Chief of Staff

Northern Powergrid; North East; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Double matched pension scheme

25 days holiday (rising with service)

Bonus potential between 15–20%

Job summary

Northern Powergrid is seeking a Chief of Staff to drive performance, quality and execution within the People & Change Directorate. The role partners with the Executive team to translate strategy into delivery, coordinate priorities and embed high standards across the organisation.

With exposure to critical strategic and operational challenges, you’ll influence key decisions, focus leadership on priorities and turn complex information into actionable insights, while maintaining governance and

Qualifications

• Strategic thinking with practical delivery capability.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders and leadership teams.
• Ability to steer cross-functional priorities and drive execution.

Responsibilities

• Support Executive Directors and leadership teams to prioritise effectively and make informed decisions.
• Ensure quality across executive reports, papers and presentations so they’re clear, insightful and decision ready.
• Drive consistent governance, standards and ways of working across the directorate.
• Bring structure to programmes and projects to ensure delivery stays on track.
• Turn data and conflicting priorities into actionable insights and recommendations.
• Act as a critical friend, offering challenge and support when it matters most.

Job description

At Northern Powergrid, we're on a journey to strengthen how we plan, perform and deliver across the business. To help us get there, we're looking for a Chief of Staff that will play a key part in driving performance, quality and execution across the People & Change (P&C) Directorate.

This high-profile position sitting at the heart of People & Change directorate, working directly with the P&C Director. The role combines elements of a Chief of Staff, Strategy Lead, Performance Partner and Delivery Excellence Lead, providing a unique opportunity for someone who enjoys turning ambition into action and helping senior leaders deliver at their best. The roles will help our leadership teams translate strategy into delivery, drive performance, coordinate priorities and ensure the business delivers against its commitments.

This role offers exposure to the most important strategic and operational challenges facing Northern Powergrid. Opportunities are available across a number of different areas of the business. While each role will support different priorities, all will act as a trusted partner to a member of our Executive team, helping drive execution, challenge performance, coordinate key initiatives and embed consistently high standards.

In addition to a rewarding career, you'll enjoy:

• Salary: Highly Competitive, with flexibility based on experience and skills
• Enrolment onto our double matched pension scheme
• 25 days holiday (rising with service)
• Bonus potential between 15/20%

What you'll be doing

You’ll become a trusted partner to senior leaders, helping them navigate complexity, sharpen decision-making and ensure the directorate is focused on what matters most.

You will:

• Support Executive Directors and leadership teams to prioritise effectively and make informed decisions.
• Ensure quality across executive reports, papers and presentations so they’re clear, insightful and decision ready.
• Drive consistent standards, governance and ways of working across your directorate.
• Bring structure and focus to programmes and projects, ensuring delivery stays on track and aligned to business priorities.
• Turn data, information and competing priorities into meaningful recommendations and actionable insight.
• Act as a critical friend, providing challenge, perspective and support when it matters most.

What success looks like:

In these roles you’ll be helping to:

• Improve the quality and impact of executive-level outputs
• Enable faster and more effective decision-making
• Strengthen governance, performance routines and standards
• Increase confidence in the delivery of key programmes and priorities
• Become a trusted advisor to senior leaders across the business

What we're looking for:

We’re interested in people who can combine strategic thinking with practical delivery.

You’ll likely have experience:

• Working closely with senior stakeholders and leadership teams
• Delivering high-quality outputs in fast-paced environments
• Managing complex, cross-functional priorities
• Influencing and challenging with confidence and credibility

You might currently be working in:

• Management Consulting
• HR Strategy or programmes
• Business Performance or Analytics
• A senior operational or leadership role with broad organisational exposure

The qualities that will make you stand out:

We’re looking for people who are:

• Naturally curious and solutions-focused
• Comfortable operating in a dynamic, changing environment
• Highly organised and detail-oriented
• Resilient under pressure
• Trusted by others and known for getting things done
• Able to balance challenge with collaboration and influence

Why Northern Powergrid?

This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future of a business that powers millions of homes and businesses every day. You’ll work alongside senior leaders, influence key decisions and play a visible role in delivering transformative change across Northern Powergrid.

If you thrive on solving complex challenges, improving performance and making a real impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Additional Information

External Title: Chief of Staff

Internal Title: Performance & Standards Lead

The role is advertised externally as a Chief of Staff, to align with external job market and attract the right calibre of candidates suitable for this role.