Head of Wholesale Market Intelligence and Data

Job summary

At Ofgem, insight into wholesale markets plays a critical role in maintaining secure, resilient and well-functioning energy systems, and we’re seeking a Head of Wholesale Market Intelligence and Data to lead the analysis that underpins this work.

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 opportunity to lead the Wholesale Market Intelligence and Data team within our Market Oversight and Enforcement directorate. Sitting at the centre of how we understand market developments, this role will shape the insight that informs major regulatory, operational and policy decisions across the organisation.

In this highly visible leadership role, you’ll guide how wholesale market developments are interpreted and communicated, ensuring decision-makers have the insight they need to respond to emerging risks, evolving market dynamics and wider system challenges.

You’ll work closely with senior colleagues and key partners, including government departments, the National Energy System Operator, the Financial Conduct Authority and international regulatory counterparts, helping ensure a shared understanding of wholesale market developments exists at moments that matter most.

With strong analytical expertise and experience, both quantitative and qualitative, you’ll have a background of working with complex data and the ability to translate insight into clear advice for senior audiences. Alongside your analytical capability, you’ll be an experienced leader able to motivate teams, build strong partnerships and deliver results in fast-moving and high-profile environments.

In return, you’ll join a collaborative leadership community working on some of the most complex and consequential challenges facing the sector. You’ll have the opportunity to shape how wholesale markets are understood and overseen, while developing your leadership and strategic influence within a respected public authority.

We have a critical purpose to ensure markets function effectively and in the interests of consumers. Join us and help strengthen the intelligence and insight that underpins confidence in wholesale energy markets.

Read on and find out more.

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Set strategy and priorities for the team.
• Lead and motivate a team of around 7 staff and act as part of the leadership team of the Market Oversight and Enforcement directorate.
• Build links across key Ofgem teams and external stakeholders to ensure that the team receives relevant information and can support on related areas of work.
• Support and collaborate with policy teams in producing robust and high-quality analysis to enable good decision-making.
• Leading and directing others to implement improvements to our existing processes and outputs.

Key Outputs and Deliverables

• Management responsibility for a team of around 7 people.
• Briefings and updates on key market developments, including for senior level internal and external stakeholders.
• Analysis of market data including commodity prices, gas and power fundamentals and wholesale trade data to provide market insights.
• Developing and improving regular reports to ensure the team provides necessary and useful information to stakeholders.
• Overseeing collection and validation of key data sets.
• Ensuring the team has robust processes for security of supply emergency preparedness. This involves leading our response to live events with robust analysis and advice.

Person specification

Essential Criteria

• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills. Experience in analysing quantitative and qualitative information to support conclusions. Ability to scrutinise complex policy and make effective decisions (Lead Criteria).
• The ability to effectively communicate and synthesise analysis and data for senior decision-makers and external audiences, both verbally and in writing (Lead Criteria).
• Experience leading and motivating a team.
• Excellent interpersonal and team working skills including building strong relationships both internal and external to the team.
• Ability to meet challenging deadlines and managing multiple priorities.

Behaviours

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

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service

Technical skills

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

• You will be asked to conduct a presentation at interview. Further details will be provided in your interview invite.

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 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.

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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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Lewis Buckley
• 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

Head of Wholesale Market Intelligence and Data, Role Profile Opens in new window (pdf, 111kB)Head of Wholesale Market Intelligence and Data, Candidate Pack Opens in new window (pdf, 720kB)Terms and Conditions April 2025 Opens in new window (pdf, 366kB)