Industry Change Manager

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Team: Regulation

Salary banding: £48,440 - £60,000 

Experience: Mid-level/Expert

Working pattern: Full-Time

Reporting to: Nicola Roberts, Senior Regulation Manager

Sponsorship: Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

This role in 3 words: Strategic, Analytical, Collaborative

Top 3 qualities for this role: Communication, Organisation, Adaptability

Where you’ll work:

At OVO, we understand that a one size fits all approach doesn’t work for everyone. That’s why we created the OVO Way of Flexibility.

All our roles are hub based (Bristol, Glasgow or London), providing a dedicated space for collaboration, connection and teamwork. You’ll also have the flexibility to work from home.

Everyone belongs at OVO

At OVO, we are on a mission to solve one of humanity's biggest challenges, the climate crisis. And we know it takes all of us to change the world. That's why we need diverse people from all abilities, gender identities, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, life experiences and backgrounds to join us.

Teamworking for the planet

Everything we do here spins around Plan Zero. So, naturally, the team you’ll be joining plays a gigantic role in making that happen. Here’s how:

We’re hiring world-changers. The Regulation team plays a critical role in understanding and influencing the boundaries within which we operate, ensuring we are able to affect and adapt to industry change. Our clear focus is to enable OVO to drive progress and support customers on our Zero Carbon journey.

This role in a nutshell:

You’ll play a crucial role in OVO’s engagement with the energy industry using your knowledge of industry codes and regulatory frameworks to support OVO in delivering its strategic objectives and meeting Plan Zero ambitions in an evolving regulatory environment. You’ll work with colleagues and subject matter experts across the business to analyse and understand industry change, and ensure OVO’s voice is heard.

Your key outcomes will be:

• Monitoring and analysing key industry changes: consuming a range of information sources to monitor, analyse and interpret regulatory and governance changes across the energy sector, including changes to industry codes such as the REC, SEC, BSC and UNC
• Driving internal collaboration and awareness: working with a range of internal stakeholders across OVO’s operational and energy teams to understand the impacts of key industry changes through coordinated impact assessments, ensuring the business is well informed on upcoming changes and associated commercial and operational risks and opportunities
• Supporting OVO’s governance framework for energy code modifications: work with energy operations leads and other internal stakeholders to develop and maintain a robust energy codes governance framework
• Representing OVO externally: working with relevant internal stakeholders to develop proactive engagement strategies, including submission of robust responses to code modifications, seeking value through code modification proposals, and attending relevant industry working groups as necessary
• Leading OVO’s regulatory support for industry-wide change programmes: providing dedicated regulatory support to OVO’s programme teams on matters of industry change, initially focussing on Market-wide Half Hourly Settlement (including attendance and input to MHHS-related working groups, associated regulatory submissions, and the development of key regulatory positions)

You’ll be a successful Industry Change Manager here at OVO if you…

• Have a good understanding of the energy industry, including the regulatory framework and how it is governed 
• Experience of the Market-wide Half Hourly Settlement programme, including knowledge of its purpose, objectives and progress to date
• Are comfortable working on multiple things at once ranging from the more straightforward horizon scanning to complex sector-wide projects
• Have good written and verbal communication skills, able to clearly explain the complex, and comfortable engaging at all levels both internally and externally
• Are a good relationship builder, comfortable working collaboratively in cross-organisational teams to deliver objectives and provide a strategic viewpoint to bring different areas of the business together
• Have the flexibility to work in a fast-paced environment within a highly regulated and evolving sector
• Are a great team player and self-starter comfortable working both autonomously and with colleagues to deliver team and business objectives

Let’s talk about what’s in it for you

We’ll pay you between £48,440 and £60,000, depending on your specific skills and experience. If your expectations are a little different, have a chat with us!

We keep our pay ranges broad on purpose to give us, and you, flexibility to match your experience to our zero carbon mission.

You’ll be eligible for an on-target bonus of 15%. We have one OVO bonus plan that focuses on the collective performance of our people to deliver our Plan Zero goal. 

We also offer plenty of green benefits and progressive policies to help you feel like you belong at OVO…and there’s flex pay.  It’s an extra 9% of your salary on top of your core pay to use as you like. You can take it as cash, add to your pension, or choose to spend it on a huge range of flex benefits.

Here’s a taster of what’s on offer: 

For starters, you’ll get 34 days of holiday (including bank holidays).

For your health
With benefits like a healthcare cash plan or private medical insurance depending on your career level, critical illness cover, life assurance, health assessments, and more

For your wellbeing
With gym membership, gadget, travel and cyber insurance, workplace ISA, will writing services, DNA testing, dental insurance, and more

For your lifestyle
With extra holiday buying, discount dining, culture cards, tech loans, and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donations

For your home 
Get up to £400 off any OVO Energy plan (when you pay by Direct Debit), plus personal carbon offsetting and great discounts on smart thermostats and EV chargers

For your commute
Nab a great deal on ultra-low emission car leasing, plus our cycle to work scheme and public transport season ticket loans

Want to hear about our full range of flexible benefits and progressive people policies? Our People Team can tell you everything you need to know.

For your Belonging

To find better ways to support our people, we need to listen to each other’s experiences and find ways to build a truly inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of this, we have 8 Belonging Networks at OVO. Led by our people, for our people - so when you join OVO, you can play a part - big or small - with any of the Networks. It's up to you.

Oh, and one last thing...

We’d be thrilled if you tick off all our boxes yet we also believe it’s just as important we tick off all of yours. And if you think you have most of what we’re looking for but not every single thing, go ahead and hit apply. We’d still love to hear from you! If you have any additional requirements, there’s a space to let us know on the application form; we want to make the process as easy and comfortable for you as possible..