Policy Analyst

Salary

Salary range £38,393 - £48,615 p.a. plus excellent benefits in a welcoming, family-friendly working environment

Period of appointment

Permanent, full time

Job description

Hours:                        37 hours per week (The Utility Regulator operates a flexi-time system)

Pension:                     Northern Ireland Civil Service pension arrangements

Holidays:                    25 days plus 12 public and privilege days

Working within the Wholesale Markets Directorate, you will work in the Market Monitoring Unit providing analysis and advice relating to the regulation of the Single Electricity Market.  

You will work across a variety of functions within a team-based environment and contribute to the delivery of Utility Regulator aims and objectives by analysing and advising on issues relating to the regulation of the electricity sector and the Single Electricity Market (SEM).  This role is well suited to persons with excellent numerical analysis skills such as those with an economics, accountancy, engineering, finance or IT background.   Any experience in working in energy markets will also be valuable but not essential.

Applicants must meet the following essential criteria and key skills by the closing date for applications.

Essential Criteria

  • Ability to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to workplace values that align to those of the Utility Regulator.
  • Proven ability to analyse written and numerical information from a wide variety of sources in a complex business or regulatory environment and challenge assumptions contained within the written/ qualitative information.
  • Proven ability of converting the results of analysis into reports that provide recommendations and/ or advice to senior management on commercial/ business or policy objectives.
  • Proven project management skills, with a high degree of individual responsibility for delivery of objectives and working to tight deadlines in a busy environment.
  • Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills within a team and the ability to build and maintain trusted working relationships with a variety of stakeholders (at all levels) in circumstances which include competing priorities.

Relevant documents are available below to download.

The Utility Regulator is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Closing date