Title:  Content Lead

About the role

National Energy System Operator (NESO) recognises the potential of bright and talented individuals, and we encourage you to join us as Great Britain’s energy system undergoes an ambitious, exciting, and vital transformation. Together with industry, we are creating a cleaner, more sustainable energy future.

NESO is looking for a Content Lead to join the RESP team on an FTC ending March 2026. Being a key part of the Regional Energy Strategic Planning Enduring methodology team, you will work alongside subject matter experts to ensure we deliver our RESP Enduring Methodology in line with Ofgem’s and our stakeholders’ requirements.

The role will involve close working across the RESP team to ensure our Enduring Methodology provides the necessary information in a way a variety of audiences will understand and want to engage with. Regional Energy Strategic Plans will unlock investment at distribution level across Great Britain, enabling the acceleration of the GB’s transition to Net Zero securely, cost effectively. Your role will ensure we convey the plan and what it means for readers clearly, which will be vital to its success.

This role can be based from Wokingham, Warwick, and we continue to offer hybrid working from office and home. We are open to full time and part time applicants, as well as flexible working arrangements.

About us

The creation of National Energy System Operator (NESO) is driven by an urgent need to unify and optimise our approach to energy. A more integrated and coordinated strategy is needed to meet the unprecedented challenges of climate change, ensuring secure energy supply, and keeping costs manageable for consumers.

Join us and empower your potential, energise our team, and be part of something bigger.

Your energy, our future, together.

About the National Energy System Operator (NESO)

In Autumn of 2024, the ESO transitioned to National Energy System Operator, or NESO for short. Previously denoted as the Future System Operator (or FSO), the new National Energy System Operator is the independent body responsible for planning Great Britain’s electricity and gas networks and operating the electricity system.  

The ESO, including all of its existing roles, are now at the heart of the new National Energy System Operator. As NESO, we will build on our existing roles, capabilities, and ways of working significantly to create an organisation the energy system and its users’ need. Our new capabilities will enable us to look across vectors, including electricity, natural gas and hydrogen, and crucially consider the trade-offs between them.

The organisation is set up as a public corporation with its own Board of independent directors, with complete operational independence from government, the regulator and any and all commercial interest. As was the ESO, NESO will be licenced and regulated by Ofgem through price control agreements and obligated to identify optimal solutions to system operations and planning in the most sustainable, affordable and secure way for all.

The time to deliver is now. As part of our team, you won’t just be touching the lives of almost everyone in Great Britain – you’ll be shaping the way we use and consume energy for generations to come.

Key Accountabilities

• Shaping the feel, tone of voice, structure of the Methodology
• Leading design activities for the Methodology outputs (infographics, videos, summary documents etc)​
• Creating content that is aligned with NESO’s tone of voice and the RESP team’s strategic messaging, under guidance from the Methodology team.
• Collaborating with wider NESO departments to ensure messaging the Enduring Methodology reflects the RESP main objectives
• Structurally edit various documents published as part of methodology​
• Copywrite content based on content provided by SMEs
• Supporting the project delivery of the RESP Methodology, including liaising with multiple external / internal stakeholders and overseeing approvals and feedback
• Working with external agencies to deliver high quality outcomes for the RESP Methodology
• Creating and managing necessary publication governance and ensuring all other processes and quality assurance measures are delivered
• Managing publication assets associated with the Methodology, including content, templates, imagery and graphics   

About you

We’re forging the path, and we know we can’t do it alone. That’s why we need visionary minds like yours to join us on this transformative journey. In this case, we’re looking for someone who:

• Experience of external communications for complex topics
• The ability to produce written content in a timely manner that is relevant, clear, and targeted at the right audience
• Experience of publication project management and delivery, both in print and digital
• Ability to collaborate successfully with internal and external stakeholders and suppliers, including design agencies
• Ability to translate complex information from SMEs into understandable text that has a consistent tone of voice and reads well​
• Able to interpret different audience needs
• General working knowledge of, and passion to learn, how the GB energy industry works and how it must evolve to meet the 2050 net zero targets 

About what you'll get

A competitive salary between £46,000 - £55,000 per annum – dependent on experience and capability. As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus based on company performance, 26 days annual leave as standard and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%.

As we work towards creating a cleaner, greener, and more affordable future for all, we also work towards creating a place for our teammates to belong, with professional and personal growth and positive well-being.

• Full support and career-development resources to expand your skills, enhance your expertise, and maximise your potential along your career journey.
• A diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table.
• Generous Total Rewards Plan – comprising of health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits.

More information

This role closes on 28th May 2025 at 23:59, however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary.

We work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office. 

We're committed to building a workforce that represents the communities we serve, and a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.

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