Senior Policy Officer - Electricity Security London, England
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Our Mission
At BEIS, we are leading the UK’s recovery from coronavirus and are building a stronger, greener country. Our varied work makes a real difference to people across the UK and internationally. This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of the BEIS team and our exciting mission!
We lead on the UK’s commitments to tackle climate change and drive green economic growth. We support businesses to create jobs and increase opportunity in regions across the UK. We also encourage investment and innovation to make the UK a science superpower producing research that will improve lives.
Our Inclusive Environment
We are building an inclusive culture to make BEIS a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves. We value difference and diversity, not only because we believe it is the right thing to do, but because it will help us be more innovative and make better decisions.
We offer first-class flexible working benefits, excellent employee well-being support and a great pension. We are fortunate to have a range of excellent staff networks and are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We will support talented people from all backgrounds to build a career and thrive.
We actively welcome applications from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusion. We will fully support candidates with a disability or long-term condition who require adjustments in our recruitment process.
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The role and our team
Do you want to deliver critical policies to deliver a secure, decarbonised electricity system?
We are hiring one SEO to join the Electricity Security and Market Evolution Team. You will take a leading role in developing our main mechanism for security of supply - the Capacity Market – so that we can decarbonise our electricity system whilst keeping the lights on. You will also have the opportunity to work on live and emerging security of supply risks, and to engage on electricity security policy across Whitehall and industry.
We are a friendly team and work collaboratively with other BEIS teams, industry, and academia to make a positive contribution to UK energy policy. We believe in building an inclusive environment where everyone is encouraged to take up opportunities for development. We encourage applications from those who work part-time, job-share or have other flexible working arrangements.
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Key responsibilities
We are committed to providing a secure and reliable electricity supply which is crucial to GB consumers.
The amount electricity generated from renewable sources is growing rapidly in the UK, such as solar and wind power. At the same time older, more traditional fossil fuel power generation is coming to the end of its operational life. To support this transition we need to find solutions to the new challenges this will present to keeping the system secure.
This role is right at the heart of Government's decision making on the future of the electricity system.
The focus of the role is on recommending how much electricity capacity to buy through the multi-billion pound Capacity Market auctions – so consumers have the electricity they need when they need it.
You will collaborate with partners across industry including National Grid, Ofgem, electricity generators and demand side response providers, and a panel of specialists from industry and academia. Along with the specialists you will help scrutinise the modelling work carried out by National Grid so that we secure the capacity we need. The role will also contribute to the team’s wider work to align the Capacity Market with power sector decarbonisation targets, and our ambition for a low carbon energy system.
Responsibilities are likely to include:
- The timely delivery of the annual process to recommend and set the targets for Capacity Market auctions.
Supporting our wider policy work to ensure the Capacity Market continues to be fit for purpose.
Supporting the team in tackling emerging energy security challenges, monitoring wholesale energy markets and identifying links with policy work, and keeping up to date with developments in the electricity sector and wider energy policy.
Engaging teams across BEIS to ensure the Capacity Market's alignment with other policy areas.
Skills and experience
We're keen to hear from you if you:
Are a confident communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills who enjoys engaging with a wide range of stakeholders.
Have strong problem-solving skills and the ability to grapple with complex issues to find solutions.
Have an eye for detail and be able to work both collaboratively and autonomously, to build joined up strategies that anticipate long-term impacts.
Enjoy working with others and are willing to work across the breadth of a team's projects and priorities.
An understanding of electricity markets and their functioning would be beneficial, but is not essential for this role, as we can support you in developing this knowledge once in post.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Seeing the Big Picture
Benefits
BEIS offers a competitive mix of benefits including:
A culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.
Automatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme, with an average employer contribution of 27%.
A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30.
An extensive range of learning & professional development opportunities, which all staff are actively encouraged to pursue.
Access to a range of retail, travel and lifestyle employee discounts.
A hybrid office/home based working model where staff will spend a norm of 40-60% of their time in the office (minimum of 40%) over a month with flex dependent on balancing business and individual need (from September 2021, depending on how the public health guidance evolves).
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Selection process details
As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV, personal statement and a number of behavioural statements.
Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Please use your personal statement (in no more than 500 words) to outline how you meet the skills and experience requirements for this role.
Please note - the CV incorporated into the application form is for information purposes only and will not be scored.
Applications will be sifted on behavioural statements and personal statement.
In the event of a large number of applicants, applications will be sifted on the lead behaviour statement (Making Effective Decisions).
Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
The interview will consist of behaviour and strength-based questions.
Sift and interview dates
Expected Timeline subject to change
Sift dates: w/c 27/02/2023
Interview dates: 06/03/2023
Interview Location: MS Teams.
Candidates are asked to note the above timetable, exercising flexibility through the recruitment and selection process.
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If a disabled person is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
- Contact Government Recruitment Service via [email protected] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs
- Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional
We are proud to be a disability confident leader, more information about the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) and some examples of adjustments that BEIS offers to disabled candidates and candidates with long-term health conditions during our recruitment process can be found in our candidate guidance document. A plain text version of the guidance is also available.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
A location based reserve list of successful candidates will be kept for 12 months. Should another role become available within that period you may be offered this position.
Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.
Any move to Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
BEIS does not normally offer full home working (i.e. working at home); but we do offer a variety of flexible working options (including occasionally working from home).
BEIS cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign. BEIS holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify.
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However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing [email protected] stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email [email protected]
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
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This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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