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We encourage applications from a diverse range of candidates
At DfE, we are proud of the commitment we make to diversity and inclusion and of the progress we have made. We have active & vibrant staff networks, special leave policies and workplace adjustments put in place for those who need them. We are continuing to build a diverse DfE, in an inclusive environment which nurtures and realises potential in all, at all levels.
Equality and Diversity – Department for Education
The post is based within the Shared Service Operations division that is responsible for supporting colleagues across the divisions, directorates and functions of DDaT through the provision of core centralised services in insight, contracts, projects portfolio, workforce, finance, governance & capability.
Its mission is to:
- Build trust and deepen partnerships with colleagues through the provision of insight and data that enables strategic decision making at all levels of DDaT and improves business performance.
- Become digital by design – Making us easier to do business with, through the automation and simplified experiences provided to the colleagues we serve.
- Design, build and maintain strategic plans across our core teams that enable us to run reliable, effective, and efficient services that benefit all colleagues, and no division or directorate makes profit from another.
- Act as the point of communication on all DDaT matters across DfE, supporting colleagues and professions share missions and celebrate success.
- Deliver service excellence through our people creating a culture within the business that empowers colleagues to think about the impact their interactions have with customers, train them with the skills they need to deliver successfully and provide clear career pathways through investment in professions.
Job description
As a Systems Development and Analysis Lead, you will:
- Implement processes, systems, and reports to inform stakeholders of delivery progress against DDaT objectives. Identify existing and new data sources, and link together to present value-added, meaningful information in a single reporting suite that serves a variety of customers.
- Set and enforce reporting standards considering accessibility and other user needs.
- Work with DDs and teams within divisions to analyse and understand business issues and develop tools which provide reporting (quantitative and qualitative), drive efficiencies, deliver consistency and improve oversight, governance and decision making across DDaT.
- Have experience of using Microsoft Office 365 and Power Platform to create and improve working processes.
- Bring extensive experience delivering innovative solutions using a range of tools to automate processes and support continual improvement, including data collection, data management and data visualisation to support the provision of performance information.
- Deliver analysis, insight and automation services such as end-to-end process automation and self-service BI tools.
- Lead strands of analysis and automation work and multiple projects to support policy development and operational delivery across DDaT, which includes identifying a specific business need and then determining the best tools, data and techniques to address it. Respond to requests for changes and new requirements, working flexibly and prioritising effectively.
- Ability to gather and understand user requirements and needs to develop prototypes and test solutions with end users, ensuring documentation is maintained and available.
- Lead on disseminating and communicating key performance information to a range of stakeholders in a powerful manner exploiting interactive visualisation techniques.
- Be inquisitive, forward thinking and innovative with a mindset to support the identification and embedding of new and improved processes and tools.
Person specification
Essential Criteria:
- Experience of creating automated solutions using Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Power Query) and Microsoft Office 365.
- Experience of using a range of analytical and data visualisation tools and techniques including data capture, transformation, visualisation, and analysis.
- Track record of gathering and understanding user requirements to create data management systems and BI tools that meet the user needs and are flexible and adaptable to cater for changing requirements.
- Good understanding of data handling, protection, security, and privacy best practices with strong quality assurance skills.
- Confident written and verbal communicator with the ability to present solutions to senior technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills and experience working with a wide range of stakeholders at all levels to deliver results.
- Highly organised, adaptable, and willing to work flexibly as required – comfortable with Agile methodology and ability to manage diverse projects with changing user needs.
- Ability to prioritise a busy workload, manage competing priorities and work to challenging deadlines.
Desirable Experience and Skills:
- Experience of managing and implementing change.
- Be able to identify and anticipate complex technical problems and research and implement effective solutions.
- Experience of working with a range of data types and sources to analyse and provide insight to support decision making.
- Knowledge of performance, finance and risk processes and oversight.
Desirable criteria will only be assessed in the event of a tie break situation to make an informed decision.
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Benefits
£10,660 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Applicants currently holding a permanent post in the Civil Service should note that, if successful, their salary on appointment would be determined by the Departments transfer / promotion policies.
As a member of the DfE, you will be entitled to join the highly competitive Civil Service Pension Scheme, which many experts agree is one of the most generous in the UK.
You will have 25 days leave, increasing by 1 day every year to a maximum of 30 days after five years service. In addition, all staff receive the King’s Birthday privilege holiday and 8 days bank and public holidays.
We offer flexible working arrangements, such as job sharing, term-time working, flexi-time and compressed hours.
Most DfE employees will be working a hybrid pattern, spending at least 60% of their time in an office or work setting. Changes to these working arrangements are available in exceptional circumstances but must be agreed with the line manager and in line with the requirements of the role.
Travel to your primary office location will not be paid for by DfE, but costs for travel to an office which is not your main location will be covered.
As an organisation, which exists to support education and lifelong learning, we offer our staff excellent professional development opportunities.
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Selection process details
Please note that:
- Details of your CV and application must be contained within the application form template; any CV or statement of suitability sent to us as an email or attachment will not be considered.
- There will be three stages to the recruitment process for this role.
- Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview.
Application
To apply for this position, please complete the application form by clicking the “apply now” button at the top or bottom of this page. You will be required to provide a CV and a Statement of Suitability.
- CV:- Set out your career history, highlighting specific responsibilities and achievements that are relevant for this role and how they align with the essential criteria. There is no word limit for this section. Start with your most current employment details first and please format as follows:-
- Name of Employer – Job Title – Dates Worked
- Key Achievements:-
- Responsibilities:-
- Statement of Suitability:– (Maximum 1250 words) Please provide examples of how your personal skills, qualities and experience meet the essential criteria. This is not intended to be a cover letter, instead work through each essential criteria in turn. You may wish to follow the STAR technique to help focus your examples. The key things we are looking for are what you did, how you did it and what the outcome was. Desirable criteria will only be assessed at interview stage in the event of a tie break situation.
Sift
At sift stage, your application will be assessed by the interview panel who will review your Experience, which will be scored holistically by assessing your CV and Statement of Suitability together on how well your experience meets each of essential criteria. Desirable criteria will only be assessed at interview in the event of a tie break situation.
If we receive a large volume of applications, we will only assess you on the first 3 essential criteria.
Candidates successful at sift stage will be invited to an interview
Interview
You will be interviewed by a panel which will last for approximately 60 minutes. The panel will ask you questions focusing on the Behaviours and your experience and how well you are able to demonstrate your suitability for the role in alignment to the essential criteria.
You may also be required to do a short presentation as part of your interview. The details of this presentation will be communicated at a later stage of the recruitment process.
Interviews will held virtually via Microsoft Teams. Please make sure you have access to this software and have your camera turned on during your interview in the event of the interview being virtual.
Other Information
We reserve the right to raise the minimum pass mark in the event of a high volume or strong field of candidates.
Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK from the location options provided and not from overseas.
The government is committed to supporting apprenticeships, enabling people to learn and progress in a role whilst earning. We want to monitor the number of people who have completed apprenticeships who are now applying to progress further in their career and are asking this question to all candidates, on all vacancies. You will be asked a question as part of the application process about any previous apprenticeships you have completed. Your response to this question will not affect your application and it is not a requirement of the role to have completed a previous apprenticeship.
For this role the department would not consider sponsoring a Certificate of Sponsorship/visa. Please note we are unable to offer advice on any Visa and Immigration cases.
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check maybe carried out.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf. However, we recognise in exceptional circumstance some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Department of Education of your intention by emailing Pre-Employment.Checks.DFE@education.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
Department for Education do not cover the cost of travel to your interview/assessment unless otherwise stated.
A reserve list may be held for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made.
Candidates will be posted in merit order based upon location preference. Where more than one location is advertised you will be asked to state your preferred location.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicants details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
Terms and conditions of candidates transferring from ALBs and NDPBs
Bodies that are not accredited by the Civil Service Commission and are not able to advertise at Across Government on Civil Service jobs will be treated as external new starters and will come into DfE on modernised terms and conditions with a salary at the band minimum.
Bodies that are accredited by the Civil Service Commission but do not have civil service status will be offered modernised terms and will not have continuous service recognised for leave or sickness benefits. Salaries should be offered at band minimum, but there is some flexibility where this would cause a detriment to the individual.
Bodies that are accredited by the Civil Service Commission and do have Civil Service status will be treated as OGD transfers. Staff appointed on lateral transfer will move on to pre-modernised DfE terms (unless they were on modernised terms in their previous organisation). Staff appointed on promotion will move on to modernised DfE terms. Staff will transfer over on their existing salary (on lateral transfer) and any pay above the DfE pay band maximum will be paid as a mark time allowance. Staff moving on promotion will have their salaries calculated using the principles set out in the attached OGD transfer supplementary information.
Reasonable adjustment
If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes. If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
Contact Department of Education via centralrecruitment.operations@education.gov.uk soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
Complete the Assistance required section in the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if youre deaf, a Language Service Professional.
Any move to Department for Education (DfE) will mean you will no longer be able to carry on claiming 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/
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Mohammad Ali
- Email : Mohammad.ali@education.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : AdvertsRecruitment.DFE@education.gov.uk
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