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Job summary
In DHSC, we are proud of our purpose to enable everyone to live more independent, healthier lives for longer. To achieve this, and create a great place to work, we have four values: we are inclusive, we constantly improve, we challenge, and we are agile. If this sounds like an environment youd like to work in, wed love to hear from you.
Data, statistics, and analysis play an important role in DHSC. They are used regularly across the department, from informing policy decisions to making up our published statistics. In our analytical community, we are increasingly interactive data dashboards, which allow users to better understand and dig into timely data about the topics that matter most to them.
Within DHSC, the Central Statistics Team, part of the Statistics and Data Science branch, works across DHSC to encourage and embed statistical best practice and to improve statistical capability.
Job description
This role would suit an analyst looking for a role in analytical project delivery or managing analytical products. We are recruiting a Statistical Dashboarding Analyst to lead on the development, coordination, and statistical assurance of DHSCs internal and external dashboards and analytical tools, working closely with statistical governance and data science leads, and embedding these products as standard both internally and with external users. We are looking for someone who is willing to work collaboratively, and able to take the lead on delivering a number of simultaneous projects and improvements, often at pace.
Experience of, and the ability to develop the following behaviours will be important:
- Working Together: Encourage joined up teamwork within own team and across other groups. Invest time to develop a common focus and genuine positive team spirit where colleagues feel valued and respect one another.
- Seeing the Big Picture: Actively build and maintain an understanding of wider context and developments and factor this into planning and decision making. Bring together diverse views and perspectives.
- Changing and Improving: Work with others to identify areas for improvement and simplify processes to use fewer resources. Use technology where possible to increase efficiency.
- Leadership: Take into account different individual needs, views, and ideas, championing inclusion and equality of opportunity for all. Consider the impacts of your work area on stakeholders and end users.
Person specification
As part of this role, you will:
- Coordinate development work of existing and new internal dashboarding products, managing several simultaneous projects to build new features and functionality in response to feedback.
- Maintain day-to-day management of internal dashboards and tools, working with users and content producers to ensure content is relevant and up to date.
- Develop relationships with analytical content producers, users, and senior stakeholders to secure buy-in for dashboard developments.
- Play a key role in ensuring internal and external dashboards and tools meet the standards set out in the Code of Practice for Statistics, and delivers content that is trustworthy, valuable, and high quality.
- Develop your skills and understanding in interactive data dashboarding, such as Power BI and R Shiny.
- Support in influencing wider departmental and health statistical system data dashboards.
- Ensure that Central Statistics Team products and processes mean that Ministers and other decision makers have robust and reliable data and briefing at their fingertips.
- Develop relationships with statistical producers and wider stakeholders across the health and social care statistical landscape, to ensure that statistical products, dashboards and tools meet and reflect users needs, including (for external dashboards and tools) addressing the needs of users in academia and the wider public.
- Build your understanding of the health and social care statistics landscape and seek to apply coherence across it.
You will also have opportunities to work on wider projects across the Statistics and Data Science team.
We have an active capability building program in place across the Statistics and Data Science branch with opportunities including mentoring, e-learning, conferences, workshops and seminars.
Key skills and experience required for the role
- A statistical or analytical background is strongly preferred.
- Some experience in dashboarding or advanced data presentation is preferred but not essential, but it is important that you are interested in developing understanding this area and keen to build new skills.
- An existing understanding of the Code of Practice for Statistics is strongly preferred.
- Experience in project delivery would be helpful in this role.
- Member of an analytical profession, or willingness to be badged as part of this process.
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Working Together
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Changing and Improving
- Leadership
Technical skills
We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- How have you applied knowledge of the Code of Practice for Statistics?
- Knowledge of the Code of Practice for Statistics
We only ask for evidence of these technical skills on your application form:
- How have you applied knowledge of the Code of Practice for Statistics?
Benefits
£10,806 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 with an average employer contribution of 27%
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Selection process details
Sift date: expected W/C 11/12/2023
Interview date: expected W/C 08/01/2024
Interview location: By video. Further details will be released to candidates who are successful at sift.
The available interview slots will be released with the sift scores.
As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV, Statement of Suitability and Behaviour and Technical Skill statements.
Please use your CV to set out your career history, highlighting specific responsibilities and achievements that are relevant for this role. These can be found in the key skills and experience required for the role section of the advert.
Please use your statement of suitability to (in no more than 750 words) outline how you meet the key skills and experience required for the role as set out in the job advert.
Please complete statements on the specified Behaviours (250 word max per statement).
Please complete statements on the specified Technical Skills (250 word max).
An initial sift based on the lead Behaviour: Working Together may be held if a large number of applications are received. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
At interview candidates will be assessed on Behaviours and Technical Skill.
To find out more about working in the department please visit our page on the Civil Service Careers Website > and to find out more information on how to apply visit the Civil Service Careers Website here
Further Information
Applicants who are appointable but were not successful in appointment to this vacancy, may be held on a reserve list for up to 12 months, and contacted if similar vacancies become available.
Please be aware that some travel may be required across the DHSC estate.
Please note that applicants will require BPSS clearance.
Any move to DHSC 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 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 Government Recruitment Service via dhscrecruitment.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 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.
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.
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.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.
This role is being advertised on a permanent basis. If preferable, Loan or Secondment options will also be available for existing Civil Servants (Loan) and applicants from accredited NDPBs or any other employer (Secondment). 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.
Terms and Conditions
Candidates should note that DHSCs Terms and Conditions of employment changed from 1 October 2013. It is the candidates responsibility to ensure they are aware of the terms and conditions they will adopt should they be successful.
New Entrants to the Civil Service
New entrants appointed in grades AA to G6 will receive DHSCs modernised terms and conditions:
- Annual Leave: 25 days on entry rising by one day for each completed year of service to a maximum of 30 days and pro-rata for part-time staff
- Privilege Leave: 1 day – for the Kings birthday
- Hours of Work: 37 hours (net) per week for full time staff in all geographical locations, including London and pro rata for part-time staff
- Occupational Sick Pay (OSP): one month full pay/one month half pay on entry, rising by one month for each completed year of service to a maximum of five months full pay and five months half pay
- Mobility: Mobility clause in contracts allow staff to be mobile across the Civil Service
- Probation: 6 month probation period
Existing Civil Service staff transferring from another Government department, on either level transfer or promotion
All staff moving to DHSC will transfer onto DHSCs modernised terms and conditions (as outlined above).
Existing DHSC staff, appointed on either level transfer or promotion
If DHSCs modernised terms and conditions are already held, the employee will retain those terms and conditions. If DHSCs pre-modernised terms and conditions are held, the employee will transfer onto DHSCs modernised terms and conditions (as outlined above).
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Jess Goshawk-Dumbrell
- Email : Jess.goshawk-dumbrell@dhsc.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : dhscrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Further information
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/contact-us/
