Business Support Manager

Job summary

Ofgem works on behalf of energy consumers to ensure every household and business in the UK can rely on a safe, affordable and environmentally sustainable energy supply. We are playing a key role in accelerating the transition to Net Zero and a carbon-neutral energy system. Whatever your role, you will contribute to creating energy solutions that are good for customers and the environment.

We are recruiting a Business Support Manager to join the Delivery & Schemes – Digital Delivery team. This role sits within a Project Management Office (PMO) and Business Support function, supporting the effective delivery of digital projects and ensuring smooth business operations across a complex portfolio. You will coordinate activity, maintain governance, produce insights and reporting, and provide high-quality operational and administrative support.

Working across delivery teams and alongside senior stakeholders, you will help ensure that projects are well-coordinated, priorities are clear, and teams are supported to deliver effectively. You will bring a proactive, structured and outcomes-focused approach, alongside the ability to build strong working relationships quickly.

Job description

Key responsibilities include delivering and coordinating Business Support and PMO services across projects and programmes, maintaining governance documentation, and producing reporting, dashboards and insights to support decision-making. You will coordinate governance forums, track actions, and support teams to address delivery challenges. The role also involves embedding processes and ways of working, supporting resource planning and allocation, and contributing to portfolio coordination, including pipeline management and prioritisation.

You will support business planning activities such as budget and resource forecasting, and undertake finance-related activities including maintaining financial trackers, supporting budget monitoring, and managing Purchase-to-Pay processes. You will also support cost optimisation, identify opportunities to improve processes, and enhance reporting and data quality. Acting as a key point of contact, you will build effective relationships and ensure stakeholders receive timely and reliable support, while maintaining operational data and supporting onboarding, offboarding, and organisational changes as required.

This is a varied and fast-paced role offering strong exposure across Digital Delivery and the wider organisation.

Ofgem is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Please note that this role is expected to transfer to another department in 2027 as part of the Warm Homes Plan, in line with staff transfer regulations.

Person specification

Essential:

• Relevant experience in a Business Support, administrative, PMO, or project support role. (LEAD)
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and SharePoint. (LEAD)
• Experience supporting budget management processes and resource allocation activities.
• Proven ability to work under pressure, managing multiple tasks and effectively prioritising your workload.
• Experience supporting the development of reports, presentations, and other business documentation.

Desirable:

• Ability to analyse data and draw meaningful insights.
• Experience in financial administration or supporting financial processes.

Behaviours

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

• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Making Effective Decisions

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £35,232, OFGEM contributes £10,206 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.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

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

When you press the ‘Apply now’ button, you will be directed to a Civil Service test – guidance for this can be found here Civil Service online tests - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). The test you are due to take is not timed and you can complete it at your own pace. Upon passing the test, 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 1000 word ‘personal statement’ evidencing how you meet the essential criteria listed in the role profile. Please ensure you demonstrate clearly, within your supporting statement, how you meet each of the criteria listed in the role profile. In the event of receiving a large number of applications, an initial sift may take place on just the lead criteria indicated in the essential criteria.

The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected, you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by [https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn].

At Ofgem, we expect our staff to carry out their roles with honesty, fairness and openness. They should follow the Civil Service code and be free from any influence or bias. We are committed to making sure interests are recognised, declared and managed appropriately so that we can fulfil our duties as an energy regulator. Our Conflicts of Interest policy outlines the types of interests Ofgem staff must declare before onboarding, and the rules they must follow throughout employment so that we can clearly demonstrate that our decisions are not influenced by private interests.

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 theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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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 : Chloe Baily
• Email : Recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. You have the right to complain if you feel there has been a breach of these Recruitment Principles.

In the first instance, you should raise the matter directly via recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission, please visit their website.

Attachments

465401 Role Profile Opens in new window (pdf, 140kB)465401 Candidate Pack Opens in new window (pdf, 574kB)Terms and Conditions April 2025 Opens in new window (pdf, 335kB)