK's flagship carbon pricing policy, and is one of the cornerstones of the UK's climate policy. It limits emissions in covered sectors and, by pricing those emissions, incentivises investment in the transition to a net zero economy.

Our team is breaking new ground in climate policy, by exploring integrating both engineered and nature-based GGRs into the ETS.

This policy innovation could drive investment in GGRs and support a thriving marketplace for GGRs in the UK out to 2050 and beyond.

Key responsibilities will adapt to emerging business needs, but there are two broad roles we are advertising for:

Market integration
This role will lead on core areas of policy development that we need to get right in order to integrate GGRs into the ETS

This includes:

how to set the UK ETS cap when we integrate GGRs, how to design the resulting GGR allowances, and what date we integrate GGRs from.

These are foundational policy questions, which can only be answered by working with our network of stakeholders, including: external experts, the private sector, the department's other GGR teams, other government departments including Treasury, and the UK's Devolved administrations.
Woodland and permanence
Integrating naturebased GGRs, specifically new UK woodland, into the ETS would require our team to progress fundamental policy development on carbon storage policy. We would need to develop a new and robust policy framework for managing potential differences in the permanence of carbon storage of different GGRs. This is a fascinating but complex area of net zero policy design.
The UK has a highquality woodland GGR scheme in the form of the Woodland Carbon Code, and one of the responsibilities of this role is to lead on determining what lessons we can learn from this and other similar schemes.

This role will require engaging closely with our network of stakeholders, including:
external experts, the private sector, stakeholders who work with the woodland carbon code, other government departments including Defra and Treas