Senior Strategy Manager

Job summary

At a pivotal moment for Britain’s energy future, Ofgem is making important strategic decisions that will shape how we deliver Net Zero. We’re recruiting three Senior Strategy Managers to help guide this work and support our long‑term direction.

Ofgem is Great Britain’s independent energy regulator. We play a central role in the transition to Net Zero while ensuring energy consumers are protected, with particular focus on those in vulnerable circumstances.

We are offering three permanent roles within our Strategy, Economics, Research and Net Zero (SERN) Directorate. These positions provide a rare opportunity to contribute to Ofgem’s long‑term strategy and support the implementation of the Government’s Review of Ofgem — a significant programme that will influence how we work and regulate for years to come.

This role offers varied, collaborative work with colleagues across Ofgem, DESNZ and a wide range of external partners. You will shape strategic workstreams, support clear decision‑making, and translate high‑level goals into practical plans. Working across directorates, you will help ensure policy teams are aligned with our overall strategy and able to respond to system change and emerging challenges.

You’ll join a supportive team that oversees our strategic cycle, from analysis and development through to implementation and communication. The role provides the chance to contribute to meaningful organisational and sector‑wide change, and is well suited to someone experienced in delivering strategic projects in government, a regulatory environment, or the private sector.

Job description

We’re looking for candidates with strong analytical and strategic coordination skills, who can work with complex information and present it clearly. You will bring experience of engaging senior stakeholders, balancing multiple priorities, and supporting delivery in evolving environments. Knowledge of the energy sector and the transition to Net Zero will be helpful.

In return, you’ll join a central team working closely with senior leadership to shape Ofgem’s future direction. We offer hybrid working, a generous civil service pension and leave package, and the opportunity to contribute to nationally significant reform at a key moment for the energy system.

Our purpose is to support a cleaner, fairer and more resilient energy system. In this role, you will help turn that purpose into practical action, supporting change across the organisation and ensuring we are prepared for the challenges ahead.

Read on to find out more.

Person specification

Essential:

• Strategic coordination: Experience operating in ambiguity to coordinate organisational responses to major contextual changes, alongside delivering routine strategic processes. (LEAD)
• Strategic and analytical skills: Ability to synthesise complex information, identify key issues and emerging trends, and solve policy/regulatory problems using insight from diverse sources and professions. (LEAD)
• Stakeholder engagement: Proven ability to build collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders, using strong influencing skills to secure outcomes.
• Energy expertise: Knowledge of the energy sector and an understanding of the transformation required to reach net zero.
• Teamwork: A positive, flexible, ‘can‑do’ approach, working effectively within a team and contributing to a sustainable, high‑performing environment.
• Delivery in fast‑paced environments: Experience managing multiple concurrent priorities and projects in a fast‑moving organisational setting.

Behaviours

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

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £47,895, OFGEM contributes £13,875 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

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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 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 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 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

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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 : 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.

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451238 Role Profile Opens in new window (pdf, 155kB)451238 Candidate Pack Opens in new window (pdf, 669kB)Terms and Conditions April 2025 Opens in new window (pdf, 335kB)