Job summary
We are looking for an exceptional Head of Programme to head up Ofgem’s delivery of the government’s ambitious Warm Homes Plan. This high-profile role will oversee a complex, multi-disciplinary programme designed to make homes warmer, greener, and more affordable to heat. You will provide strategic programme management leadership across multiple workstreams, ensuring clarity of direction, robust governance, and effective prioritisation. Acting as a trusted advisor to the Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) and senior leadership, you will manage programme risks, resources, and critical decision pathways. Alongside this, you will champion inclusive leadership, foster professional development, and embed Ofgem’s values throughout the team. This is a unique opportunity to shape a transformative programme that supports consumers and accelerates the UK’s journey to net zero.Job description
Key Responsibilities
- Input, and co-ordinate input into business case as required;
- Grow and manage a high performing programme team;
- Identify and manage stakeholder relationships, highlighting the need for senior level engagement. Manage relevant internal and external relationships;
- Communicates the vision and translate it into delivery objectives for the team;
- Provides direction and guidance on development to the team;
- Identify, secure, schedule and manage programme resources;
- Oversee risk and issue management, and ensure mitigations are in place
- Ensure realisation of benefits for customers;
- Put in place and maintain effective programme controls, governance, reporting and assurance frameworks ;
- Works with project leads and other stakeholders to ensure that dependencies are actively managed. Resolve issues between various programme elements;
- Lead the programme to deliver the agreed outcomes within time, cost and quality constraints.
In line with the Government Project Delivery capability framework – Programme Manager G6.
Additional Responsibilities
- Implement and promote Government Project Delivery Profession best practice, and engage with the wider Ofgem project delivery profession to support sharing of best practice and improved ways of working.
Key Outputs and Deliverables
- Set up, maintain and improve, a framework for the management, monitoring and evaluation of the programme, including strong links with the wider Ofgem and DESNZ;
- Produce updates, report and other programme documentation to agreed content and deadlines;
- Input into drafting of communications, briefings, process and governance materials relevant to the programme;
- Establish, and keep under review, clear responsibilities and ways of working, within Ofgem and with DESNZ.
Person specification
Essential Criteria:
- Robust experience of leading significant change or transformation programmes (LEAD)
- Strong track record of engaging with and influencing stakeholders at senior level (LEAD)
- Experience of leading a change team
- Skilled collaborator and strong communicator, able to work across a wide range of teams
- Programme management, transformation, change Management practices qualification (or equivalent experience), for example:
- PRINCE2 Practitioner
- Managing Successful Programmes Practitioner
- Management of Risk Practitioner
- Managing Portfolios Practitioner
- Managing Successful Programmes Advanced Practitioner
- APM Chartered Project Professional
- Project Leadership Programme
- Leading and Managing Project Workstreams
Desirable Criteria:
- Proven aptitude for leadership through management of others (line/project/matrix management)
- Understanding of the energy sector
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Delivering at Pace
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Working Together
- Leadership
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- You will also be asked to prepare presentation. Full details of the presentation will be included in the invitation to interview.
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £61,446, OFGEM contributes £17,800 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, 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), and upload a copy of your CV anonymising all details where necessary.
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 criteria listed in the role profile.
The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. You must ensure that any evidence submitted as part of your application or used during interview, including your CV and any statements or examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Ofgem takes 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. Please note that plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.
Please refer to Civil Service candidate advice on the acceptable use of artificial intelligence within the recruitment and selection process - Artificial intelligence and recruitment , Civil Service Careers
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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
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).Apply and further information
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Job contact :
- Name : Lucy Dowding
- 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.