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Job summary
Ofgem is Great Britain’s independent energy regulator. Our primary responsibility is to protect energy consumers, especially the most vulnerable, while at the same time working with government, industry and consumer groups to deliver a clean, more affordable and secure net‑zero energy system at the lowest cost to consumers, and drive economic growth.
The Financial Resilience and Controls Directorate is looking for a Financial Advisor to join the Investor Relations team. This is a high‑impact role focused on strengthening trust and confidence in regulatory decisions across the energy sector.
You’ll play a key role in shaping how we engage with the investment community, advising on market‑sensitive communications, organising investor events, and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders including credit rating agencies, private equity firms and infrastructure investors.
Working closely with colleagues across the organisation, you’ll ensure investor perspectives are considered in policy development and strategic decision‑making. Your insights will help senior leaders understand market sentiment and respond effectively to investor concerns.
As part of a collaborative and inclusive team of financial experts, you’ll contribute to cross‑cutting projects spanning corporate finance, regulatory reporting, retail financial monitoring and more. You’ll also support senior management with briefing materials, organising logistics and messaging for external engagements.
We’re looking for someone with an understanding of financial markets. You’ll bring some experience in finance, economics or public policy, or demonstrate commercial acumen through a proven record of high performance and achievement. Excellent communication skills and the ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments are essential.
Significant ongoing weekly travel to London is expected as part of this role.
This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who enjoys working at pace, thrives on collaboration and wants to help deliver a greener, fairer energy system. You’ll be part of a team committed to supporting the UK’s Net Zero ambitions and ensuring the resilience of our energy market.
Your work will directly support Ofgem’s mission to protect consumers, drive innovation and deliver a greener, more resilient energy system.
Key Responsibilities
- Create and deliver Investor Relations support that aligns with Ofgem’s strategic goals and outputs with a focus on building and maintaining investor trust and confidence.
- Identify key decisions and publications (external and internal) and advise on how to communicate, including the consideration of market sensitive information and potential market reactions.
- Organise and attend events including meetings with investors.
- Manage our Investor Distribution lists, a key channel of engagement we have with investors.
- Maintain an acute sense of sensitivities to ensure clarity of message and understanding of market sentiment and keeping senior management well informed of investor feedback and concerns.
- Identify trends in enquiries and alert senior management and colleagues.
- Support senior management in delivering official messages, creating briefing notes and assisting them ahead of external events.
- Participate in the Communications team regular meetings to ensure full awareness of all relevant publications and media coverage.
Key Outputs and Deliverables
- Independently and accurately manage the booking of relevant internal and external IR meetings, including scheduling, sending invitations, and arranging logistics.
- Preparation of investor materials, senior management briefing notes, meeting agendas in support of external investor meetings.
- Demonstrate a proactive and collaborative approach to all tasks.
- Demonstrate a solid understanding of Ofgem’s regulatory tools and business, strategy, and key forward work plan. Be able to articulate the regulatory and economic framework for the UK energy sector to the market.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the key investors and investors interested in the UK Energy Sector.
Key Stakeholder Relationships
Internal
- Regulatory Finance team
- Communications team
- Major Projects team
External
- Investor Community
- Other Government Departments
- Other Regulators
- Regulator counterparts, consultants, academia, and think tanks (as appropriate)
- Events companies
Person specification
Role Criteria
Please ensure you demonstrate clearly within your personal statement, how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria below (not more than 1,000 words).
ESSENTIAL:
- Have or working towards a financial or related qualification (e.g. PPE, Economics, Finance, Banking, Investment Management) or have a minimum of three years’ relevant financial or commercial experience, that can be evidenced by a certified qualification/enrolment or two short examples showing measurable outcomes. (LEAD CRITERIA)
- Knowledge of the UK political, regulatory and energy sector. Demonstrate up‑to‑date knowledge of the UK political and regulatory landscape and its implications for the UK energy sector, evidenced by a concise example from the last three years.
- Experience translating complex financial or economic data into clear outputs for different audiences, with at least two examples where communication influenced decisions.
- Experience of working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders and managing stakeholders to a deadline with one example of leading or coordinating multi‑stakeholder work to an agreed deadline.
DESIRABLE:
- Knowledge of equity and debt investors in UK Energy Sector companies with examples of projects / cases working with those investors and / or companies.
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; 30 days annual leave after 2 years; 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 1 day a week 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.
