37016 - People Analyst

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MoJ People Group

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is one of the largest government departments and serves the public by upholding the rule of law and by delivering an efficient, fair, timely and effective justice system in which the public has confidence.

MoJ People Group is an exciting place to work, as we support the organisation to ensure that from the time people join the organisation, to the point at which they leave, we strive to make a positive contribution to their work experience. We want everyone who works for the Ministry of Justice to feel confident in their skills, ambitious for the future and fulfilled by their work and relationships with their colleagues. This is even more important within the current Covid context as we strive to identify and create the optimal working environment and experience for employees, in which they can be as effective and productive as possible.

We are committed to:

• Getting the basics right;
• Focusing on the outcome we want to achieve and less on process;
• Putting the needs of the customer at the centre of what we do;
• Innovating wherever the opportunity presents;
• And demonstrating efficiency and value for money.
  

Workforce Planning, Insight and Research Team

The Workforce Planning, Insight and Research Team within MoJ People Group, is a dynamic team which provides data-based evidence and insight across business and People Group regarding long-term future workforce trends, medium and short-term workforce plans and the experience and dynamics of our workforce today. These outputs ensure our people plans, policies and processes are data driven and evidence based, employing horizon scanning, expert forecasting, workforce planning, and people analytics using qualitative and quantitative research techniques. This is an exciting time to join a team that works to build confidence in the quality of our evidence base and the capability of our clients’ when using it, and seeks to provide future focused insight that drives improvements in the employment experience MoJ creates for its employees.

We are looking for a motivated People Analyst to work in a challenging and exciting environment within the team. Working with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, you will have the opportunity to further embed an evidence-based approach within the MoJ and influence people and business-related decision making, covering all aspects of an employees’ experience with us. The role will include ensuring analytical methods transform findings to insightful actions and drive improvements in all people related experiences, and in doing so help to ensure the delivery of MoJ business objectives and the Civil Service workforce agenda. This could include, but is not limited to, the areas of recruitment, leadership, employee engagement, employee wellbeing, talent and development. The roles will make a pivotal contribution to what we do in the future, conducting predictive analysis about the culture and experience we need to create for employees.

Responsibilities

• Working with analytical colleagues, you will bridge the gap between analysis and insights, finding effective ways to explain findings with context, to drive action and deliver business outcomes
• Supporting the delivery of effective practices in partnership with the other People Group functions for example, drive informed recruitment practices by working with the Resourcing function or delivering predictive workforce planning analysis to support business areas achieve the required future workforce
• Building the confidence and capability of HR, business and other users to draw value from analytical outputs
• Outline, explain and educate users where needed on the variations of human behaviour and personality, and its exhibition in the work setting
• Conduct statistical analysis on bespoke questions to provide deeper understanding from experiences across the employee lifecycle
• Drive up knowledge and build capability in the team and more widely, employing a broad range of analytical methods, techniques and approaches to enhance the maturity of analytical findings produced
  

We’re looking for a highly motivated person who meets the essential criteria:

• A first or second class degree in an analytical or behavioural science discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Experience of working within a People related or HR environment with knowledge of the nuances across people behavior, characteristics and traits.
• Strong analysis skills, including the ability to derive insight from multiple data sources, use of data to support debate, and problem solve complex people challenges. 
• An adaptable team player, with experience of working collaboratively and confidently with others yet is comfortable using initiative when working alone
• Knowledge of statistical analysis techniques and an aptitude for interpreting and disseminating analytical findings.
• Experience of coding in at least one statistical/mathematical package or programme.
• Experience of communicating insights with a range of executive and non-executive stakeholders to influence people and policy decision making and drive positive action.
  

Desirable skills:

• Experience of R programming.
• Experience of using innovative visualisation techniques such as Tableau and R Shiny.

• Experience of conducting statistical analysis on people related data to deliver insights.
• A willingness to work towards achieving professional badging within the Government analytical disciplines.
  

Civil Service Assessment Process

The assessment process will be made up of two parts:

• CV (including suitability statement of 1000 words).
• Interview inc a technical test.
  

CV and suitability statement

Please provide a CV and include a suitability statement of no more than 1250 words, setting out why you think you are suitable for this role. Please ensure you include examples of job experiences that would contribute and benefit you delivering this role.

Interview

The Civil Service recruits using Success Profiles. Success profiles are made up of 5 elements.

This vacancy will be assessed against the following success profile:

• Experience
• Strengths
• Behaviours
• Technical
  

Civil Service Success Profiles:

www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles

Which behaviours will you be assessed against?

Making Effective Decisions

Communicating and Influencing

Delivering at pace

Technical:

As well as a test you will be asked to provide examples of analytical evidence during the interview. This will include evidence that you can:

• Apply quantitative analytical methods effectively to drive insights and evidence that influence decision making and add value
• Identify, gather and bring a range of often large data sets together, identifying and resolving quality issues
• Use appropriate methods and techniques to analyse the data to gain insight and evidence that solves problems or questions
• Present findings and insights persuasively so customers engage and understand the evidence and use it to influence decisions
• Anticipate potential further uses of data wider than solving initial problem, and can raise awareness and engagement in value of quantitative approaches

Additional information

We are an agile, smarter working team and are encouraging applications from all staff wherever they are based.

We promote and support flexible working.  Our digitally enabled team are encouraged (subject to business needs) to work remotely at least twice a week.

We will consider all applications for alternative working patterns, including reduced hours, job share, annualised hours.
For the sift we will focus on the lead competence of Making Effective Decisions. A reserve list will be held for a period up to 6 months from which further appointments may be made.