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Title  

Policy Advisor (Offshore Electricity Transmission - OFTO)

Reference     (Please mention Stopdodo/Environment Jobs in your application)
Sectors   Including Mitigation, Science & Management
Location   Wales (South) - UK, Scotland (Central) - UK, England (London & Greater) - UK
Type   Fixed Term and Permanent Roles
Status   Full Time
Level   Mid Level
Deadline   31/03/2025
Company Name   Ofgem
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Description  

To join us, you’ll need experience thinking strategically, be able to cut across different perspectives and objectives occasionally in tension to achieve goals. A track record of working with multiple stakeholders across different workstreams will be key, alongside excellent communication skills (in writing and in person) and a keen analytical eye.  

It’s important that you are comfortable working in a change environment, and that you can flex and adapt to conflicting deadlines and bring a can-do mindset to working through problems. You’ll also need Demonstrative experience in managing multiple workstreams and multiple stakeholders, excellent written and verbal communication skills along with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 

Person specification

Key Responsibilities and Outputs 

Policy Development  

  • Responsible for high quality, timely, and robust analysis of core issue/s and policy options relating to the extension and evolution of the OFTO regime in order to maximise electricity transmission from offshore windfarms in line with Clean Power 2030 goals. 
  • Drafting of clear and concise documents, including briefings, policy documents, consultations, impact assessments, guidance and decision letters. 
  • Supporting and directing key workstreams and projects, including responsibility for internal and external stakeholder engagement by prioritising, scoping and delivering work.  

 

Stakeholder Management 

  • Effectively communicating the benefits, challenges and trade-offs of policy proposals to senior colleagues and partners 
  • Ensuring delivery by effective collaboration across teams, supporting professions and other sources of evidence and expertise to understand and manage risks and issues 
  • Responsible for representing Ofgem externally, building constructive and supportive relationships to ensure challenges and issues are identified and resolved in consumers interests. 

Role Criteria  

The essential criteria for this role is:

  • Ability to think strategically, cutting across different perspectives and objectives occasionally in tension to achieve goals. (Lead) 
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. (Lead) 
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.  
  • Demonstrable interest and/ or experience in public policy/energy/net zero.  
  • Demonstrative experience in engaging with/managing multiple stakeholders. 
  • Ability to manage different work activities or workstreams to keep projects on track.  

Behaviours

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

  • Seeing the Big Picture
  • Changing and Improving
  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Delivering at Pace

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.
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