ID 2754
The Welsh Government operates name-free recruitment. The recruiting panel will not see personal information such as a candidate’s name and address during the sifting process. This policy is in line with our commitment to end bias and promote equality and diversity.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS (TESTED AT SIFT):

You will be an analyst (social researcher, statistician, economist, operational researcher or geographer) at least at level 1 of the SCS capability framework. You may be a current member of one of these government analytical professions or have the appropriate qualifications/experience to become a member of an individual profession and willing to maintain membership through regular professional development. Descriptions of requirement for professional membership for each analytical profession are provided in Appendix 1.

Civil Service behaviours tested at sift and interview (click here to view the Civil Service Behaviours/Success profiles):

• Working Together: you will have experience of providing effective leadership for a team with substantial responsibilities, creating an inclusive and positive culture, providing direction for the team’s work and delivering results.
• Leadership: you will have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to develop effective working relationships with a wide range of people inside and outside of government. You will have proven ability of operating with integrity, reliability and being a role model of civil service leadership principles. (See Appendix A and B)
• Seeing the big picture: you will be resilient and able to operate effectively in what can be a contested and challenging policy space, brokering conflicting interests, adhering to standards for analytical work and retaining the trust and confidence Ministers, partners and communities.
• Making effective decisions: you will make sense of a wide range of influences including political priorities and perspectives of people with lived experience of the issues to provide clear, unbiased advice and follow through with effective implementation.

EXPERIENCES TESTED SIFT AND INTERVIEW:

• Analytical leadership: a proven track record of leadership of an analytical team in a complex environment. This will include maintaining professional standards, staff development, workforce planning and embracing new challenges and opportunities across a multiple profession team.
• Understanding customer needs: a proven track record of managing an analytical work programme in a complex environment. This will include proactive evidence planning and promoting the effective use of evidence within constrained resources.
• Equality in evidence: A commitment to securing equity in access, experiences and outcomes for people in Wales, including a commitment to embedding children’s rights, anti-racist practice and the social model of disability through your work.
  Assessment process

The role covers the following main areas:

• Equality, Race and Disability Evidence Units – Equality Evidence Unit, Race Disparity Evidence Unit and Disability Disparity Evidence Unit. The Evidence Units’ aims to improve the availability, quality, granularity and accessibility of equalities evidence enabling decision makers to develop better informed policies and measure their impact. This will drive us towards better outcomes for people with protected and associated characteristics and contribute to a more equal Wales.
• Provision of analytical support for a number of key policy areas, which involves understanding the evidence needs and developing and delivering and evidence plan to meet these. Current areas of responsibility are:
• Equalities and Human Rights
• Tackling poverty and supporting families
• Community cohesion
• Early years
• The policy areas for analytical support could change as a result of the New Senedd in 2026
• Finance management for Communities and Social Justice Directorat

The key tasks for this role will include but not limited to a combination of the following duties and responsibilities:

• Lead a multi-discipline team of around 45 people which works flexibly across a broad spread of responsibilities and provides opportunities for everyone to contribute and be recognised for their contribution and ensure the team have appropriate professional support and development