Data Analyst

Job description

As a Data Analyst in the Portfolio Planning and Performance Unit, you’ll be involved in analysing the performance of the many Product Delivery and Enabling Teams within GDS Digital Products. Your insights will allow GDS Digital Products to evaluate and evidence the value its products provide to users and government, and inform the senior leadership team to make informed, prioritised, evidence-based decisions. You will also shape and analyse operational data captured by the Systems and Data Team’s bespoke in-house business management tool, and support the ongoing development of this tool. 

You’ll be proactive and work effectively in a multidisciplinary agile team to help ensure data is accurate and significant, and then provide analysis and actionable insight through effective storytelling and data visualisation. You’ll help deliver analysis and reporting that is automated, reliable and secure and will be able to recommend ways to improve data efficiency and reliability.

As a Data Analyst, you’ll:

• build and maintain effective working relationships with business management/operations teams across delivery teams
• analyse both strategic and operational data to produce visualisations and insights about the performance and impact of activity
• oversee operational data captured by the Systems and Data Team’s in-house business management tool
• be an advocate for developing analysis across the organisation and actively participate in a performance and data analysis community of practice

Person specification

We’re interested in people who:

• have proven ability and/or experience in conducting data analysis in an analyst role
• have experience of providing and sharing analytical insight in a clear and concise manner to help stakeholders make informed, evidence-based decisions
• have strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data sets
• have experience with data modelling or automation of reporting processes and visualisation, using tools such as PowerBI or similar
• have excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills - able to work effectively across teams and functions
• are comfortable working both independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £36,735, Government Digital Service contributes £10,642 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

There are many benefits of working at GDS, including:

• flexible hybrid working with flexi-time and the option to work part-time or condensed hours
• a Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
• 25 days of annual leave, increasing by a day each year up to a maximum of 30 days
• an extra day off for the King’s birthday
• an in-year bonus scheme to recognise high performance
• career progression and coaching, including a training budget for personal development
• a focus on wellbeing with access to an employee assistance programme
• job satisfaction from making government services easier to use and more inclusive for people across the UK
• advances on pay, including for travel season tickets
• death in service benefits
• cycle to work scheme and facilities
• access to an employee discounts scheme
• 10 learning days per year
• volunteering opportunities (5 special leave days per year)
• access to a suite of learning activities through Civil Service learning

Any move to Government Digital Service from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk 

Office attendance
The Department operates a discretionary hybrid working policy, which provides for a combination of working hours from your place of work and from your home in the UK. The current expectation for staff is to attend the office or non-home based location for 40-60% of the time over the accounting period.
DSIT does not normally offer full home working (i.e. working at home); but we do offer a variety of flexible working options (including occasionally working from home).

Things you need to know

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Selection process details

The standard selection process for roles at GDS consists of:

• a simple application screening process - We only ask for a CV and cover letter of up to 500 words. Important tip - please ensure that your cover letter includes how you meet the skills and experience listed in the “person specification” section above
• a 60 minute video interview 

Depending on how many applications we get, there might also be an extra stage before the video interview, for example a phone interview or a technical exercise.

In the event we receive a high volume of applications, we will conduct the initial sift against the lead criteria which is: 

• have strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data sets
• have experience of providing and sharing analytical insight in a clear and concise manner to help stakeholders make informed, evidence-based decisions

In the Civil Service, we use Success Profiles to evaluate your skills and ability. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, increases performance and improves diversity and inclusivity. We’ll be assessing your technical abilities, skills, experience and behaviours that are relevant to this role.

For this role we’ll be assessing you against the following Civil Service Behaviours: 

• working together
• changing and improving
• making effective decisions
• seeing the bigger picture

We’ll also be assessing your experience and specialist technical skills against the following skills defined in the Government Digital and Data Capability Framework for for the Data Analyst role:

• Applying statistical and analytical tools and techniques
• Communicating between the technical and non-technical
• Data management
• Data visualisation
• Delivering business impact through data

Want to know more about who Government Digital and Data are? Click Here

Recruitment Timeline

Sift completion: 5th June

Panel interviews: From 15th June

Candidates that do not pass the interview but have demonstrated an acceptable standard may be considered for similar roles at a lower grade.

A reserve list will be held for a period of 12 months, from which further appointments can be made.

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.

Sponsorship

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