47572 - Data Strategy (HEO), Data Innovation & Business Analysis Hub, DASD

£24,002 - £38,373 salary will depend on location
1
12 Months
London, Yorkshire and the Humber
Leeds , London
10 SOUTH COLONNADE LONDON, E14 4PU, 5 WELLINGTON PLACE LEEDS, LS1 4AP
HEO
C
Permanent
Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working
Policy, Programme and Project Management, Strategy, Analytical, Architecture and Data

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity. 

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a Band C (HEO) to join the Data Innovation & Business Analysis Hub (DIBAH) within Data and Analytical Services Directorate in the Ministry of Justice. This post will be part of a wide ranging, multi-disciplinary team responsible for transforming the use of data to drive outcomes and decision-making across the Justice System.

The post would suit applicants from a range of sectors who are highly skilled interpersonally and enjoy data and digital change, for example (but not limited to) those with a background in Business Analysis, Data Analysis, Requirements Gathering, Project Management, Policy, Strategy, User Research or User Centred Policy Design.

The post is also open on level transfer to existing Civil Servants at HEO (or equivalent) and other eligible Civil Service staff on promotion.

We welcome applications from candidates based across the UK. The base location of the successful applicants will be either 10 South Colonnade, London (for those based out of London), or 5 Wellington Place, Leeds (for those based in the North of England). Periodic travel will be required as the post holders will work closely with wider programme teams. In addition, flexible working arrangements are available between MoJ HQ at 102 Petty France (London), MoJ Hubs across the country and home.

Interviews are likely to take place in October 2021. We will keep a merit list for a year for those who successfully pass the interview board but who are not offered a post immediately as similar posts may become available during 2021/2022.

Background

The holder of this post will be passionate about making a difference for the staff and users of the justice system. They will value people highly and strive to understand the views, processes, and frustrations of the people we provide services to. They will harness the best of digital ways of working to bring people together to create new and innovative systems and processes, driven by user need and developed iteratively.

They will be numerate and enjoy engaging with analytical and technical teams as well as being highly credible with operational and policy colleagues. They will understand the value of the data we hold in the MoJ and able to spot opportunities to use it to transform outcomes for our service users and for citizens.

The successful candidate will work as an integrator and will be comfortable influencing and delivering in a complex strategic landscape, defining appropriate data governance and supporting and/or proposing alternatives to current structures. They will be highly resilient and will be able to maintain enthusiasm and generate momentum in the face of a shifting landscape and priorities.

About MoJ

The Ministry of Justice is one of the largest government departments, employing around 76,000 people, with a budget of approximately £7.4 billion. The justice system is a vital public service that changes people’s lives and our work spans criminal, civil, administrative and family justice.  Each year millions of people across the UK use our services - including courts, tribunals, probation and prisons in England and Wales.  We are all likely to come into contact with the justice system at some point in our lives, either because we have been a witness to or victim of a crime, to protect and enforce our rights, or to settle disputes.

Why work for the Ministry of Justice?

  • Flexible working arrangements – including compressed hours, flexi-time, working for home or commuter hubs outside of London
  • Broad and varied opportunities for development and promotion – there are lots of interesting and highly meaningful jobs across the Ministry and great opportunities to expand experience
  • Data and Analysis is at the centre of the Department’s decision making – with a ministerial team who are keen for all decisions to be evidence driven
  • See the frontline and what your work is influencing – regular opportunities to visit prisons and courts to better understand the areas your work and leadership is affecting

About the Data Innovation and Business Analysis Hub

We are a small strategic team, progressing an innovative agenda, whose members come from a range of professional backgrounds. Our team is growing rapidly and are seeking people to join this initiative who are passionate about making a difference, highly curious, focused on quality results and timely delivery, finisher-completers, able to work and get along with people from all backgrounds, and unreasonably positive.

Our team is innovative and fast-moving, while being highly collaborative and focused on supporting others to do their best work. We focus on outcomes over process, and we get things done. We change our approach as needed if we see a better way through. To be successful in the next stage of our team’s development, we are seeking strong, caring and emotionally intelligent people who are passionate about making a difference, are highly curious, focused on quality results, and unreasonably positive.

Key Responsibilities of the Role

This role will be part of a team responsible for delivering our ambitious and innovative Data Strategy to all corners of the Justice System and MoJ family. Through the transformation, we will design our digital services and architecture to collect the right set of data, make it less onerous to collect, stop bad data getting in, and make it easier to connect and analyse. We can then use the latest Data Science and Artificial Intelligence techniques to generate insights in near-real time, and share these with front-line users at the point of decision.

The post holder will be part of the delivery engine of our Data Strategy. They will support project oversight and the delivery of our roadmap, proposing how we can get things done and making them happen, in dialogue with relevant senior stakeholders on our team and on other teams. As our work is high profile, we seek someone who communicates and presents clearly and effectively. And as our work touches many areas, you will need to be able to manage multiple and complex work streams and chase up loose ends so that delivery is tight and on time.

We hope to use this campaign to retain a merit list for subsequent roles coming on-stream in the next few months. These roles will face off to all corners of the MoJ. These include Prisons, the Probation Service, the Courts & Tribunals Service and Corporate and HQ functions. Some roles are more technically-focused and some more strategically focused. As such we encourage applications from all professional backgrounds.

The ideal candidate:

  • Is a strong communicator, who works collaboratively to build consensus in a fast-changing strategic and delivery environment
  • Has a demonstrated track record of managing a range of stakeholders
  • Is comfortable changing their approach to respond to emerging issues and risks
  • Understands the value of evidence & analysis
  • Has a track record in working with data and data systems
  • Is already digitally aware or is willing to get up to speed quickly in understanding the potential of digital ways of working (customer centricity, agile methodology, prototyping, automation, etc.)
  • Understands and values justice system users, and works hard to deliver quantified value for them
  • Is a self-starter who takes a vision and goals and makes them reality
  • Understands the value of evidence & analysis

Our team is innovative and fast-moving, while being highly collaborative and focused on supporting others to do their best work. We focus on outcomes over process, and we get things done. We change our approach as needed if we see a better way through. We look for do-ers, positive thinkers, and team members that people want to work with and be around.

Details Required In Your Application

We will ask for a CV and a Statement of Suitability (i.e. cover letter) to assess your Experience and your Technical skills. Based on this, we may invite you to interview where we will ask you to deliver a short technical presentation. Details are below.

Experience

You will be asked during the application to submit an anonymised CV, which must be no more than 2 sides of A4. Only applicants who submit this document will be considered for an invite to interview. Please remove all personal information and do not save the file with your name.

Technical

In your Statement of Suitability, please explain why you are the right candidate for these roles, based on the skill requirements below. Please try to cover as many of the bullets as possible using work you have completed to demonstrate how you meet each one. You may wish to provide 2 or 3 examples that cover off multiple requirements, or to address each in turn.

All these requirements are important for the job, however we do not expect candidates to be expert in all of them; just give as much evidence as you can for each.

  • Working with data and data systems, assets and infrastructure
  • Working collaboratively
  • Familiarity with digital ways of working
  • Communication and facilitation skills, working with a range of stakeholders
  • Working with technical partners such as developers, data scientists or data engineers
  • Data Analysis, reporting and analytics experience
  • Gathering requirements
  • Persuading stakeholders of the value of working in a data-driven way

Applicants Invited for Interview

You will be required to give a 5-minute presentation at interview. Details of this will be sent to those candidates who are invited for interview.

If you successfully reach the interview stage you will be assessed on the following behaviours:

  • Seeing the Big Picture
  • Changing & Improving
  • Communicating and influencing
  • Working Together
  • Delivering at Pace

Please see the CS Behaviours framework for more details at this grade (Level 3 - HEO and SEO or equivalent):

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/717275/CS_Behaviours_2018.pdf

For Further Information Please Contact:

Sarah Woodward (DIBAH, Senior Data Strategy Manager)

Sarah.woodward1@justice.gov.uk

07977 334283

Working Arrangements & Further Information

Some of MoJ’s terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.

Flexible working hours

The Ministry of Justice offers a flexible working system in many offices.

Benefits

The MoJ offers a range of benefits:

The pay structure is being consulted upon and therefore the pay advertised/offered may change depending on the outcome of the consultation.  If you have any concerns, please check what the situation is before accepting any offer. 

Annual Leave

Annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after five years’ service.

There is also a scheme to allow qualifying staff to buy or sell up to three days leave each year. Additional paid time off for public holidays and 1 privilege day. Leave for part-time and job share posts will be calculated on a pro-rata basis.

Pension

The Civil Service offers a choice of pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.

Training

The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.

Support

  • A range of ‘Family Friendly’ policies such as opportunities to work reduced hours or job share.
  • Access to flexible benefits such as voluntary benefits,retail vouchers and discounts on a range of goods and services.
  • For any moves across the Civil Service may have implications on your ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchers
  • Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave.
  • Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens.

Networks

The opportunity to join employee-run networks that have been established to provide advice and support and to enable the views of employees from minority groups to be expressed direct to senior management. There are currently networks for employees of minority ethnic origin, employees with disabilities, employees with caring responsibilities, women employees, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles. Should you feel that the recruitment process has breached the recruitment principles you are able to raise a formal complaint in the following order

1-    To Shared Service Connected Ltd (0845 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com);

2-    To Ministry of Justice Resourcing (resourcing-services@justice.gov.uk);

3-    To the Civil Service Commission (details available here)

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity.

There is a guaranteed interview scheme (GIS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Grading Structure Review

The Ministry of Justice is currently undergoing a review of posts which are currently graded at Band A to realign our grading structure with the majority of the wider Civil Service.

Posts advertised at Band A may be graded at either Grade 6 or Grade 7 once the review has taken place.  



Interviews are likely to take place in October 2021.

24/09/2021, 23:55 hours.

If you require any assistance please call 0845 241 5359 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com Please quote the job reference 47572

For Further Information Please Contact:

Sarah Woodward (DIBAH, Senior Data Strategy Manager)

sarah.woodward1@justice.gov.uk

07977 334283

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 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.

if you feel that your application has not been treated in line with the Civil Service Recruitment Principles, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance

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

Experience
CV
Statement of Suitability - 750 word limit

Interview stage assessments

There is 1 interview stage for this vacancy.
Behaviours
Seeing the Big Picture
Changing and Improving
Communicating and Influencing
Working Together
Delivering at Pace
Additional Assessment(s)
Presentation

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.

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

This Vacancy is closed to applications.