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Job summary
This is an exciting time to join the team as we shift into delivery against the Cabinet Office priority to strengthen national security and will drive improvements through the teams data, systems and analytics work.
The Data Policy Advisor sits within a new team of data and digital experts reporting to the Data Ethics Policy lead and the Programme Director.
Working collaboratively, the team will drive improvements to an existing MVP service called Spotlight Confidential. It aims to provide Economic Crime and National Security due diligence for government grants and commercial customers.
The Government Commercial and Grants Services team are seeking a confident and well-organised individual to join our team to work as a Policy Adviser in data acquisition and compliance. This role will involve developing strong working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders on the delivery of service improvements, providing challenge and support to ensure services are working effectively.
Job description
The Data Policy Advisor role offers an exciting opportunity to promote and deliver the responsible ingestion of information across multiple public and private data sources, supporting a programme of work to identify risk in relation to national security and economic crime threats in the Government grants landscape.
Key Deliverables:
- Managing data sharing agreements and other contractual agreements including SLAs, MOUs.
- Assess and prioritise how datasets and data fields meet system and digital requirements.
- Understand and recommend qualitative and quantitative outputs to test / assess large and small data sets, delivering against data ingestion deadlines.
- Interpretation of legislative data gathering powers.
- Implementing legal and regulatory compliance processes to all aspects of data ingestion and management
- Working with stakeholders in our data communities to identify effective and efficient data sharing arrangements and ensure adherence to ethical and legal parameters.
- Creation and maintenance of comprehensive data summaries and recommendations for colleagues, stakeholders, digital partners and external customers. Attend meetings to take forward data processing issues.
Person specification
Who you are
Were looking for people with strong communications skills, both written and verbal, who can work in matrix-managed teams and a diverse stakeholder environment. Ideally you will have experience working in a fast-paced work environment and have seen what it takes to make projects succeed. How you work is as important as what you deliver. You will be driven and persuasive.
Essential criteria
- Policy experience with strong data related challenges and data competence examples
- Strong collaboration and engagement skills
- Ability to adapt to change within a programme environment
- A demonstrable ability to deliver results in a fast-paced, complex, high profile environment
- Excellent written, verbal communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with partners internally and externally
Desirable Skills
This is not necessary but would be ideal if you have:
- Knowledge or experience in data acquisition and procurement and the associated legal frameworks, for example General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Data Protection Act, Digital Economy Act etc.
- Experience of working within the national security/ counter fraud/ economic crime landscape previously;
- An understanding of government grants and/or other financial tools in government (i.e. procurement or loans).
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Benefits
£11,029 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- Learning and development tailored to your role.
- An environment with flexible working options.
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
- A Civil Service Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and average employer contributions of 27%.
- A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 30.
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Application process
As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and personal statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
At application stage candidates will be assessed on CV and a personal statement.
Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
At interview there will be some strength based questions and candidates will be assessed on the following behaviours:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
- Making Effective Decisions
Expected timeline (subject to change)
Expected sift date w/c 27/11/2023
Expected interview date/s w/c 4/12/2023
Interview location – Google Meet (formerly Hangouts)
Further information
Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.
A reserve list may be held for a period of 9 months from which further appointments can be made.
Any move to Cabinet 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
Please note that this role requires existing SC clearance which would normally need 5 years UK residency in the past 5 years, with a willingness to undergo DV clearance. This is not an absolute requirement, but supplementary checks may be needed where individuals have not lived in the UK for that period. This may mean your security clearance (and therefore your appointment) will take longer or, in some cases, not be possible.
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be 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 circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
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.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
Existing Civil Servants and applicants from accredited NDPBs are eligible to apply, but will only be considered on loan basis (Civil Servants) or secondment (accredited NDPBs). Prior agreement to be released on a loan basis must be obtained before commencing the application process. In the case of Civil Servants, the terms of the loan will be agreed between the home and host department and the Civil Servant. This includes grade on return.
Reasonable adjustments
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 Government Recruitment Service via cabinetofficerecruitment.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 youre 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.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Julie Powell
- Email : julie.powell1@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Further information
If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and wish to make a complaint, then in the first instance you should contact Government Recruitment Service at: cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.
If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: info@csc.gov.uk.
For further information on the Recruitment Principles, and bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission, please visit their website at: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk.
