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Ofgem

Jul 11, 2024

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  • Job
    Full-time
    Expert Level
  • Legal
  • £110K - £120K
  • Cardiff, +2

Requirements

  • Essential Criteria:
  • A strategic and inspirational leader - background and knowledge in strategic leadership and senior decision making. A dedicated, motivational and collaborative leader who builds strong, inclusive, high performing teams and cross-team working relationships.
  • Legal Leadership - extensive experience of leading large legal teams and collective leadership of a legal function.
  • A legal expert in energy, regulation or public law –extensive senior-level legal experience as a qualified solicitor or barrister, gained across the public and/or private sectors
  • A senior advisor - experience of working with Boards and senior officials and making a positive impact with a range of senior stakeholders both internally and externally, adopting an open approach and unafraid to make decisions when necessary.
  • A strong communicator - highly credible communication skills, both in writing and in person, with experience of building strong stakeholder relationships, high emotional intelligence and engendering trusted relationships that achieve buy-in and commitment.
  • Commercially minded - professional knowledge and experience that evidence an understanding of regulation and consumer priorities within a commercial and/or public body.
  • Qualifications:
  • Qualified Solicitor or Barrister
  • Behaviours:
  • We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
  • Leadership
  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Delivering at Pace
  • Changing and Improving
  • Technical skills:
  • We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
  • Technical testing of legal knowledge within specific roles fields.

Responsibilities

  • The Legal Directors are responsible for the strategic leadership of the General Counsel functions alongside the GC and the leadership team, with the responsibility for all legal leadership in their teams’ areas as well providing individual advice to senior internal clients at Director and Director General Level. They will lead a large team of approximately 25 legal professionals to deliver high quality legal services to enable Ofgem to achieve its priorities and to inspire and motivate to enable delivery of Ofgem’s Multi Year Strategy.
  • The Legal Directors will provide strategic advice on legal risk and mitigation. within their areas, building relationships across Ofgem being accountable for the delivery of high quality legal and governance services.

FAQs

What is the main purpose of the Legal Director position at Ofgem?**

The Legal Director is responsible for providing strategic leadership within the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), overseeing legal functions, managing legal risk, and delivering high-quality legal services to support Ofgem's priorities, particularly in the context of significant changes in the energy sector. **Question: What are the specific areas of focus for the Legal Director roles?** **Answer:** The Legal Director roles will specifically focus on the following areas: Price Controls and Major Projects, Systems, Enforcement and Financial Resilience, and Retail and Consumers. **Question: What qualifications are required for the Legal Director position?** **Answer:** Candidates must be qualified solicitors or barristers with extensive senior-level legal experience in energy, regulation, or public law. **Question: How many legal professionals will the Legal Directors be leading?** **Answer:** The Legal Directors will lead a large team of approximately 25 legal professionals. **Question: What skills are essential for successful candidates?** **Answer:** Essential skills include strategic and inspirational leadership, legal expertise in energy and regulation, senior advisory experience, strong communication skills, and a commercially-minded approach. **Question: What are the key responsibilities of the Legal Directors?** **Answer:** Legal Directors are responsible for strategic legal advice, managing legal risk, building relationships across Ofgem, delivering legal and governance services, and inspiring their teams to achieve Ofgem's Multi Year Strategy. **Question: What benefits are associated with the Legal Director position?** **Answer:** Benefits include a salary of £110,000, an employer contribution towards a Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme, up to 30 days of annual leave, excellent training opportunities, flexible working hours, and an interest-free season ticket loan. **Question: What is the expected duration of the assignment for this role?** **Answer:** The role has a minimum assignment duration of 3 years, which supports career development and expertise building within the organization. **Question: How will the selection process assess candidates?** **Answer:** The selection process will use Success Profiles to evaluate candidates based on their behaviors, experience, and technical skills related to specific legal fields. **Question: What nationality requirements must candidates meet to apply for this position?** **Answer:** Candidates must be UK nationals, nationals of the Republic of Ireland, Commonwealth country nationals with the right to work in the UK, or nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, or Liechtenstein, among others, with relevant settlement status. **Question: Who can applicants contact for more information about the position?** **Answer:** Applicants can contact Jon Townley at jon.townley@ofgem.gov.uk for job-related inquiries and the recruitment team at recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk for application-related questions.

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Ofgem

Britain’s independent energy regulator, protecting consumers by working to deliver a greener, fairer energy system.

Energy
Industry
501-1000
Employees

Mission & Purpose

Ofgem is Britain’s independent energy regulator. Our role is to protect consumers now and in the future by working to deliver a greener, fairer energy system.