Non-Executive Director (Investment)

Great British Energy's mission is to responsibly accelerate the energy transition - enable and accelerate clean energy deployment, boost energy independence, create jobs and ensure UK taxpayers, billpayers and communities reap the benefits of clean, secure, home-grown energy. As a publicly owned company, Great British Energy (GBE) is intended to benefit all four corners of our nation and will help ensure every part of the UK has a role to play in delivering energy independence for our country.

Context

Through its five functions (project development, project investment and ownership, local power plan, supply chains and working with Great British Nuclear), Great British Energy will speed up the deployment of mature and new technologies, as well as local energy projects, to support the government's aim of decarbonising our electricity system by 2030 whilst also ensuring we can meet future demand as we further decarbonise the economy. To this end and as an example of what it can achieve, we have already agreed a major partnership between Great British Energy and The Crown Estate to accelerate deployment and support UK supply chains. Great British Energy will work collaboratively with industry, local authorities and communities, and other public sector organisations such as the National Wealth Fund, to spread skilled jobs and investment across the country.

The Board

For this phase of GBE, a new 'start-up' board has been established which will set a strategy for how the company will work with the energy sector and communities. Board members are expected to play an active and integral part in setting up the company and establishing its strategy to deliver long-term success. The current appointees bring a wide range of experience from their previous roles across a range of sectors, with knowledge on workplace rights, building UK supply chains and driving investment in clean energy.

Together with the Chair Juergen Maier, they will help to scale up Great British Energy and build its organisational structure and Aberdeen headquarters.

The Role

GBE is now seeking a new non-executive board member with direct experience of UK energy infrastructure finance and investment for the start-up phase of the company. This new Director is expected to contribute to matters ranging, for example, from the organisational design of the company, product structuring, the funding challenges of early stage renewable development work as well as infrastructure investment. They will support effective working with other organisations in the energy system, working with local government and communities. They will also contribute to the management of a wide variety of risks, as well as the different strategies and interventions that might be required for different parts of the UK.

The Person

The role calls for an exceptional board level leader, who can draw on direct experience of UK energy infrastructure finance and investment. The successful candidate will evidence a track record of achievement, experienced in organisational leadership, shaping strategic vision and credibility with stakeholders. Experience of having structured and completed complex project finance deals in the energy or large infrastructure sector is highly desirable; as is direct experience of having structured and closed equity financing in the energy sector. Alignment to GBE's values and standards in public life will be a key determinant of success.

How to Apply

If you would like to apply, you are asked to submit the following:

• a CV (PDF) setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements, tailored to information contained in this briefing document.
• A Statement of Suitability (PDF, no longer than two pages) explaining your motivation for applying for this role, and how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the information included in this pack.

In addition, to be considered for the role, you will be asked to complete a Diversity Monitoring Form. All monitoring data will be treated in the strictest confidence, will not be provided to the selection panel and will not affect your application in any way. You will also be required to complete a Declaration of Conflicts of Interest/Financial Interests/Political Activity Form. Conflicts could include financial interests or share ownership, active connections with a field of expertise in which the public body works, consultancy arrangements, membership of societies, activities associations or employment of a partner or friend in the particular field in which the public body operates.