Ofgem is Great Britain’s independent energy regulator. Our primary responsibility is to protect energy consumers, especially the most vulnerable, while at the same time working with government, industry and consumer groups to deliver a clean, more affordable and secure net-zero energy system at the lowest cost to consumers, and drive economic growth.
What you’ll be doing
This is a thrilling opportunity to embark on a fulfilling career in policy development. Tasked with a wide variety of policy and regulatory-related tasks, you will tackle issues that impact on both consumers and energy industry participants.
Using qualitative and quantitative data to support the drafting of evidence-based policy documents, you will have the opportunity to develop skills in writing consultations, decision letters, impact assessments and more.
Job Description
What you’ll bring to the role
We are looking for candidates who thrive in an agile, diverse and fast-paced environment with an interest in delivering benefits for consumers, communities, or society.
Analytical skills are essential, with an ability to analyse, understand and draw robust conclusions from evidence. You’ll also have good organisational skills with a track record of managing multiple priorities and delivering against deadlines. You’ll be able to communicate issues clearly and will be able to build strong working relationships across teams. Finally, you’ll have demonstrable interest in public policy, decarbonisation and/ or energy.
What you can expect
It’s important that we are reflective of the consumers and communities that we serve, so we welcome candidates from all backgrounds, and especially those from underrepresented groups. While this is a full-time role, we will happily accommodate flexible working patterns and job shares, and we will provide you with a competitive benefits package.
Key Responsibilities And Outputs
- Contribute to the development and implementation of policy reform. This will involve working closely with industry and other stakeholders in Ofgem.
- Undertaking analysis on proposals and their impacts and effectively communicating the benefits, challenges and trade-offs to senior colleagues.
- Support the production of key work, such as briefings, consultations, decision letters and impact assessments.
- Supporting the project management of workstreams and stakeholder engagement, prioritising, scoping and delivering work and engaging with key Ofgem functions to manage risks and issues.
What you’ll bring to the role
We are looking for candidates who thrive in an agile, diverse and fast-paced environment with an interest in delivering benefits for consumers, communities, or society.
Analytical skills are essential, with an ability to analyse, understand and draw robust conclusions from evidence. You’ll also have good organisational skills with a track record of managing multiple priorities and delivering against deadlines. You’ll be able to communicate issues clearly and will be able to build strong working relationships across teams. Finally, you’ll have demonstrable interest in public policy, decarbonisation and/ or energy.
What you can expect
It’s important that we are reflective of the consumers and communities that we serve, so we welcome candidates from all backgrounds, and especially those from underrepresented groups. While this is a full-time role, we will happily accommodate flexible working patterns and job shares, and we will provide you with a competitive benefits package.
Key Responsibilities And Outputs
- Contribute to the development and implementation of policy reform. This will involve working closely with industry and other stakeholders in Ofgem.
- Undertaking analysis on proposals and their impacts and effectively communicating the benefits, challenges and trade-offs to senior colleagues.
- Support the production of key work, such as briefings, consultations, decision letters and impact assessments.
- Supporting the project management of workstreams and stakeholder engagement, prioritising, scoping and delivering work and engaging with key Ofgem functions to manage risks and issues.
Person specification
Essential Criteria
- Ability to analyse, understand and draw robust conclusions from evidence. (Lead criteria)
- Organisational skills with a track record of managing multiple priorities and delivering against deadlines. (Lead criteria)
- An ability to communicate issues clearly and effectively, both orally and verbally.
- An ability to build and maintain effective relationships and work as part of a team.
- Demonstrable interest in public policy, decarbonisation and/or energy.
Desirable Criteria
- Previous experience of working in the energy sector.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Delivering at Pace
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
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.
Alongside your salary of £25,854, OFGEM contributes £7,489 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Ofgem can offer you a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes; 30 days annual leave after 2 years; Excellent training and development opportunities; The opportunity to join the generous Civil Service pension which also includes a valuable range of benefits; hybrid working (currently 1 day a week in the office but this is kept under review), flexible working hours and family friendly policies. Plus lots of other benefits including clean and bright offices based centrally, engaged networks and teams and an opportunity to contribute to our ambitious and important targets of establishing a Net Zero energy system by 2050. This exciting blend of professional challenge and personal reward identifies career opportunities at Ofgem as something to get excited about.
Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 14th July 2025
