Salary
Period of appointment
Job description
Protecting Northern Ireland’s energy and water consumers, today and tomorrow is what we do.
This is an exciting time to join us. We are expanding as an organisation to fully support Northern Ireland in meeting the challenges of climate change, the continued cost-of-living crisis and ensuring the continuity of energy and water supplies.
Electricity, gas and water are essential services that support all homes and businesses in Northern Ireland. As an economic regulator, it is our role to enable, incentivise and hold energy and water companies to account for providing the very best levels of service and price for consumers both now and in the future.
Board Secretariat Manager
Working as Board Secretariat Manager you will provide senior-level governance, strategic and operational support to the Board and Senior Management Team of the Utility Regulator.
The role leads the Board Secretariat function, ensuring high‑quality governance advice, robust compliance with statutory obligations and the effective operation of all Board and Committee processes.
The postholder manages Board business, prepares and co-ordinates Board meeting packs and briefing materials, oversees Freedom of Information responsibilities and ensures strong information management and data protection practices.
The role also involves executive support to the Chief Executive and Chair, together with leading the Secretariat Team to deliver a high‑performing, values‑driven service. The postholder plays a central role in corporate planning and ensuring a culture of professionalism, transparency and continuous improvement across the organisation.
General information
Northern Ireland continues to have an under-representation of women across STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) industries, we are proud to support women in STEM.
We are an equal opportunity and ‘Disability Confident’ employer. As people with a disability and those from ethnic minority communities are currently under-represented in our workforce, we would welcome applications from these groups.
We offer an attractive package including a competitive starting salary with stepped increases per annum, alongside a range of other benefits including hybrid working, Northern Ireland Civil Service pension arrangements and 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 days after two years) and an additional 12 public and privilege days.