Terrestrial Spectrum Policy Director

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Please note that this role will close at 00:01 on Thursday 16 April, and therefore we advise getting your application in by no later than midnight on Wednesday 15 April.

About Ofcom

As the UK’s communications regulator, we’re delivering vital work that helps keep the UK connected and shapes the future of how we’ll stay connected with each other.

Our work covers everything from phones and broadband, through to TV, radio, the postal service, and wireless devices. We’re also taking on the challenge of making the online world a safer place and we need people of all backgrounds, skill sets, and experiences to help us achieve our goal of making communications work for everyone.

About the Team

The Terrestrial Spectrum Policy team leads the development and delivery policy work that supports the allocation of mobile, fixed, PMSE, and other terrestrial uses of spectrum in the UK.  The work includes leading cross functional teams of policy, legal, economic, engineering and implementation specialists to make new spectrum available for terrestrial applications in the UK.

Your Key Responsibilities

Spectrum policy:

• Driving timely delivery of robust allocation policies across all uses of spectrum on land in the UK. Specific sectors include, but are not limited to, national mobile networks, private mobile networks, programme making and special events, utility industries and emergency services.

• Overseeing the team’s policy development, ensuring it is evidence-based, commercially practical, and grounded in sound technical, economic and legal analysis.

• Leading open and transparent communication and consultation with external and internal stakeholders.

• Evolving the roadmap for future work, in collaboration with Directors responsible for Engineering and International teams.

• Contributing to the development of spectrum strategy.

Spectrum auctions:

• Overseeing design, planning, build and execution of spectrum auctions to secure efficient allocation of spectrum with integrity, transparency and fairness.

• Executive Leadership:

• Managing the performance and career development of 3-5 Principals; leadership of the full team of circa 15 colleagues.

• Overall management of the team’s resources and budget, in collaboration with the Group Director. 

• Support of the Group Director and leadership team in developing strategic, financial and workforce plans.

• Commitment to robust internal governance.

• Collaboration across Ofcom, including engineering, economics, law, ICT, finance and facilities management.

The skills, knowledge and experience you will need for success

• Extensive experience of leading policy development in a regulated environment, including setting strategic direction and driving timely delivery across multiple workstreams.

• Thorough understanding of the key issues in spectrum management or alternatively mobile communication networks or mobile network knowledge.

• Empowering Development: Strong track record in managing people in a professional environment with a proven track record of developing talent, and leading large, multidisciplinary teams.

• Building Solutions: Strong analytic ability Highly developed analytical and strategic judgement, with the ability to synthesise complex technical, economic, legal and commercial evidence into clear, defensible decisions with long term market and public value impact.

• Executing Plans: Sound judgement and decision making under uncertainty, balancing competing priorities, risks and stakeholder interests.    

• Forming Relationships: Strong stakeholder leadership and influencing skills, with experience of leading open and transparent engagement with industry, government and internal partners.

• Channelling Influence: Excellent inter-personal and communication skills with the credibility to operate at executive level and represent the organisation externally.

• Experience of spectrum auctions and in commercial wireless industry would be desirable assets.

Inclusivity Statement

Ofcom has a clear mission: to make communications work for everyone.  To be able to deliver on this, we want our organisation to reflect the diversity of background, experience, upbringing and thought that exists across the UK.  We aim to recruit from the widest pool of candidates possible – no matter your social background, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, or disability. We also warmly welcome applicants who are returning to the workforce after a break – for whatever reason. If you have taken time away and are ready to rejoin, we look forward to reviewing your application.

Where positions are listed as full-time, we remain open to reduced hours, part-time arrangements, job shares, and other flexible working options. From day one, we champion flexible work arrangements to accommodate individual needs. You can read more about our Rewards, Benefits and Well-being on our careers page.

Our recruitment processes prioritise accessibility and inclusivity. If you need adjustments, information in an alternative format, or prefer to apply in a different way, please contact us at [email protected] or call 0330 912 1378.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we offer interviews to disabled applicants who meet essential criteria for advertised roles. Learn more about this scheme here.  https://careers.ofcom.org.uk/careers/how-we-hire/