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Team: Forecasting and Planning

Hub Based - Hybrid for all

Salary banding: £58000

Experience: Please select: Mid-level/Expert

Working pattern:Full-Time

Reporting to: Gordon Fraser

Sponsorship: Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

This role in 3 words: Engaging. Ownership. Decision-maker.

Top 3 qualities for this role: Communication. Organisation. Resilience

Where you’ll work:

Depending on the needs of your business area, we expect hub based people to be in the office at least once a week, and to go to OVO Connection events in-person. 

You’ll be assigned to the closest one of our three hub offices, Bristol, Glasgow, or London; unless your role requires field-based work. Each hub has accessible spaces to park your laptop, is designed to inspire people, help them connect and bring big ideas to life.

Everyone belongs at OVO

At OVO, we are on a mission to solve one of humanity's biggest challenges, the climate crisis. And we know it takes all of us to change the world. That's why we need diverse people from all abilities, gender identities, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, life experiences and backgrounds to join us.

Teamworking for the planet

Everything we do here spins around Plan Zero. So, naturally, the team you’ll be joining plays a gigantic role in making that happen. Here’s how:

We’re hiring world-changers. From Zero Carbon Living Advisors to Product Managers, every role we’re hiring plays their own part in our mission; our role is to find those people and bring them on our Zero Carbon journey.

This role in a nutshell:

You’ll be working within Operational Enablement’s Business Readiness team, within OVO Retail.  You will be at the heart of enabling the transformation to a digital at scale, customer centric business with intelligent operations powered by unified, modern technology. You’ll champion customer excellence and be empowered to make a difference on a global scale through enabling our Plan Zero objectives.

Your key outcomes will be:

Taking complete ownership of your workstream; delivering at speed but never compromising on quality Managing and building trusting relationships with stakeholders from entry-level to C-level In-life reporting and updates on, cost, scope and benefit Budget management Risk and issue management Brokering resourcing decisions Benefits tracking and realisation Multiple supplier management and contract negotiation Business readiness and transition to a stable BAU environment

You’ll be a successful Business Readiness Manager at OVO if you…

Experience in leading and developing multi-site, matrix teams Experience in line management, mentoring and coaching to develop colleagues / teams Energy sector knowledge (desirable)Formal training and certifications in business analysis, such as BCS or equivalent (desirable)

Let’s talk about what’s in it for you

We’ll pay you between £52K and £58K, depending on your specific skills and experience.

We keep our pay ranges broad on purpose to give us, and you, flexibility to match your experience to our zero carbon mission.

You’ll be eligible for an on-target bonus of 15%. We have one OVO bonus plan that focuses on the collective performance of our people to deliver our Plan Zero goal. 

We also offer plenty of green benefits and progressive policies to help you feel like you belong at OVO…and there’s flex pay. We'll give you 9% Flex Pay on top of your salary – 4% of this is auto enrolled into your pension, and the remaining 5% is yours to do what you like with. You can use this to buy from our extensive range of flexible benefits, including our green benefits which we've put at the heart of our offering, add to your pension or even take it as cash.

Here’s a taster of what’s on offer: 

For starters, you’ll get 34 days of holiday (including bank holidays). For your healthWith benefits like a healthcare cash plan or private medical insurance depending on your career level, critical illness cover, life assurance, health assessments, and moreFor your wellbeingWith gym membership, travel insurance, workplace ISA, will writing services, dental insurance, and more For your lifestyle With extra holiday buying, discount dining, home & tech loans, and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donationsFor your home  Get up to £400 towards any OVO Energy plan, plus great discounts on solar, smart thermostats and EV chargersFor your commute Nab a great deal on ultra-low emission car leasing, plus our cycle to work scheme and public transport season ticket loans Want to hear about our full range of flexible benefits and progressive people policies? Our People Team can tell you everything you need to know.

For your Belonging

To find better ways to support our people, we need to listen to each other’s experiences and find ways to build a truly inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of this, we have 8 Belonging Networks at OVO. Led by our people, for our people - so when you join OVO, you can play a part - big or small - with any of the Networks. It's up to you.

Oh, and one last thing...

We’d be thrilled if you tick off all our boxes, yet we also believe it’s just as important we tick off all of yours. And if you think you have most of what we’re looking for but not every single thing, go ahead and hit apply. We’d still love to hear from you!

If you have any additional requirements, there’s a space to let us know on the application form; we want to make the process as easy and comfortable for you as possible.