Transition Policy and Energy Security - Resilience and Preparedness

Scottish Government OGD Recruitment; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Scottish Government Energy Industries division is seeking a policy-focused professional for the Transition Policy and Energy Security - Resilience and Preparedness role. The role supports the Energy Transition unit and critical energy resilience work, collaborating with government, sector bodies and businesses.

Based in Glasgow with hybrid working, you will lead policy initiatives, prepare briefings for Ministers, and manage high-profile engagements and responses to government inquiries.

Qualifications

• High-quality briefing skills and the ability to explain complex policy clearly.
• Strong policy analysis and synthesis across oil, gas, and energy security.
• Proven track record leading stakeholder engagements with government and industry.

Responsibilities

• Support development of policy relating to North Sea oil and gas sectors.
• Support development of policy relating to Scotland’s energy security.
• Lead extensive stakeholder engagement activity across the portfolio.
• Develop high-quality policy products for senior officials and Ministers (briefings, notes, parliamentary questions).
• Lead responses to correspondence including FOIs and EIRs.

Skills

Briefing skills

Policy analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Independent working

Job description

This is an Expression of Interest (EOI) opportunity, available on a lateral move basis only. Applications are open to Core Scottish Government employees only.

Job Title – Transition Policy and Energy Security - Resilience and Preparedness

Working Arrangement – Staff in roles compatible with hybrid working should aim to spend 40% of their contracted working time working in person at their contractual workplace. More information can be found within Hybrid Working Policy .

Grade – B3

Advert type – level transfer

Duration – Permanent

Eligibility - Expressions of interest are invited from substantive colleagues on level transfer from Core SG only.

Skilled Worker Sponsorship not being offered

Skilled Worker sponsorship is not available for this role. As a result, we are unable to appoint candidates who require Skilled Worker sponsorship now or in the future. Applicants must have an existing and ongoing right to work in the UK

Overview

The Energy Industries division leads the Scottish Government’s approach to supporting the Oil and Gas and wider energy sector including through its transition activities. It is comprised of 4 units which work thematically.

This role will support the Energy Transition unit who are the primary lead for matters relating to North Sea Oil & Gas. Working extensively with the UK Government, sector bodies and businesses, the unit work is intensely focussed on supporting Scottish Ministers navigate the various policy challenges that arise. This includes transition activities and future licencing arrangements.

This role will also support the Critical Energy Resilience Unit which is one of 4 units within the Energy Industries Division and leads the Scottish Government’s approach to securing Scotland’s energy security and resilience. Through a range of high profile activities, the Unit works to cultivate a collaborative policy and planning landscape of meaningful partnership working to meet the needs of Scotland in relation to energy security.

Working across oil and gas and resilience, this is a high profile role, with an expectation that the individual will be flexible and able to operate independently. High quality briefing skills, and the ability to explain complex and sensitive information concisely and quickly are important.

The individual will be required to work flexibly on a range of work which will include oil and gas policy, contributing to Scotland’s approach to energy security, resilience activities linked to businesses in the energy sector.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of policy related to the North Sea Oil and gas sectors;
• Support the development of policy related to Scotland’s energy security;
• Lead extensive stakeholder engagement activity across the portfolio
• Lead the development of high quality products to support senior officials and Ministers with complex policy challenges – including briefings, policy notes and parliamentary questions.
• Lead on responses to correspondence, including FOIs and EIRs, on appropriate subject areas.