Job Description

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Reference number

427941
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Salary

81,000 - 95,000
Standard pay rules apply for existing civil servants. i.e. you will either be appointed on a level transfer or on promotion you will receive a 10% increase or bottom of the salary level which is currently 81,000
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP
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Job grade

SCS Pay Band 1
SCS1###

Contract type

Permanent###

Business area

OFGEM - Corporate Services###

Type of role

Commercial

Corporate Finance

Finance

Human Resources

Project Delivery###

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time###

Number of jobs available

1

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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

Step into a defining leadership role at Ofgem as Deputy Director, Corporate Services Transformation Programme Director, driving change that will shape delivery of corporate functions across Ofgem. In this pivotal position, you'll deliver a modernised operating model, underpinned by a new ERP solution that together drive cultural change, efficiencies, and a better staff experience across our organisation.



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. To deliver on this mission, we must evolve how we work. That's where you come in. In this pivotal role, you will:

Design and deliver

a new operating model for corporate functions, in particular HR, finance and procurement.

Lead the procurement and implementation

of a modern, cloud-based ERP system.

Drive cultural and behavioural change

, embedding new ways of working across Ofgem.

Champion continuous improvement, innovation and efficiency

, ensuring our internal operations are fit for the future.

This is more than a systems upgrade - it's a chance to redefine how Ofgem operates at its core - a catalyst for lasting cultural change and improved capability.


We're looking for someone with a track record of delivering complex programmes that exploit technology and redefine ways of working. You should have senior leadership experience in HR, finance or procurement, alongside expertise in stakeholder engagement and an understanding of technology to drive innovate solutions to improve the delivery of corporate functions. You will be confident leading multi-disciplinary teams to deliver organisational and behavioural change at scale, with the vision and authority to influence a wide range of stakeholders, and the credibility to deliver lasting results.



We have a critical mission to provide the best possible services to the energy sector through modern, efficient and effective practices and operations. By joining us, you'll play a defining role in our transformation journey.

We are hosting an online recruitment open event for this role, 01 October @ 14:00 please book your ticket at the link below:

Select tickets - Deputy Director Corporate Services Transformation Programme Director - Recruitment Event - Microsoft Teams

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Job description

Ofgem is Great Britain's independent energy regulator. We're at the forefront of change across the energy sector, driving towards Net Zero whilst protecting energy consumers, especially vulnerable people. In recognition of our growing agenda, over the past five years, Ofgem's levy funded budget has grown from circa 80 million to circa 200 million, payments administered to scheme participants have increased in value and volume and its workforce increased from 800 up to a planned 2,500 people.


Current HR, finance and procurement policies and processes rely on fragmented, outdated technology and inefficient and ineffective procedures. In response, Ofgem plans to design, procure and implement a new cloud-based ERP as the catalyst for behavioural and cultural change across the organisation, allowing a revised target operating model for delivering corporate functions across the organisation. We are looking for a Deputy Director to lead this transformation, alongside a programme on incremental and continuous improvements.


As a member of Ofgem's Senior Civil Service (SCS), you have a strategic role to direct and lead multiple multi-disciplinary teams to drive transformational change across Ofgem's corporate functions.

Lead and deliver a complex programme of change to design, procure, implement and exploit a new cloud-based ERP alongside refreshed policies, reengineered processes, a revised corporate functions operating model and the required behavioural changes. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders at all levels, manage relationships and inter-dependencies. Represent the programme at government-led governance, Ofgem's Executive Boards, Steering Committees and Programme Boards, Business Readiness forums, staff engagement sessions and in discussions with other government departments and commercial partners. Plan and manage the programme's resourcing and commercial arrangements. Lead and oversee key programme documentation, necessary approvals, specifications and procurement documentation. Communicate the programme's benefits to stakeholders and staff, and implement mechanisms to realise these benefits and report efficiencies and savings More widely, sponsor strengthened controls, continuous improvement and innovation, and align the delivery of efficient and effective corporate and administrative functions to wider organisation challenges and changes ###

Person specification

Essential Criteria:

You will be comfortable working with ambiguity in a dynamic environment.

Essentially, you will have gained experience of

understanding and applying industry innovation and best practice to exploit technology and redefine ways of working to deliver corporate functions. leading complex programmes to drive behaviour change, improve effectiveness and/or realise efficiency savings. senior leadership of HR, Finance or Procurement teams; effective communications to staff. leadership of diverse stakeholders. procurement processes and managing suppliers.

Desirable criteria

Experience of designing, procuring and implementing ERP solutions and operating model changes within central government or arm's length bodies; or

More information about the role and application process can be found in the attached candidate pack.

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Behaviours

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


Leadership Changing and Improving Communicating and Influencing Working Together

Benefits

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Alongside your salary of 81,000, OFGEM contributes 23,465 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; SCS1 holiday entitlement; 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 20% attendance 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.

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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 '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 essential skills and capabilities.


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

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.
This role has a minimum assignment duration of 3 years. An assignment duration is the period of time a Senior Civil Servant is expected to remain in the same post to enable them to deliver on the agreed key business outcomes. The assignment duration also supports your career through building your depth of expertise.




As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above.###

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
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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 : Sandra Segal Email : recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk
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Recruitment team

Email : recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk ###

Further information

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