Strategic Communications Support Manager

OFGEM

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Details

Reference number

375037

Salary

£32,498 - £48,561
London £35,070-£48,561, National £32,498-£45,831. Please ensure that you read the Pay and Reward information for civil service and internal colleagues before applying.
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Job grade

Higher Executive Officer
Level 2a

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

OFGEM - Communications - Strategic Comms Team

Type of role

Communications / Marketing
Operational Delivery
Strategy

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

Cardiff, Glasgow, London

Job summary

Ofgem operates at the forefront of energy regulation, ensuring that communication strategies effectively support and enhance our reputation. We’re looking for a Strategic Communications Support Manager to join us and play a vital role in shaping policy, generating ideas, and supporting the delivery of high-quality communications across the organisation. 
 
Ofgem is Great Britain’s independent energy regulator. We’re at the forefront of change across the energy sector, driving toward Net Zero whilst protecting energy consumers, especially vulnerable people. 
 
We’re offering a permanent, full-time role with huge opportunities to learn, grow, and develop your skills in strategic communications. You’ll be managing a busy workflow within the Strategic Communications team and ensuring operational delivery aligns with Ofgem’s objectives and priorities. 
 
This crucial role will see you working with colleagues right across Ofgem, government departments, and industry partners, providing support and assistance to help teams deliver impactful communications strategies. Alongside chances to work on high-profile projects, you’ll discover an array of skills development prospects and strategic insights. 

Job description

We’re looking for people with excellent project management skills and a passion for supporting communication initiatives. You’ll need experience in operational delivery, collaboration, and influencing at all levels. In return, you’ll find superb growth potential, real learning opportunities, and the chance to progress in a dynamic communications environment. 
 
What’s more, we’re offering hybrid working (with travel to one of our centres in London, Glasgow, or Cardiff) and a great range of benefits and rewards, as well as an outstanding team environment filled with friendly, collaborative people, and an amazing learning and development programme.  
 
We have a critical purpose to set the standard in strategic communications for the energy sector, and this is your chance to join us, grow your expertise, and develop a rewarding career path. 
 
Read on and find out more.

Person specification

Essential Criteria

  • Professional experience in an operational delivery or project management role. (Lead criteria) 
  • Experience of collaborating, influencing and negotiating at all levels. 
  • Experience of delivering improvement and a good track record of development and innovation, with a sound understanding of continuous improvement methodology. 
  • Excellent analytical and communication skills with the ability to deliver complex messages to a variety of audiences. 
  • Exceptional attention to detail and organisational skills with proven ability to proactively identify priorities and actions efficiently and effectively without supervision.   

Behaviours

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

  • Making Effective Decisions
  • 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.
Alongside your salary of £32,498, OFGEM contributes £9,414 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 is in 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.

Selection process details

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

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.

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.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

  • Name : Emma Tosh
  • Email : recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk

Recruitment team

  • Email : recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk

Attachments

Candidate Pack_Strategic Communications Support Manager_375037 Opens in new window (pdf, 820kB)
Role Profile_Strategic Communications Support Manager Opens in new window (pdf, 84kB)
Terms and Conditions May 24 Opens in new window (pdf, 317kB)

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