At the forefront of shaping Britain’s energy future, Ofgem needs strong policy leaders who can turn big ideas into practical solutions that deliver for everyone. We’re looking for a Head of Policy to play a vital role in directing the policy development that will keep our energy system fair, affordable and fit for the future.
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.
Ofgem administers a number of renewable energy and social schemes on behalf of the government. Our administration of these energy and social programmes aligns with our activities as a regulator and these programmes focus on low carbon heat, renewable electricity, energy efficiency and fuel poverty.
The role holder will be responsible for several schemes and a wide range of policy and delivery activity. This will include supporting the ongoing delivery of live schemes and leading all policy development and implementation work within your portfolio. You can expect to work very closely with central government departments and lead a large team.
This is a full-time, permanent opportunity to play a central role in work that affects every household and business in the UK. You’ll bring people together across teams and professions to manage complex policy-related projects to a high standard.
Leading multi-disciplinary teams, you will role-model what success looks like, setting transparent objectives and milestones, managing interdependencies, risks and resources and creating an environment where your team can thrive. As a leader, you’ll provide clear direction and champion a supportive, inclusive culture that reflects Ofgem’s values.
We’re looking for someone with extensive experience in a policy leadership role, with a proven record of designing policy implementation and delivery systems that drive real impact. You will have the confidence and judgement to manage change, make process improvements and deliver strong outcomes at pace. You’ll also bring excellent leadership skills, with the ability to develop and support colleagues, manage multiple priorities and build an inclusive, high-performing team.
Read on and find out more.
Job description
Your role will be key to creating an open and inclusive workplace, where diversity is valued and everyone is supported to bring their authentic selves to work. The culture you will forge will encourage new ideas, collaboration and innovation, and promote opportunities to grow and apply expertise to this important work that really matters for customers and the environment. We have a critical mission to ensure Britain’s energy system remains safe, affordable and sustainable as we move towards Net Zero. This is your chance to play a prominent part in that future and help deliver lasting change for millions of people.
Key Responsibilities:
Delivery of set of team deliverables, and managing and co-ordinating successful outcomes across team members and collaborating teams
- Sets clear and transparent work objectives, milestones and success metrics at team and individual level to oversee and co-ordinate successful team outcomes.
- Collaborates closely with other teams to manage interdependencies, risks and resourcing to support portfolio delivery.
- Jointly responsible with the PDL on welfare and pastoral care of all colleagues.
- Demonstrates effective diversity and inclusive team management within their team and the wider organisation.
Key Outputs and Deliverables:
- Monitor, report and present on policy area, project statuses and issues to senior management
- Clear and concise management papers and policy documents (such as consultations, decisions and guidance).
- Effective solutions to address emerging policy issues or challenges in areas of responsibility
- Engage with internal teams working across schemes to ensure development work is well coordinated
- Ensure that a project plan, governance structure and other project management practices are in place and up to date, to ensure effective management of development activities
- Lead on providing advice and data on future policy development
- Contributes as part of the wider directorate senior leadership team, championing initiatives and driving change
Setting-up and leading high-performing team based on effective resource management, ongoing support and professional development
- Manages effective and inclusive team resourcing and staff onboarding through close engagement with relevant Deputy Director, Workstream Managers, Heads of Professions, PDLs and HR Staffers to ensure best talent match to work needs.
- Helps team members deliver by building supportive, inclusive team environment based on trust-based relationships, transparency and inclusivity.
- Takes ownership for own and team members’ professional development by:
- Providing ongoing coaching and identification of development opportunities in regular performance conversations.
- Supporting team member’s performance evaluation through honest, fair, high quality 360 degree feedback to PDLs.
Person specification
- Extensive expertise in a policy leadership role, demonstrated through a strong record of high performance and significant achievements in previous positions. Proven ability to design policy implementation and delivery systems in collaboration with delivery partners and users to drive impactful outcomes. (LEAD)
- Proven leadership ability, demonstrated through formal or informal management of teams. Skilled in driving high-performance outcomes, managing multiple priorities, and delivering against challenging deadlines within a policy implementation and service delivery environment. (LEAD)
- Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills, including at senior levels. Extensive experience in fostering collaboration across diverse teams and championing cross-organisational linkages to develop cohesive and aligned strategic positions.
- Proven ability to oversee a culture of strong analysis and decision making, especially regarding complex information.
- Proven ability to manage change and implement process improvements.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Making Effective Decisions
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Please refer to the Candidate Pack and Role Profile attached for full details
Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 21st July 2025
