Description & Requirements
On behalf of Great British Energy, we are looking to recruit for the following roles:
International Partnerships Lead (Offshore wind/energy)
International Partnerships & Delivery Officer (Offshore wind/energy)
Policy & Government Engagement Officer
(InsideIR35) for a 12 month contract based remotely within the UK.
Great British Energy will be a publicly owned, operationally independent energy company, designed to drive clean energy deployment, boost energy independence, create jobs and ensure UK taxpayers, billpayers and communities reap the benefits of clean, secure, homegrown energy. Setting up Great British Energy is one of government’s first steps for change and we will do this in a way that means it will have both an early impact and long-term success.
Through its five functions (Project development, Project investment and ownership, Local Power Plan, Supply chains and working with Great British Nuclear), Great British Energy will speed up the deployment of mature and new technologies, as well as local energy projects, to support the government’s aim of decarbonising our electricity system by 2030 whilst also ensuring we can meet future demand as we further decarbonise the economy.
To this end and as an example of what it can achieve, we have already agreed a major partnership between Great British Energy and The Crown Estate to accelerate deployment and support UK supply chains.
Great British Energy will work collaboratively with industry, local authorities and communities, and other public sector organisations such as the National Wealth Fund, to spread skilled jobs and investment across the country. Great British Energy will be backed by a capitalisation of £8.3 billion of new money over this Parliament.
While we go through the process of setting Great British Energy as a publicly owned energy company, these roles will initially be part of the Civil Service, however, will then be transferred to Great British Energy once the Great British Energy Bill becomes law and the company has the necessary procedures and systems in place to employ people directly so we encourage applications from a wide a diverse range of backgrounds.
In recognition of Scotland’s leading role in the UK’s clean energy revolution, Great British Energy will be headquartered and run from Aberdeen.
The roles are working within the Deepwater Wind Programme for GBE between UK and Japan.
International Partnerships Lead (G7) (Offshore wind/energy):
Key Responsibilities:
UK–Japan Compact delivery
Lead GBE’s contribution to the UK–Japan Offshore Wind Industrial Compact
Coordinate closely with DESNZ, DBT and FCDO to align policy, delivery and timelines
Turn high-level commitments into deliverable actions across the programme
International workstream leadership
Shape and deliver the international engagement workstream within the Deepwater Wind Programme
Ensure alignment between international partnerships and domestic programme priorities
Integrate international timelines and outputs into wider programme delivery and milestones
Investor and market engagement
Lead engagement with Japanese developers, OEMs, investors and financial institutions
Identify opportunities for inward investment, co-funding and industrial partnerships
Support senior engagement, including briefings for Ministers and GBE leadership
Programme coordination
Work across policy, commercial and technical parts of the DWW to ensure international activity informs programme design and is embedded into all elements of the programme.
Coordinate input into broader offshore wind strategy and FLOW-related work
Ensure insights from international engagement are fed into business case development and interventions
Stakeholder management
Act as GBE’s day-to-day lead for international partners on deepwater wind
Build and maintain effective working relationships across government and industry
Ensure consistent messaging across GBE, DESNZ and DBT engagement
International Partnerships and Delivery Officer (Offshore wind/energy):
- Support delivery of international partnership activity, including the UK-Japan Compact
- Coordinate engagement with government, industry and overseas stakeholders
- Prepare briefing materials for senior and external engagements
- Track international market developments and opportunities relevant to offshore wind supply chains
- Support delivery of visits, workshops and partnership events
Policy officer:
- Support policy development, briefing and strategic advice
- Coordinate engagement across government departments and public bodies
- Track policy issues and implications for Deepwater Wind delivery
- Support governance, reporting and senior stakeholder engagement
- Contribute to business case and intervention development, including where international activity informs programme design
Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.
Disability Confident
As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, GBE guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.
Armed Forces Covenant
GBE guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.
In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different."