Data Warden Support Officer (Executive Officer – 1 role available), Data & Analysis, Ministry of Justice (Ref: 79828)

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.

We welcome applications from candidates based across the UK. Candidates will have the option of being based in the Leeds or London (10 South Colonnade) HQ offices (with flexible working arrangements available) or your nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. These are based at the following JCCs: Cardiff, Leeds, Nottingham, South Tyneside, Brighton, Ipswich, and Liverpool, and the following JSOs: Ashford, Beverley, Haverfordwest, Hull, Merthyr Tydfil, Manchester, Newport, Birmingham, Sheffield, North Shields, Bristol, Wolverhampton, Weston-Super-Mare, Stafford, Truro, Winchester and Leeds.

Do you have the passion, values, and ability to help us solve the biggest problems of the justice system?
Data Warden Support Officer (Executive Officer, EO), Data & Analysis, Ministry of Justice 

1.    Overview

We have an (EO) Data Warden Support Officer role in the Prison Data Assurance: Programmes and Minorities team, within the Data & Analysis Directorate. Any merit list from this campaign may be used to fill other similar vacancies.

Role is open to: The post is open on level transfer to existing Civil Servants at EO (or equivalent) and to other eligible Civil Service staff on promotion. Additionally, individuals may apply as external candidates.

We welcome applications from candidates based across the UK. Candidates will have the option of being based in the Leeds or London (10 South Colonnade) HQ offices (with flexible working arrangements available) or your nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. These are based at the following JCCs: Cardiff, Leeds, Nottingham, South Tyneside, Brighton, Ipswich, and Liverpool, and the following JSOs: Ashford, Beverley, Haverfordwest, Hull, Merthyr Tydfil, Manchester, Newport, Birmingham, Sheffield, North Shields, Bristol, Wolverhampton, Weston-Super-Mare, Stafford, Truro, Winchester and Leeds.

Alternative locations may be available and will be discussed and agreed on the completion of background checks.

Interviews are likely to take place in November 2023 and will be held via MS Teams. We will keep a merit list for a year for those who successfully pass the interview board but who are not offered a post.

2. About Data & Analysis

We are passionate about improving justice outcomes through innovative research, data and analysis. In Data and Analysis, we provide high quality data and analysis helping to ensure strategic, policy, finance, corporate and operational decisions are based on robust evidence.

We create a culture in which people are empowered with the data and information to make excellent decisions; using cutting edge tools, techniques and collaboration; putting evidence at the heart of the justice system.

We are a multi-disciplinary team of around 650 staff that sits at the heart of the Ministry of Justice providing analytical support across a diverse and exciting agenda. We work in a dynamic and fast-paced context and our skills are in heavy demand across the Ministry of Justice. Our collaborations beyond government are seen as ground-breaking. The Data and Analysis community is made up of analysts and specialists including: Social Researchers, Economists, Operational Researchers, Statisticians, Data Engineers, Data Scientists and other data specialists (such as data strategists, data dissemination, generalists and assurance experts).

Why work in Data and Analysis?

In Data and Analysis, we want all our people to feel valued for who they are and for the work they do. We provide a warm, inclusive place to work and offer a wide range of flexibilities and benefits as part of our people offer to reward our staff.

What we offer 

•    Flexible working arrangements and a focus on equality of opportunity – including welcoming part-time and/or job-share arrangements, compressed hours, working from home or your nearest Justice Collaboration Centres or Justice Satellite Office.
•    Career development – regular development and promotion opportunities across a wide range of roles, career development support, with a generous individual learning and development budget.
•    Range of new areas of work and new tools and techniques – we pride ourselves on our excellent deployment of well-established analytical methods, but also our progress to date. Progress such as our ambitious and innovative transformation programme to leverage departmental data and drive evidence-based decision-making using cutting-edge tools and techniques (for example: experimentation, personalisation, artificial intelligence).
•    Analysis is at the centre of the Department’s decision making – our transformation programme is focused on maximising our impact on departmental outcomes. The Ministry of Justice’s Senior Team and our Ministerial Team want all decisions to be evidence driven – your analysis will be key in influencing decisions and real-world impact.
•    Vibrant community – part of a multidisciplinary team that has a supportive culture and is looking to further develop the community with the help of everyone.
•    See the frontline and what your work is influencing – regular opportunities to visit our front-line service providers, including courts, prisons, and probation to better understand the areas your analysis is affecting.

3. What you’ll do 

We have an exciting opportunity for a EO Data Warden Support to join our team in the MoJ. 

Data Warden Support Officers in the Prison Data Assurance: Programmes and Minorities team provide expertise and support to the Ministry of Justice to support:

•    Data governance: That data is appropriately defined and there are wider governance processes in place to handle issues and changes.

•    Data quality: That the quality of data provided is oof sufficient standards against defined definitions.

•    Data architecture: That the flow of data around the business is doing in an effective way, with an overall aim to reduce the burden on frontline staff.

•    Data management: That data is presented to those that need the same in an understandable way and they understand any risk of key caveats with the same.

The post holder will work on data particularly around Prison Programme / Interventions and Minorities data whilst also working as part of the wider team on areas such as the quality of Prison Incident data.
Data Warden Support Officers deal with a range of prison data that is collected, managed or reported on the HMPPS Performance Hub. The HMPPS Performance Hub is a web‐based reporting service that provides users with the tools to collect, validate, collate and report data. 

The post does not have any line management responsibility and will report to the Data Warden, Prison Data Assurance: Metrics and Performance – Programmes and Minorities.

Key responsibilities of the role:

•    Collecting, processing, quality assuring and uploading prison data to the HMPPS Performance Hub by agreed deadlines
•    Responding to enquiries about prison data by email, telephone and other routes as required
•    Reviewing data and investigating anomalies to ensure that accurate and timely responses are provided to customers.
•    Providing support, advice, and guidance about HMPPS Performance Hub data to users
•    Providing progress updates on data collection and/or validation issues and escalating any concerns
•    Providing accurate and relevant data in response to ad hoc information requests
•    Drafting and improving process guidance
•    Helping to deliver awareness sessions and presentations to HMPPS Performance Hub users

4. Who you are

The following experience and skills will be required:

•    Attention to detail
•    A strong focus on quality
•    Working effectively with others
•    Experience of using and maintaining workbooks and/or databases
•    Using tools such as Excel to collate, organise and analyse data
•    Using Microsoft Office packages such as Outlook and Word

The following experience and skills are desirable:

•    Experience of quality management
•    Experience of delivering presentations
•    Experience of prisons and/or custodial data
•    Experience of applying data management standards
•    Knowledge of requirements of Government Information Assurance 

5. How to apply 

You will be assessed against the Civil Service success profiles framework. 

Behaviours:

We will assess you against the following:
•    Managing a Quality Service
•    Making Effective Decisions
•    Working Together
•    Delivering at Pace 

In the event of a large number of applications we will perform an initial sift on the behaviour Managing a Quality Service.

Please refer to the CS Behaviours framework for more details at this grade (Level 2 – EO or equivalent): 
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/717275/CS_Behaviours_2018.pdf
 
5a. Selection Process 

There will be an initial sift of applicants through comparing submitted evidence against the behaviour expectations. This usually takes two weeks, depending on the number of applications. 

Those who make it through the initial sift will be invited to a Civil Service Success Profile interview. In the Civil Service we use Success Profiles to help us find the right person for the job. We will be using a mixture of methods to assess your abilities, strengths, experience, technical skills and behaviours. We highly recommend learning about Success Profiles and using the Situation, Task, Action, Result and Reflection (STARR) framework when structuring your answers.

The highest scoring candidate that passes the interview will be offered the role. The whole process can take up to a month. 

Behaviours

You will be assessed against the Civil service success profiles framework at interview stage:

We will assess you against the following:
•    Managing a Quality Service
•    Making Effective Decisions
•    Working Together
•    Delivering at Pace

Please also refer to the CS Behaviours framework for more details at this grade.
 
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/717275/CS_Behaviours_2018.pdf 
  
7. Further Information 

If you would like to discuss this advert in more detail, please contact:
•    James.McCron@justice.gov.uk (07561 878972);
•    Amreeta.Ladha@justice.gov.uk (07933 173 341) or
•    Cheryl.Wright1@justice.gov.uk (07773 038 781)

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Managing a Quality Service
• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

• Access to learning and development
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance

For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.

Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

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• Email : Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com
• Telephone : 0845 241 5359

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