JOB SUMMARY

We are recruiting Higher Analytical Officers (HAO) to join our Data and Insights team.
Do you want a rewarding career where you can make a real difference? As an HAO, you will drive informed decision making by managing and producing inspection data products. This includes sourcing and triangulating a wide variety of relevant data and interpreting it. The post will also involve generating, analysing and communicating analysis for publication or to support the inspection. You will take responsibility for ensuring the outputs are accurate, timely and relevant.

There will be a reserve list if other opportunities become available. There are 2 full time vacancies and 1 part time vacancy in the Social Care Inspection Insight team and 1 full time vacancy within the post-16 education, training, and skills team.

• In the Social Care Inspection Insight team, you will be part of a dynamic team supporting children’s social care inspections and identifying inspection trails for inspectors. There will also be the opportunity to work closely with Social Care inspectors and be part of the inspection team that protects vulnerable children and evaluates the effectiveness of Local Authorities children’s social care services.
• In the post-16 education, training, and skills team, you will contribute to the development new and maintenance of internal tools and products that help support inspectors in planning for inspection. In addition, you will be involved in the production of externally published official statistics and management information

This is a fantastic opportunity to further your experience in Ofsted’s well-established team. The post holder will work with high-achieving professionals at all levels, surrounded by a friendly and supportive team. They will have access to amazing benefits, such as flexible working hours, the Civil Service Pension Scheme, and 32.5 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays. We offer a hybrid working model, so you may also choose to spend a proportion of time working from home.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Please refer to the job specifications for further information.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

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

• Skilled in using appropriate programmes or methods in analysing data and information from a variety of sources and identifying and interpreting key issues and risks.
• Ability to translate and present analysis in a variety of different formats to a range of technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven written and verbal communication skills with experience of maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

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