Criminal Court and Sentencing Data & Statistics Analyst , Courts and People

at  Ministry of Justice

Salary
The national salary range is £41,463 - £45,276, London salary range is £47,657 - £52,040 . Your salary will be dependent on your base location
Number of jobs available
1
Detail of reserve list
12 Months
Region
National
City/Town
National
Building/Site

SEO

Post Type
Permanent
Working Pattern
Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working
Role Type
Analytical, Economics, Operational Research, Social Research, Statistics
Will the successful applicant have line manager responsibilities?
Yes
Job description
Do you have the passion, values, and ability to help us solve the biggest problems of the justice system?

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO APPLY:

Candidates must be able to show the relevant experience and skills and must meet the criteria for entry:

SEO grade:

• You have significant work experience evidencing use of data and/or analytical skills. Time spent on an analytical degree or PhD can count towards this.

We welcome applications from candidates based across the UK. Candidates will have the option of being based in the Leeds or London 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 late January 2025 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.

PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCY (1) KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• GSS - Data Analysis.
• GORS - Knowledge and application of OR Skills and Techniques.
• GES - Analysis of Data.
• GSR - Knowledge and application of GSR technical skills

If you do not meet the above requirements, you may still be considered if, for example:

• You’ve been serving overseas with HM Forces or in some other official capacity as a representative of HM Government
• You were studying abroad
• You were living overseas with parent

WHAT YOU’LL DO

The job supports the G7 team leader and you will be responsible for production and supply of a range of data, analysis and publications across MoJ and wider stakeholders. The post holder will have line management responsibility for between 1 and 3 members of the team.

Additional responsibilities will include:

• Support the delivery of data for a range of key uses including playing a key role in overseeing and delivering key data outputs, e.g., quarterly accredited official statistics publications, monthly management information, ad-hoc requests from policy teams and press office.
• Deliver analysis with insight across the whole criminal court system and support this by developing key relationships with a range of policy teams.
• Expanding the departments understanding of the criminal courts data pipeline – leading the team in delivering new insight, filling evidence gaps and expanding the range of stakeholders our data can reach.
• Developing data pipelines with data experts and data specialists across the analytical community (MOJ and HMCTS) – representing the team and ensuring our interests are communicated appropriately.
• Develop our dissemination offer and build sustainable, informative and engaging data tools/dashboards to deliver more timely and accessible insight for users.
• Lead and oversee the frequent parliamentary questions and freedom of information requests coming into the team.
• Play a key role in the team, deputising as required for the Grade 7, and understand when and how to delegate to the team, refer upwards and seek guidance.

IF YOU REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ROLE, PLEASE CONTACT:

Daniel.heap@justice.gov.uk
To apply for roles in MOJ you will need to confirm your employment history for at least 3 years prior to the date of application so that pre-employment checks (BPSS) can be undertaken. If you have spent significant time abroad (a total of 6 months in the past 3 years) you would be required to give a reasonable account of the reasons why.
For some roles you will be required to successfully complete National Security Vetting at Counter Terrorism (CTC), Security Clearance (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV) level as a condition of appointment. To meet CTC/SC/DV requirements you will normally need to have been resident in the UK for at least 3/5/10 years prior to the date of application (The level of checks that are required are stated in the advert).

If you do not meet the above requirements, you may still be considered if, for example:

• You’ve been serving overseas with HM Forces or in some other official capacity as a representative of HM Government
• You were studying abroad
• You were living overseas with parents

In such cases you will need to be able to provide referee cover for the period(s) of residence overseas. The duration of overseas residence and the country of abode will also be taken into account.
Success Profiles
Success Profiles will enable a fairer and more inclusive method of recruitment by enabling us to assess the range of experiences, abilities, strengths, behaviours and technical/professional skills required for different roles. This flexible approach to recruitment focuses more on finding the right candidate for the specific role. To find out more about Success Profiles to support your application please click here for further guidance.
if you feel that your application has not been treated in line with the Civil Service Recruitment Principles, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance
We have provided detail of the assessment stages and areas being assessed to help you prepare for completing your application form, and to advise of what will be assessed following this, if you successfully pass the application stage.