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The first duty of Government is to protect the public. Since 1782, the Home Office has led work to keep the country safe from those who seek to do it harm.
The Home Office covers three systems: Homeland Security, Public Safety and Borders, and Immigration and Citizenship. These systems work collaboratively to deliver our cross-cutting priorities, whilst providing increasingly efficient and secure services for the public.
Digital Data and Technology (DDaT) enables the Home Office to keep citizens safe and the country secure, as well as at the front line of making the Home Office a modern and capable department at a time of unprecedented global change.
Within DDaT, the Data Services and Analytics (DSA) team find innovative uses for Home Office data and contains one of the most advanced data analytics centres in Government. We strive to lead the way in appropriate and proportionate use of data and analytics to deliver joined-up, intelligent services that unlock the value from data and improve decision making, policy and operations.
What this means is a daily opportunity to work with teams across the Home Offices areas of responsibility, from borders, visas and passports, to policing and national security, with some of the largest and most varied datasets and in support of critical national initiatives.
Data Services and Analytics consist of technical and non-technical professionals from a wide variety of backgrounds, we are the hub of data expertise within the department. We support our teams with structured learning, both formal and on-the-job, mentoring and feedback.
We embrace diversity and inclusion to ensure we represent the public we serve, and we are passionate about fair treatment and the wellbeing of our colleagues as part of our ambitions to be a brilliant Civil Service.
By joining Data Services and Analytics now, you can help drive forward our aim to become recognised as the leading provider of data insight services in Government.
Job description
Were looking for someone whos excited about the Home Offices role in creating cutting-edge digital services and the opportunity to support the people who build them.
As a Community Lead, you will be responsible for understanding and meeting the needs of our Data community of practice. Working closely with the SCS (Senior Civil Service) Sponsor for Data and Head of Role, you will foster and promote the community, developing and empowering members through knowledge-sharing, training and events. You will also help set and realise the standards and behaviours we all want to see.
You will manage the channels where members share ideas and discuss best practice. You will also organise and run a range of meetings and activities, sometimes working with colleagues in other departments to arrange or facilitate cross-government events.
You will help ensure new staff receive an induction and are aware of community-related resources and activities. You will also identify, develop and oversee training and development opportunities in order to build skills and capability across the department.
You will need to work with senior managers to understand resourcing requirements and support efforts to attract, recruit and retain the people we need. This means you will need to develop strong working relationships with stakeholders across communities and functions to support them with issues relating to workforce planning, recruitment, pay and reward, people and capability development and the sharing of best practice.
Hybrid working enables employees to work partly in their workplace(s) and partly at home in line with the Home Office Hybrid Working policy. A hybrid working pattern may be available, where business needs allow for this role. Applicants can discuss what this means with the vacancy holder if they have specific questions on what this entails.
Person specification
Day to day, you will:
Work closely with heads within the Data profession to understand and meet the changing needs of the Data community of practice.
Organise and run meetings and events around the country for Data Analysts, Data Engineers and Data Scientists in the Home Office and across government.
Actively manage the channels where community members share ideas and discuss best practice, proactively helping members to support and engage with each other.
Support the Head of Role for Data in managing consistent job descriptions and career paths for Data Analysts, Data Engineers and Data Scientists in the Home Office.
Support the creation and maintenance of learning and development paths for Data Analysts, Data Engineers and Data Scientists.
Oversee the development and delivery of training modules, and manage the delivery of appropriate training and learning opportunities by in-house and external trainers.
Maintain accurate workforce planning data, and provide analysis that will inform decision-making and support business planning.
Provide support for recruitment, recruitment and retention allowance (RRA) processes and capability assessments. Also on-boarding/off-boarding and induction activities (including data on tools and software).
Support work to research, define and embed appropriate standards and behaviours across the Data community of practice.
Build relationships with senior management, stakeholders and staff groups to promote a better understanding of the Data community.
Essential skills
You will have great interpersonal skills and experience of:
Developing, supporting and managing communities of practice
The working practices of Data Analysts, Data Engineers and/or Data Scientists
Planning, facilitating and running meetings and events
Developing and managing development plans and training modules
Supporting teams to develop recruitment and retention strategies
Working autonomously while managing tight deadlines under pressure
Desirable skills
Ideally, you will also have:
Experience of working with agile teams
A strong grasp of digital community tools, technologies, trends and strategies
Experience of working with stakeholders to understand the wider implications and long-term impact of business issues and activities
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
- Communicating and Influencing
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
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Selection process details
This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.
As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete:
a CV detailing job history/qualifications/skills
a statement of suitability (personal statement) (maximum 1000 words)
provide evidence of the behaviour – Communicating & Influencing (250 words maximum)
Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
The statement of suitability should be aligned to demonstrate your skills and experience for the role and how you meet the essential criteria as detailed in the job description.
The sift will be held on the lead behaviour and the statement of suitability (personal statement).
However, if a large number of applications are received, an initial sift will be conducted on the lead behaviour. Candidates who pass the initial sift will then be progressed to a full sift.
If you are successful at sift stage, you will be invited to an interview which will be behaviour-based questions on all listed behaviours.
Sift and Interview dates
Sift is expected to take place 29th August 2023.
Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 11th September 2023.
We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert, however on occasions these dates may change.
Interviews will be carried out via video. Candidates will be required to have access to:
A laptop (personal or work) with a working webcam
Good internet connection
Microsoft Teams
PLEASE NOTE: Due to time constraints we may not be able to offer alternative interview date(s). It is therefore expected that candidates who are successful at sift stage will make themselves available during the above time frame given.
Further information
For meaningful checks to be carried out, individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time to enable appropriate checks to be carried out and produce a result which provides the required level of assurance. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 3 years if the role requires CTC clearance, 5 years for SC clearance and 10 years for DV. A lack of UK residency in itself is not necessarily a bar to a security clearance and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder/Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice.
Please read the essential skills for this position carefully. We will only consider those who meet the listed requirement.
If you have previously made an unsuccessful application for a role with the same essential skills and are not able to demonstrate how you have developed these skills since your last application please reconsider applying as your application is unlikely to be successful.
A reserve list of successful candidates will be kept for 12 months. Should another role become available within that period you may be offered this position.
We often have similar roles available at different grades. If a candidate is suitable for a similar role or a lower grade than they have applied for, we may offer the candidate that role without the need to go through a further selection process providing the role has the same behaviours and essential skills.
Every day, Home Office civil servants do brilliant work to develop and deliver policies and services that affect the lives of people across the country and beyond. To do this effectively and fairly, the Home Office is committed to representing modern Britain in all its diversity, and creating a welcoming, inclusive workplace where all our people are able to bring their whole selves to work and perform at their best.
We are flexible, skilled, professional and diverse. We work to recruit and retain disabled staff and area Disability Confident Leader. We are proud to be one of the most ethnically diverse departments in the civil service. We are a Social Mobility Foundation top 75 employer.
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 applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
For further information please see the attached notes for candidates which must be read before making an application.
Existing Civil Servants should note that some of the Home Office terms and conditions of employment have changed. It is the candidates responsibility to ensure they are aware of the Terms and Conditions they will adopt should they be successful in application and should refer to the notes for candidates for further details.
Transfer Terms: Voluntary.
If you are invited to an interview you will be required to bring a range of documentation for the purposes of establishing identity and to aid any pre-employment checks.
Please see the attached list of Home Office acceptable ID documents.
Any move to the Home Office 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
Reasonable Adjustments
If a person with disabilities is 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 Government Recruitment Service via HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as 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 you’re deaf, a language service professional
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the Contact point for applicants section.
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Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Job contact :
- Name : HORC Campaign Team DDaT
- Email : horccampaignteamddat@homeoffice.gov.uk
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- Email : HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
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HORecruitment.GRS@cabinetoffice.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission.
