Business Support Manager - Partnerships

OFGEM

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Reference number

376061

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

​​Delivery and Schemes​

Type of role

Administration / Corporate Support
Operational Delivery

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

Cardiff, Glasgow, London

Job summary

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.

We’re offering a permanent role that places you at the heart of our mission to deliver impactful social and environmental schemes. As part of our Business Planning and Partnerships team, you’ll support meaningful collaboration between key partners to ensure our schemes are delivered effectively, making a positive difference to communities across the UK.

As a valued member of our Delivery and Schemes Directorate, you’ll work in a dynamic environment that offers opportunities to co-ordinate with multi-disciplinary teams, oversee critical partnership agreements and strengthen our impact in social and environmental initiatives. Within this role, you'll gain exposure to high-impact projects while playing a vital role in supporting national decarbonisation goals.

Job description

We’re looking for someone with proven experience in building strong relationships and communicating effectively, as well as skills in financial analysis and business planning. You should be a self-starter who is comfortable managing diverse tasks, from stakeholder engagement to effective risk management.

In addition to flexible working options, we offer access to a comprehensive development programme and the chance to work alongside passionate teams committed to driving the UK's energy transformation. You’ll also enjoy a competitive rewards package, with an excellent pension scheme, generous annual leave and additional options that support a healthy work-life balance. Working with Ofgem means you’ll benefit from our supportive policies that are designed to help you thrive both professionally and personally.

Person specification

Essential Criteria 

  • Experience of building strong, trusting, and influential relationships with internal and external stakeholders (LEAD). 
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to coherently organise and present information.
  • Excellent analytical skills, with experience in business planning, budget management, and/or financial reporting. 
  • Demonstrable self-starter who can prioritise deliverables and use initiative to drive projects forward with others.  
  • Understanding of risk and issue management. 

Desirable Criteria 

  • Knowledge of the UK’s regulatory landscape and the energy industry
  • Experience of continuous improvement or efficiency projects 

Behaviours

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

  • Changing and Improving
  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Working Together
  • Managing a Quality Service

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, 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_Business Support Manager - Partnerships_376061 Opens in new window (pdf, 572kB)
Role Profile_Business Support Manager - Partnerships_376061 Opens in new window (pdf, 116kB)
Terms and Conditions May 24 Opens in new window (pdf, 317kB)

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