Description
SEO Retail Energy Markets - Switching
SEO Retail Energy Markets - Switching. This role is working for a Public Sector Client in London on a 112 day contract.
The Job:
- Leading for DECC on retail market policy issues around competition, consumer engagement and switching. This will involve:
- Developing policy and delivering changes to legislation and regulation through Parliamentary processes;
- Working with and influencing other government departments, Ofgem, suppliers and others involved in retail energy markets to further DECC's objectives;
- Providing advice, briefing and draft responses to ministers;
- Supporting other priority projects in the retail markets team such as helping implement the Competition & Markets Authority's remedies on improving competition in the retail market, policies on switching energy suppliers, helping run the Big Energy Saving Network or other areas in the wider Markets & Affordability team;
- Supporting other priority projects in the wider Markets & Affordability team including the successful delivery of DECC's primary legislation - providing direction and guidance to policy and legal teams to ensure they deliver, issues are proactively identified and other government departments and Ministers are fully briefed;
- Supporting other priority projects across the Energy Strategy Networks and Markets directorate.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following competencies:
Collaborating and partnering: building strong relationships across the industry, and using an influencing, engaging style to bring people with you. A key part of this role will involve successfully building strong relationships with key stakeholders and using your network to achieve the department's objectives.
Seeing the big picture: understating the energy market and developments and recognising the opportunities and risks these pose to your projects and the teams wider work. - Making effective decisions: using strong analysis and policy development skills to analyse data in order to reach sound conclusions and to help problem solve, experience of parliamentary processes
- Delivering at pace: ability quickly grasp and respond to developments in in market and media which affect your work
Leading & communicating: setting a clear direction for your work and DECC's role in the work you cover and communicating this in a clear and persuasive way.
Experience Required:
- Policy experience in central government involving the delivery of legislation and regulation through the parliamentary process.
- Ability to get to grips quickly with complex issues and technical detail related to the retail energy market
- Ability to quickly develop robust analysis, advice and policy positions
- Experience of managing stakeholders and the ability to quickly build strong relationships with the same.
- Excellent influencing skills
- Excellent communication skills, particularly drafting
- Ability to be flexible, adaptable, prioritise, multi-task and delivery at pace
Note: Candidates will be expected to undergo the clients vetting process
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