Job Description

Details

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Reference number

441543

Salary

34,123 - 48,561
Cardiff and Glasgow 34,123-45,831 London 36,824 - 48,561 Existing civil servants will be appointed in line with the Civil Service pay rules in place on the date of their appointment
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP

Job grade

Higher Executive Officer
Ofgem 2a

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

OFGEM - Communications - Heat Networks

Type of role

Communications / Marketing

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

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Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information

Location

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Successful candidates may be based in any of our office locations - Cardiff, Glasgow, or London. We especially welcome applicants from Cardiff and Glasgow.

About the job

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Job summary

Do you want to help shape communications within the energy sector, making the complex clear, the accessible available, and the technical transparent? Ofgem is looking for a Content Designer to join us and play a key role in building engaging content that supports changes in regulation across Great Britain.



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 position within a newly formed team working on one of the UK's most important energy transitions, the regulation of heat networks. You'll have the rare opportunity to shape a digital service from the ground up, designing content that improves transparency, supports compliance, and ultimately protects consumers. This is a fast-paced, agile and rewarding environment where your ideas will directly impact how new policies are communicated and understood.



This role sits within our Heat Networks directorate, where you'll collaborate with designers, developers, analysts and policy experts to develop content that simplifies complex legislation and puts users first. You'll play a pivotal role in turning policy into plain English, creating seamless journeys and building an experience that is accessible, inclusive and easy to navigate.



We're looking for someone with strong content design experience who thrives in agile teams and enjoys working with complexity. You'll be confident using evidence to inform decisions, advocate for user needs, and challenge assumptions, while also building strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders across the organisation.



In return, you'll join a collaborative and supportive team that values creativity, flexibility and personal development. We offer hybrid working, part-time and job-share options, a civil service pension scheme, and a strong emphasis on work-life balance. You'll also gain career-defining experience in an area of government service design that's high-profile, impactful and still evolving.



We have a critical purpose to develop the content that will help regulate the growing heat networks sector and protect consumers from day one. This is your chance to work on meaningful public service challenges with real-world impact.



Read on and find out more.

Job description

The Heat Networks team is responsible for shaping and implementing the future regulatory regime for heat networks. Ofgem will be responsible for regulating the heat networks market when the necessary legislation is in place. We provide advice and expertise to Government on the detailed design of the new regulatory arrangements. The Heat Networks team is also making preparations for Ofgem's future oversight role, including how we will monitor the market, work with stakeholders and deliver our new functions.


The scale of change needed as the market transitions to statutory regulation means that team members have exposure to unique regulatory and delivery challenges and must engage with a broad range of stakeholders to find solutions. The heat network industry has many players (large corporate entities, small privately run heat suppliers, local authorities, housing associations, billing and customer service providers), and the team will have to engage with all of them in order to develop a regulatory regime that meets the needs of customers, industry and the regulator.


Ofgem is developing a digital platform to facilitate regulation and deliver a range of functionality to enable Ofgem and regulated parties to interact with each other through activities such as authorisation, licensing, ongoing monitoring data submissions and payments. The service will need to meet GDS service standards and be subject to relevant assessments.


Ofgem is seeking to recruit an experienced content designer with experience of the design and delivery of complex transactional services ideally in regulatory environment. You will provide the content design support required for the delivery of the heat networks digital service and potentially other major projects from within the Ofgem portfolio.


This role will require a collaborative approach in working with colleagues both within Ofgem and with any co-sourcing partners we may be working with to create and iterate content around the digital first end-to-end user journeys, including guidance, services and communications.


This is an exciting opportunity to work at the core of a motivated team, with passionate and talented colleagues delivering strategically important work for the energy sector. We use Agile project management tools to help us deliver across various fast-moving workstreams; the ability to work at pace is essential. It will also require flexibility, and the ability to collaborate with colleagues from a range of backgrounds and expertise.


You will have the skills and experience to ensure that sometimes complex policy messages and requirements can be communicated effectively and easily understood by all users. The role will require creating, updating and reviewing of content for our heat networks digital first end-to-end user journeys, including guidance, services and communications.


Key Responsibilities

Take lead responsibility to create, update and review effective content for the end-to-end journey of a digital first service to help users complete their goal and government to deliver on policy intent. Work closely with the project team to map out user needs, translate them into user stories and propose design approaches or services to satisfy requirements. Engage in meaningful interactions and relationships with users. Design content, implementing the appropriate style and standards, to meet user needs and make complex language and processes easy to understand. Ensure appropriate content is shown to a user in the right place and in the best format. Be involved with the creation of a product that stretches across digital and offline channels. Apply technical knowledge and experience to create or design workable prototypes, both programs and physical outputs. Understand policy intent and user needs by interpreting evidence-based research and embedding that knowledge into the development of content designs. Working with user researchers to visualise the outputs from comprehensive user research and defining approaches and strategies to enhance the user experience. Promote understanding of good practices within content design and applying the appropriate tools and techniques.

Person specification

Essential Criteria

Content design experience with proven ability to create online content that is accessible and user-centred.

(LEAD CRITERIA)

Ability to interpret complex content and convert into clear understandable messaging which helps users achieve their goals and supports wider communications.

(LEAD CRITERIA)

Experience of delivering content in agile delivery teams that adheres to a content strategy in support of organisation business goals and user needs Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to work calmly even when faced with fast-paced, high-pressure Ability to challenge constructively, using data to support your position, whilst being able to compromise where appropriate to create effective content which meets the interests of both internal and external stakeholders.

Desirable Criteria

Experience of working in government communications, or on GOV.UK, adhering to Government Digital Service (GDS) design principles and service assessment experience.

Behaviours

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


Making Effective Decisions Working Together Delivering at Pace

Benefits

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Alongside your salary of 34,123, OFGEM contributes 9,885 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; up to 30 days annual leave. Excellent training and development opportunities. The opportunity to join the Civil Service pension arrangements which include a valuable range of benefits. Flexible working hours and family friendly policies. Restaurant and subsidise gym (London only). Interest free season ticket loan.

Things you need to know

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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 for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , 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 'supporting statement' evidencing how you meet the essential and desirable skills and capabilities listed in the role profile. Failure to fully complete both sections of the online application form (your career history (cv) and supporting statement) will mean that the panel only have limited information on which to assess your application against the essential criteria listed in the person specification

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

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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) 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

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code 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 .
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 and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Apply and further information

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Contact point for applicants

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Job contact :

Name : Lynn Robertson Email : Recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk
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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.




If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should email The Head of Talent Acquisition at: Recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission. More detailed information can be found on the Civil Service Commission website.