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- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Continuous improvement
- Leadership
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
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People Operations Advisor

OFGEM -
Cardiff

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time
£35,232 - £48,561 a year
9 days ago

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension
Flexible schedule

Qualifications

Team leadership
Coaching
Performance management
Change management
Quality assurance
Presentation skills
Data management
Continuous improvement
HRIS
Leadership

Full job description

Details

Reference number

476792

Salary

£35,232 - £48,561

National £35,232-45,831 / London £38,021-48,561

Please ensure that you read the Pay and Reward information for civil service and internal colleagues before applying.

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Higher Executive Officer

OFGEM Level 2a

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

OFGEM - Corporate Services

Type of role

Human Resources

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share

Number of jobs available

Location
About the job
Benefits
Things you need to know
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Location

Successful candidates may be based in any of our office locations Cardiff, Glasgow, or London. We especially welcome applicants from Cardiff and Glasgow.

About the job

Job summary

Ofgem is Great Britain's independent energy regulator. Our primary responsibility is to protect energy consumers, especially the most vulnerable, while at the same time working with government, industry and consumer groups to deliver a clean, more affordable and secure net-zero energy system at the lowest cost to consumers and support economic growth.

We're committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and able to bring their authentic self to work. We know that diverse experiences, perspectives and backgrounds strengthen our organisation and help us better serve consumers and communities across Great Britain.

We're seeking a skilled and motivated People Operations Advisor to join our People Centre. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role within our People Operations function, delivering high-quality HR services and providing expert advice and guidance across the employee lifecycle.

Reporting to the People Operations Manager, you'll act as a key operational contact within our shared service environment, managing complex HR queries, maintaining high standards of data quality and compliance, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives. You'll also provide day-to-day leadership and support to a team of People Operations Officers, ensuring excellent service delivery and a positive employee experience.

Job description

Service Delivery

Process employee lifecycle transactions (e.g. onboarding, changes, exits) accurately and in line with SLAs.
Ensure compliance with policies, procedures and data protection requirements.
Data gathering and responding to Subject Access Requests and Freedom of Information Requests.

Query & Case Management

Respond to and resolve more complex HR queries from employees and managers.
Escalate issues appropriately and ensure timely follow-up and resolution

Data & Systems Management

Maintain accurate employee records in the HRIS and other systems
Support data audits, reporting and system updates as required.

Process Improvement & Documentation

Identify opportunities to streamline processes and improve service delivery.
Maintain and update standard operating procedures.

Team Leadership

Provide day-to-day management and support to People Operations Officers, including prioritisation of work and quality assurance of outputs.
Support the development and capability of team members through coaching, guidance and feedback.

Person specification

Essential Criteria

Demonstrable experience operating in a fast‑paced HR operations or shared‑service environment, with the ability to independently manage workloads, interpret policy and provide consistent, high‑quality advice to employees and managers (Lead Criteria).
In‑depth knowledge of end‑to‑end HR processes across the full employee lifecycle, including onboarding, contractual changes, payroll coordination, absence and performance management and organisational changes, with the ability to identify and raise risks and ensure adherence to policy and governance frameworks (Lead Criteria).
Proficiency in HR systems, with the ability to analyse data, maintain high‑quality employee records and generate insights to support decision‑making, compliance and operational improvements.
Proven capability in managing complex and sensitive HR queries, providing clear, well‑reasoned guidance, exercising sound judgement and escalating where appropriate. Experience advising managers on HR policies and employment legislation is essential.
Experience supporting organisation‑wide or Corporate Services change initiatives, including contributing to new process design, testing and embedding new systems or ways of working and providing HR insight to ensure changes are effectively communicated, understood and adopted across the business. Ability to act as a subject‑matter conduit between HR, Corporate Services functions and operational teams during implementation.
Demonstrable experience of line management, including setting objectives, managing performance, prioritising team workloads and supporting the development and capability of staff within an HR operations or shared services environment.

Desirable Criteria

CIPD qualified / working towards an equivalent qualification (or equivalent experience).
Previous experience in a HR service delivery model.

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Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Working Together
Communicating and Influencing
Delivering at Pace
Managing a Quality Service

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £35,232, OFGEM contributes £10,206 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 this is kept under 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

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

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. Please ensure you demonstrate clearly, within your supporting statement, how you meet each of the criteria listed in the role profile. In the event of receiving a large number of applications, an initial sift may take place on just the lead criteria indicated in the essential criteria.

The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected, you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by [https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn].

At Ofgem, we expect our staff to carry out their roles with honesty, fairness and openness. They should follow the Civil Service code and be free from any influence or bias. We are committed to making sure interests are recognised, declared and managed appropriately so that we can fulfil our duties as an energy regulator. Our Conflicts of Interest policy outlines the types of interests Ofgem staff must declare before onboarding, and the rules they must follow throughout employment so that we can clearly demonstrate that our decisions are not influenced by private interests.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

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This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : P&E Evolve
Email : P&[email protected]

Recruitment team

Email : P&[email protected]

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commissions Recruitment Principles. You have the right to complain if you feel there has been a breach of these Recruitment Principles.

In the first instance, you should raise the matter directly via [email protected]. If you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission, please visit their website.

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