91468 - Associate Data Science Product Manager

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, Flexible Working Role Type   Digital Will the successful applicant have line manager responsibilities?   No Job description  

Associate Data Science Product Manager

Location: National*

Closing Date: 31st October 2024

Interviews: w/c 18th November 2024

Grade: SEO

(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)

Salary: London: £45,824 - £50,039 (which may include an allowance of up to £2,251)

National: £39,868 - £43,535 (which may include an allowance of up to £2,057)

Working pattern: Full-time/Part-time/Flexible Working

Contract Type: Permanent

Vacancy number: 91468

*We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP

The Role

We’re recruiting for an Associate Data Science Product Manager here at Justice Digital, to be part of our warm and collaborative Probation and Electronic Monitoring Data Science team.

This role aligns against Associate Product Manager profession from the Government Digital and Data Framework

Associate product managers are responsible for subsets, features or components of a product. They report to a more senior product manager. They could be fully competent in the role and manage a smaller product, learning basic product management techniques or be somewhere in between. They work with their Product Manager, other Product Managers and Product Leads to champion user needs throughout the organisation, prioritising deliveries of greatest value.

You will be based within the Data Science & Artificial Intelligence Hub of the Ministry of Justice but will work in a multi-disciplinary team alongside the MOJ Justice Digital colleagues who create the software which frontline staff use. 

Our vision is to embed trusted data science at the heart of digital services to improve critical decisions.

This is an opportunity to work with committed and talented product managers, data scientists, user researchers, developers, designers, analysis, agile and content specialists who share a vision for making better government through the smarter use of technology. 

As well as doing great work, we’re creating a place that’s great to do work in. We offer tip-top kits, brilliant training opportunities and support from expert colleagues. On top of that, you’ll find flexible working, an inclusive culture and a place where your opinion is valued. 

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:

• Being aware of Agile methodology, product management and the ways to apply the principles in practice. Can support the immediate team understand the value and priorities.
• Representing users internally, assisting the team in designing and developing user focussed services by helping to plan, coordinate and conduct user research, compiling results into user insights and product improvements
• Works with the Product Manager and Lead Data Scientists to understand (and possibly set) the scope, direction and continual improvement of a product or a feature within a product.
• Being aware of the wider strategy of your product area. Works with more senior PMs to ensure alignment with product strategy.
• Investing in developing yourself, learning the product role and having a mentor; becoming/being an expert in product ownership.
• Engaging with stakeholders and communicating credibly (both internally and externally) with other Product Managers, the wider capability team, Subject Matter Experts and users of products etc.
• Is actively engaged in the Product Community.
• Understanding the policies for their product area, ensuring that you meet the policy intent.
• Helping to spot opportunities where data science could leverage the data we have, to address unmet user needs.

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

• Ethics and Privacy (working) – You can show an understanding of the ethical implications of using data science in your projects, identify the person within the organisation to raise concerns or suggestions with regarding ethical considerations.
• Data science innovation (working) You can adopt an inquisitive and curious approach to data, seek out and research new data science techniques to support learning, ask questions to improve your knowledge and learn about data science norms, see possibilities for improvements and innovation.
• Problem Management (working) You can initiate and monitor actions to investigate patterns and trends to resolve problems, effectively consult specialists where required, determine the appropriate remedy and assist with its implementation, determine preventative measures.
• Product ownership (awareness) You can show an awareness of the tools, terms and concepts used to deliver a product.
• User Focus (working) You can identify and engage with users or stakeholders to collate user needs evidence, understand and define research that fits user needs, use quantitative and qualitative data about users to turn user focus into outcomes.
• Working within constraints (awareness) You can understand the value of policy, legislative, regulatory and operational constraints and can find the simplest, shortest and fastest solution for users.

Willingness to be assessed against  the requirements for BPSS 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 CV and Cover Letter (max 750 words), which describes how you meet the requirements set out in the Person Specification above.

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

• Communicating and Influencing
• Changing and Improving
• Working Together

A diverse panel will review your application against the Person Specification above.

Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a 1-hour panel interview held via video conference, which will include the following task:

“As part of the interview, you will be asked to give a 5 minute presentation about a project you have been involved in, or a new idea you have had, which makes use of data to help people make decisions. Details of this will be sent to candidates before the interview.”

Should we receive a high volume of applications, a pre-sift based on Data Science Innovation will be conducted before the sift.

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

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

Terms & Conditions

Please review our Terms & Conditions which set out how 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  

London: £45,824 - £50,039 (which may include an allowance of up to £2,251)

National: £39,868 - £43,535 (which may include an allowance of up to £2,057)

Assessment centre dates   To Be Confirmed Closing Date:  

31/10/2024, 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 - 91468.

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=491.

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