Grade: SEO

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

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