Group Director, Enforcement

Group Director, Enforcement

Ofcom

16 hours ago

Full-time

On-site

London, England, United Kingdom

Director

Closing Date: 25/09/2026

Group: Legal Group

Management Level: Group Director

Job Type: Permanent

Job Description:

Key responsibilities

• Lead Ofcom’s overall strategy and approach to enforcement, in close collaboration with other Group Directors, and as part of Ofcom’s wider corporate strategy.

• Lead the Enforcement Group (around 110 colleagues), inspiring and motivating the team, working in close collaboration across Ofcom, including with our Board and professional functions. Ensure the agility, pace and effectiveness of the Enforcement Group for the future, ensuring it attracts, retains and develops diverse talent with the broad range of experience and skills required.

• Oversee the work of the Enforcement Group, delegating responsibility and accountability effectively whilst managing risk across overall strategy, the workplan and portfolio of cases and projects, ensuring they are delivered to time, quality and cost.

• Build very strong working relationships between the Enforcement Group and its policy partners in online safety, infrastructure and connectivity, ensuring that the overall strategy is clear for each area. This includes how decisions are made about whether enforcement or other compliance tools are most appropriate in individual cases.

• Maintain existing strong links between the Enforcement Group and Ofcom’s Legal Group led by our General Counsel, and Ofcom’s other groups.

• As a member of Ofcom’s Senior Management Team, play a full role in leading the whole organization alongside the CEO and other members of SMT, including our transformation programme.

• Act as an independent, authoritative voice internally and externally on all of Ofcom’s key strategic areas / themes, challenging internally and acting as an ambassador externally. Be able to discern the key issues, explain, engage and communicate Ofcom’s strategic focus with credibility at the most senior levels of the industry and to a wide range of stakeholders, including government.

• Champion Ofcom’s values of Excellence, Respect, Collaboration, Empowerment and Agility, creating the conditions for an inclusive, high-performing and resilient culture where people feel supported and accountable for delivering outcomes that matter.

• Experience and skills

• Experience of competition, consumer and/or regulatory enforcement: in depth experience and understanding of competition, consumer and/or regulatory enforcement - this can include general competition and consumer law enforcement gained either in an enforcement specific role or heavy involvement with an enforcement function, gained in a policy role and/or within a regulated industry, private advisory role or government.

• Track record of close collaboration: you will work closely with your fellow Senior Management Team members and will be comfortable contributing fully to the joint leadership of the organisation and accountability for its output, working in an open, collegiate and collaborative way.

• Leading the Group: significant senior leadership experience at an Executive level - strong leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and lead teams of experts, and to work collaboratively with colleagues and teams across Ofcom.

• Owning accountabilities: you will have experience of being accountable for decisions in high profile, contentious areas, and will be comfortable both making those decisions and articulating the rationale behind them, leading external engagement with senior external stakeholders.

• Strategic thinking and communications: you will lead and contribute to Ofcom’s overall strategy and will be able to oversee drafting of internal and published documents and decisions which are often subject to scrutiny in the courts. You will need to be comfortable communicating arguments in person to senior colleagues within Ofcom, with senior external stakeholders and with the media, and be prepared to listen, contribute, persuade, and resolve conflicts where they arise.

• Harmonising work: you will be able to build and maintain constructive and productive relationships with internal stakeholders at all levels and engage with senior external stakeholders in a fair and professional way.

• Trailblazing ideas: you will be able to think creatively about complex and novel problems and develop effective solutions.

• Inclusive hiring at Ofcom

• At Ofcom, our mission is clear: to make communications work for everyone. To achieve that, our people must reflect the diversity of the UK, in background, identity and experience.

• We believe innovation thrives when difference is valued and everyone feels empowered to contribute their ideas and perspectives. That’s why we welcome colleagues of all ethnicities and races, sexes, genders and gender identities, sexual orientations, ages, faiths and beliefs, and those with apparent and non‑apparent disabilities. We value socio‑economic diversity, life experience and neurodiversity too. Whether you’re a carer, a parent, a veteran, or re‑entering work after time away, your voice and perspective matter here.

• Flexibility is at the heart of how we work because we want you to thrive in a way that suits you best. Most roles can therefore be adapted for part‑time hours, job shares, or other flexible arrangements. Learn more about our Rewards, Benefits and Wellbeing on our careers page.

• Our recruitment process is intentionally designed to be open and accessible. If you need adjustments, information in a different format or an alternative way to apply, contact us at [email protected] or 0330 912 1378.

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