Key Responsibilities of this Role 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. Maintain a plan for engagement with the investment community through either Ofgem hosted events or by participating at external events. Organise and attend events including meetings with investors. Manage our Investor Distribution lists, a key channel of engagement we have with investors. Communicate continuously with policy colleagues across all levels to ensure full understanding of Ofgem policies and decisions and identifying those which are of particular interest to investors. Keep close contact with key players in the investment community, including buy side, sell side and credit rating agencies, and other investor related groups such as private equity and infrastructure 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. Raise awareness for various types of ownership of utility companies including public and private equity, public and private debt and other market structured arrangements. 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. Person specification Essential Criteria Have or working towards a financial or related qualification, e.g. Economics, or have relevant finance or commercial experience, that can be demonstrated by proven record of high performance and substantial achievements in past positions. (Lead criteria) Knowledge of Ofgem's activities, including broad working knowledge of the UK's political/regulatory landscape and the energy industry. Experience of building internal & external relationships at all levels, particularly with the investment community. Have experience of developing and managing a range of options and decisions that align with your organisation's priorities. Ability to process and communicate complex financial information and data to varied audiences. Ability to work collaboratively with a range of professions and stakeholders. Desirable Criteria Knowledge of equity and debt investors in UK utility assets. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Seeing the Big Picture Working Together Communicating and Influencing Delivering at Pace Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Please refer to the Candidate Pack and Role Profile attached for full details. Benefits 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 is in 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. Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills. 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 and desirable skills and capabilities listed in the role profile. 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