JOB SUMMARY

The Analysis Function in DCMS has a vital role in supporting and steering the development of policy. We are arranged into a ‘hub and spoke’ model:
a Central Analysis Team (the ‘hub’) responsible for strategic and cross-cutting priorities, assurance processes and the production and publication of our statistics
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- Sector Analytical Teams (‘spokes’) that are embedded in policy directorates and lead analysis on individual sectors
The Strategic Analysis and Data Science team sits within Central Analysis, serving as the department’s centre of expertise in economic growth, geospatial analysis, modelling and data science.
The team’s expanding suite of data visualization tools have been drawing significant interest from senior (analytical and policy) colleagues, where dynamic and accessible insights have been empowering data-driven decision-making. As such, there is an exciting role for an Analytics Engineer to help bring data to the forefront of analysis, utilising our new Data Platform to build data pipelines and managing relationships with key stakeholders.

JOB DESCRIPTION

DCMS is striving to become a more data-driven department, enabling senior decision makers to make policy decisions founded on data and robust analytical insights. With 42 Arms Length Bodies (ALBs) - the most of any government department - DCMS’ complex data landscape presents unique challenges, but simultaneously exciting opportunities to influence policy decisions through data and analysis.

An Analytical Engineer will play a key role in shaping DCMS’ data maturity, influencing the data that underpins analysis by introducing novel datasets, alongside improving the quality of, and accessibility to existing data sources. More specifically, this new role will:

• Be responsible for developing and maintaining key data pipelines that populate high-priority visualization tools used by senior decision makers, such as our new Place Analysis Tool which aims to collate and display DCMS’ funding on an interactive map.
• Manage relationships with non-technical stakeholders, such as a central delivery team who commission data for our Delivery & Risk Committee Dashboard, which presents key delivery information for DCMS’ most high-priority programmes.
• Work with data engineers to design data flows from disparate sources into our new, centralised Data Platform, reducing barriers to accessing good-quality data and hence unlocking new opportunities for analysis.
• Support and upskill analysts and non-technical colleagues in best practices for managing data, streamlining workflows and improving data quality.

We will consider a range of professional backgrounds and experience in recruiting to this role, providing you have some data engineering expertise and an understanding of how data is used for analysis.

DESIRABLE SKILLS:

• Experience developing and maintaining a codebase.
• Experience creating dynamic data visualisations for analysis.

We are running an information session where prospective applicants can find out more about the role. This will be hosted by Matty Cooke, and will take place on:

• 11:00-11:30, 12th June 2025

The session will be an opportunity to hear more about the role, the team and wider directorate and the department. It will also be an opportunity for you to ask any questions.
Please register your interest by filling out this Registration form by 11:00 on 11th June 2025 and you will be sent an invitation.
Please note that the session will not focus on the DCMS recruitment process - please direct any queries that you have on this topic (timelines, reasonable adjustments, onboarding etc) to recruitment.team@dcms.gov.uk

TECHNICAL SKILLS

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

• Programming and Build (data engineering) skill under Level 3. Senior analytics engineer in the DDaT Capability Framework

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

An Analytical Engineer will play a key role in shaping DCMS’ data maturity, influencing the data that underpins analysis by introducing novel datasets, alongside improving the quality of, and accessibility to existing data sources. More specifically, this new role will:

• Be responsible for developing and maintaining key data pipelines that populate high-priority visualization tools used by senior decision makers, such as our new Place Analysis Tool which aims to collate and display DCMS’ funding on an interactive map.
• Manage relationships with non-technical stakeholders, such as a central delivery team who commission data for our Delivery & Risk Committee Dashboard, which presents key delivery information for DCMS’ most high-priority programmes.
• Work with data engineers to design data flows from disparate sources into our new, centralised Data Platform, reducing barriers to accessing good-quality data and hence unlocking new opportunities for analysis.
• Support and upskill analysts and non-technical colleagues in best practices for managing data, streamlining workflows and improving data quality

To apply for this vacancy, you will need to submit the following documents which will assessed against the experience success profile:

• A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you provide employment history that relates to the essential and desirable criteria, and that any gaps in employment history within the last 2 years are explained. The CV should not exceed more than 2 x A4 pages and you should insert your CV into the “Job History” section on Civil Service Jobs on the Civil Service Jobs application form.
• A Statement of Suitability (max 750 words) explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role in reference to the essential requirements highlighted. You may also choose to reference the desirable skills listed however these will not be considered in the assessment of your application except in circumstances where there are a high number and calibre of candidates