Strategic Insights Senior Analyst

## Strategic Insights Senior Analyst Apply locations:
Wokingham, RG41 5BN
:
Warwick, CV34 6DA
:
Glasgow, G2 1PP
time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted 2 Days Agotime left to apply:
End Date:
July 16, 2026 (11 days left to apply) job requisition :
JR100450
** About the Role
** The Whole Energy System Resilience (WESR) directorate strengthens whole-energy-system resilience by being a catalyst for change – turning insight into coordinated, prioritised action that reduces risk and builds capability across the system. WESR delivers this through analysis, assessments, reviews, emergency exercises, and plans that drive tangible improvements with our partners.

WESR operates through a continuous improvement cycle that includes:  
* Learning systematically about energy system risks and resilience
* Conducting prioritised assessments to generate insights and advice
* Translating insights into actions that drive tangible improvementsWESR is building its capability to maintain a strategic, system-wide view that integrates insights across all teams in the directorate and translates them into prioritised risks, workplans, and engagement strategies. This enables each team to focus on developing deep expertise and excellence in a specialist area.

This role can be based from Wokingham, Warwick, Glasgow, 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.
** This role is to
** develop and interpret strategic insights that that connect trends, risks, and priorities across WESR, NESO, and the wider energy system. The role supports the development of a live picture of energy system resilience by bringing together evidence from across WESR’s work programme and the external environment, helping identify what matters most and where effort can have the greatest impact.
** Key accountabilities
*** Bring together insights on energy system resilience and risk from across WESR, NESO, government, industry, and research partners.
* Draw together evidence and perspectives from across WESR’s specialist teams, identifying connections, emerging themes, and potential gaps in understanding.
* Support the development of a coherent resilience narrative by connecting insights from across WESR, NESO, and the wider energy landscape.
* Analyse external developments, emerging trends, and risk information to identify implications for energy system resilience and strategic priorities.
* Apply systems thinking to understand how technical, operational, policy, and external factors interact across the energy system.
* Contribute to strategic assessments, briefings, intelligence products, and recommendations for senior decision-makers.
* Work collaboratively with specialist teams to translate technical analysis into clear insights and practical implications.
* Support the development of approaches, frameworks, and measures that improve understanding of energy system resilience and WESR’s impact.
* Produce high-quality analysis, insight summaries, and briefing materials that inform planning, prioritisation, engagement, and decision-making.
* Contribute to maintaining high analytical standards, quality assurance, and continuous improvement within the team.
** About You
*** Experienced in analytical, strategy, foresight, risk, resilience, policy, or system-planning work that requires synthesising complex information into clear findings and recommendations.
* Able to connect evidence from multiple sources, identifying patterns, trends, interdependencies, and emerging issues.
* Skilled at analysing complex problems and drawing out the implications for decision-makers.
* Strong critical thinking and problem-structuring abilities, with a curious and evidence-led approach.
* Confident communicator who can explain complex issues clearly through written products, presentations, and discussions.
* Collaborative and proactive, building effective working relationships across teams and disciplines.
* Motivated by improving the resilience of the UK's energy system through focused, evidence-based analysis and insight.
* Knowledgeable of the GB energy system, with relevant engineering, energy,…