90899 - Senior Data Analyst

Salary   The national salary range is £39,868 - £43,535, London salary range is £45,824 - £50,039. Your salary will be dependent on your base location Total pay in the range of '£30,001 to £40,000, £40,001 to £50,000, £50,001 to £60,000' are subject to capability, skills and experience. Salary may consist of base pay and a Recruitment and Retention Allowance (RRA) Number of jobs available   1 Detail of reserve list   12 Months Region   National City/Town   National Building/Site   NATIONAL Please note: Some of our MoJ Office locations, such as our Liverpool Justice Collaboration Centre, require higher levels of National Security Vetting. The MoJ is working to open more Justice Collaboration Centres and Justice Satellite Offices over time. Click here to learn more about where our currently open Justice Collaboration Centres and Justice Satellite Offices are, to identify where you may be based and understand National Security Vetting requirements of each location. Grade   SEO Organisation Grade for MoJ   SEO Post Type   Permanent Working Pattern   Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working Role Type   Digital, Information Technology Will the successful applicant have line manager responsibilities?   No Job description  

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Salary: National: £39,868- £43,535 (which may include an allowance of up to £2,057). London: £45,824- £50,039 (which may include an allowance of up to £2,251). 

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working.

Contract Type: Permanent 

Vacancy number: 90899 

*We are currently offering hybrid working which includes 2 days per week in your local office. Office locations can be found HERE

The Role

We’re recruiting for a Senior Data Analyst here at Justice Digital, to be part of our warm and collaborative End User Computing Services team. 

This role aligns against Senior Data Analyst from the Government Digital and Data Framework. 

We are looking for a highly motivated and talented Senior Data Analyst to join our team and oversee one of our data analytical functions. Your role will be responsible for collecting, transforming and presenting data to drive actionable insights that support decision-making across the organisation.  You will work closely with various teams to harness the power of data for enhancing business processes and outcomes. 

You will be responsible for developing and continuously improving a sophisticated predictive modelling system to help inform future workforce planning and allow more objective decision-making about resource requirements. 

The ideal candidate must have experience working as a data analyst in a business intelligence / data analytics field. You must also have a good understanding of current technology trends and be able to liaise with stakeholders to translate business requirements into solutions. Excellent knowledge of business intelligence tools such as Power BI is also required. 

You will be Working closely with key stakeholders across the organisation to understand and define their data requirements so that suitable data solutions can then be proposed, agreed and implemented. This will include data solutions that will enable more accurate assessment of costs and outputs of functional areas. 

You will be working with organisational senior managers to provide oversight to projects and change activities ensuring data requirements are delivered in accordance with agreed scope and design. 

You will develop and continuously improve a new and more sophisticated predictive modelling techniques to help inform future workforce planning and allow more objective decisions-making about resource requirements. 

To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital please take a look at our blog and our Digital and Technology strategy 2025 

Key Responsibilities:

• Considers alternative and innovative data solutions, transforming data into insights that drive organisation value
• Responsible for the collation and manipulation of data that helps support Justice Digitals strategic objectives
• Provide technical expertise to ensure all report outputs are accurately analysed
• Provide analytical expertise to enhance reporting and identify trends that inform strategic business decisions
• Identify and implement improvements to existing processes and procedures to ensure continued improvement
• Undertake any other reasonable duties as requested from time to time, within the capabilities of the role
• Responsible for the management, cleaning and abstracting data alongside a range of analytical studies on that data
• Responsible for developing and creating business intelligence reports that can be reused
• Responsible for gathering, summarising data and conclusions in the most appropriate format for stakeholders 

If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply! 

Benefits

• 37 hours per week and flexible working options including working from home, working part-time, job sharing, or working compressed hours.
• A £1k per person learning budget is in place to support all our people, with access to best in class conferences and seminars, accreditation with professional bodies, fully funded vocational programmes and e-learning platforms
• Staff have 10% time to dedicate to develop & grow
• Generous civil service pension based on defined benefit scheme, with employer contributions of 28.97% from April 1st 2024 (Contribution Rates)
• 25 days leave (plus bank holidays) and 1 privilege day usually taken around the Kings’ birthday. 5 additional days of leave once you have reached 5 years of service.
• Compassionate maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies, with up to 26 weeks leave at full pay, 13 weeks with partial pay, and 13 weeks further leave. And maternity support/paternity leave at full pay for 2 weeks, too!
• Wellbeing support including access to the Calm app.
• Bike loans up to £2500 and secure bike parking (subject to availability and location)
• Season ticket loans, childcare vouchers and eye-care vouchers.
• 5 days volunteering paid leave.
• Free membership to BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.
• Some offices may have a subsidised onsite Gym.

Person Specification 

Essential 

• Demonstrable experience liaising with stakeholders to translate business requirements into solutions.
• You can apply standards and best practices to present, analyse, and manage data, guiding teams in using methods and tools effectively. You help improve data management practices, support automation, and ensure data meets quality standards and is interoperable with other datasets.
• You have knowledge of data integration tools and languages to integrate and store data. You can show an awareness of opportunities for innovation with new tools and uses of data, with a good understanding of current technology trends and the availability of products within the marketplace.
• Excellent knowledge of documenting reporting and business intelligence tools and requirements.
• Experience of data modelling.
• Excellent interpersonal and activity management skills
• Ability to act under your own initiative and constantly strive to deliver excellence in your work.
• Working knowledge of data analysis tools (such as Power BI and SQL) 

Willingness to be assessed against  the requirements for SC clearance. 

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.

How to Apply 

Candidates must submit a CV and mandatory Personal Statement which describes how you meet the requirements set out in the Person Specification above. 

In Justice Digital, we recruit using a combination of the Digital, Data and Technology Capability and Success Profiles Frameworks. We will assess your Experience, Technical Skills and the following Behaviours during the assessment process: 

• Delivering at Pace
• Managing a Quality Service
• Working Together
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Changing and Improving 

Your application will be reviewed against the Person Specification above by a diverse panel. 

Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a 1-hour panel interview held via video conference. 

Should we receive a high volume of applications, a pre-sift based on ‘Working knowledge of data analysis tools (such as Power BI and SQL)’ will be conducted prior to the sift. 

Should you be unsuccessful in the role that you have applied for, but demonstrated the capability for a role at a lower level, we reserve the right to discuss this opportunity with you and potentially offer you the position without the need for a further application. 

A reserve list may be held for a period of up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made.

Terms & Conditions

Please review our Terms & Conditions which set out the way we recruit and provide further information related to the role and salary arrangements. 

If you have any questions please feel free to contact recruitment@digital.justice.gov.uk

Allowance Details   National: £39,868- £43,535 (which may include an allowance of up to £2,057). London: £45,824- £50,039 (which may include an allowance of up to £2,251). Closing Date:  

13/10/2024, 23:55 hours.

Contact information   If you require any assistance please call 0345 241 5359 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com Please quote the job reference - 90899. Level of security checks required   Security Clearance (SC)

To apply for roles in MOJ you will need to confirm your employment history for at least 3 years prior to the date of application so that pre-employment checks (BPSS) can be undertaken. If you have spent significant time abroad (a total of 6 months in the past 3 years) you would be required to give a reasonable account of the reasons why. 

For some roles you will be required to successfully complete National Security Vetting at Counter Terrorism (CTC), Security Clearance (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV) level as a condition of appointment. To meet CTC/SC/DV requirements you will normally need to have been resident in the UK for at least 3/5/10 years prior to the date of application (The level of checks that are required are stated in the advert).

If you do not meet the above requirements, you may still be considered if, for example:

• You've been serving overseas with HM Forces or in some other official capacity as a representative of HM Government
• You were studying abroad
• You were living overseas with parents

In such cases you will need to be able to provide referee cover for the period(s) of residence overseas. The duration of overseas residence and the country of abode will also be taken into account.

Success Profiles  

Success Profiles will enable a fairer and more inclusive method of recruitment by enabling us to assess the range of experiences, abilities, strengths, behaviours and technical/professional skills required for different roles. This flexible approach to recruitment focuses more on finding the right candidate for the specific role. To find out more about Success Profiles to support your application please click here for further guidance.

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We have provided detail of the assessment stages and areas being assessed to help you prepare for completing your application form, and to advise of what will be assessed following this, if you successfully pass the application stage.

Application form stage assessments

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

You must ensure that any evidence submitted as part of your application, including your CV, statement of suitability and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note that plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.

Interview stage assessments

There is 1 interview stage for this vacancy.

A Great Place to Work for Veterans

The "Making the Civil Service a Great Place to work for veterans" initiative includes a guaranteed interview scheme to those who meet the minimum criteria to provide eligible former members of the Armed Forces with opportunities to secure rewarding jobs. Allowing veterans to continue to serve their country, and to bring highly skilled individuals with a broad range of experience into the Civil Service in an environment, which recognises and values your previous service in the Armed Forces.
For further details about the initiative and eligibility requirements visit : https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans

Redeployment Interview Scheme

Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ are committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.

MoJ are able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidate's will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion.

For further information and to apply for this position please see the following link: https://www.jobtrain.co.uk/justicedigital/Job/JobDetail?jobid=475&isPreview=Yes&advert=external.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

· UK nationals

· nationals of the Republic of Ireland

· nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK

· nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families

· nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)

· individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020

· Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules