Deputy Director- Legal

OFGEM

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Reference number

374420

Salary

£90,000
Standard pay rules apply for existing civil servants i.e. you will either be appointed on a level transfer or on promotion you will receive a 10% increase or bottom of the salary level which is £75,000. Please ensure that you read the Pay and Reward information for civil service and internal colleagues that can be found here before applying.
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Job grade

SCS Pay Band 1
Other
SCS 1

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

OFGEM - General Counsel

Type of role

Legal Services
Senior leadership

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Compressed hours

Number of jobs available

3

Contents

Cardiff, Glasgow, London

Job summary

Ofgem’s legal function sits in the Office of the General Counsel (OGC). The OGC is responsible for the provision of all legal advice and management of all legal risk required by OFGEM and its governing body the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority and for managing the organisation’s exposure to legal risk.

The energy sector is going through an unprecedented transformation to a net zero and data-enabled future. You will be joining Ofgem OGC with a number of significant policy and legal matters all under development at a time of increasing change in the energy sector.

The OGC supports Ofgem’s activities through hubs focused on several areas. These Deputy Director roles will specifically be for: 

1.Systems

2.Enforcement and Financial Resilience

3.Retail and Consumers

Further information on the specific roles is available in the candidate pack 

The work is interesting, intellectually challenging and varied, you will be involved in advising on a wide range of public law issues in a regulatory context. We will tailor the role according to your skills and experiences. You will enjoy the role if you are a lawyer who is pragmatic and solutions driven, can manage competing demands and deliver at pace to provide advice to policy colleagues at all levels.

Ofgem is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided on the basis of open and fair competition, merit and business need.

Job description

The Deputy Directors are part of the wider leadership team within the General Counsel functions alongside the GC, Directors and the leadership team, with the responsibility for all legal leadership in their teams’ areas as well providing individual advice to senior internal clients across the Directorates.  They will be part of a large team of approximately 25 legal professionals to deliver high quality legal services to enable Ofgem to achieve its priorities and to inspire and motivate to enable delivery of Ofgem’s Multi Year Strategy.

The Deputy Directors will provide advice on legal risk and mitigation. within their areas, building relationships across Ofgem being accountable for the delivery of high quality legal and governance services. 

Person specification

Essential Criteria

A legal expert in energy, regulation or public law –extensive senior-level legal experience as a qualified solicitor or barrister, gained across the public and/or private sectors

Legal Leadership - extensive experience of leading large legal teams and collective leadership of a legal function. A leader who is visible and approachable, welcomes feedback and is keen to continuously improve to maintain a high standard of legal services.

A senior advisor - experience of working collaboratively with senior officials and making a positive impact both internally and externally, adopting an open approach and unafraid to make decisions when necessary. 

A strong communicator - highly credible communication skills, both in writing and in person. Can absorb a wide range of data and clearly communicates complex legal issues and innovative solutions and can also lead teams through change with confidence.

Commercially minded - professional knowledge and experience that evidences an understanding of regulation and consumer priorities within a commercial and/or public body.

Behaviours

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

  • Seeing the Big Picture
  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Leadership
  • Delivering at Pace
Alongside your salary of £90,000, OFGEM contributes £26,073 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:

  • up to 30 days annual leave.
  • Excellent training and development opportunities.
  • The opportunity to join the Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%.
  • Flexible working hours and family friendly policies.
  • Interest free season ticket loan

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours.

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When you press the ‘Apply now’ button, you will be asked to complete personal details (not seen by the sift panel), your career history and qualifications.  

You will then be asked to provide a 1250 word ‘personal statement’ evidencing how you meet the essential and desirable skills and capabilities listed in the role profile. Please ensure you demonstrate clearly, within your supporting statement, how you meet each of the essential and desirable skills and capabilities. 

The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expect all candidates to abide by these principles. Ofgem take any incidences of cheating very seriously. Please ensure all examples provided are of your own experience. Any instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating will be investigated and, if proven, the relevant applications will be withdrawn from the process.



Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This role has a minimum assignment duration of 3 years. An assignment duration is the period of time a Senior Civil Servant is expected to remain in the same post to enable them to deliver on the agreed key business outcomes. The assignment duration also supports your career through building your depth of expertise.

As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
  • individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
  • Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

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 (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

  • Name : recruitment@orgem.gov.uk
  • Email : recruitment@orgem.gov.uk

Recruitment team

  • Email : recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should email The Head of Talent Acquisition at: Recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission. More detailed information can be found on the Civil Service Commission website.

Attachments

Deputy Director- Legal candidate pack- 374420 Opens in new window (pdf, 668kB)

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