1776 - Statistics University Student Placements

Please note that this scheme is only open to undergraduate students currently in their second year of study, looking to undertake a year-long placement commencing Summer 2025 before returning to complete their degree OR to postgraduate students who have a year-long placement built into their postgraduate degree scheme which they are looking to undertake Summer 2025-Summer 2026. Graduates should not apply. The role of Welsh Government statisticians is to support decision-making, resource allocation, research and debate within government and the wider community by providing reliable and efficient statistical services. A wide range of topics are covered by Welsh Government statisticians including education, health, housing, poverty, social justice, industry, the economy, local government, transport, the environment, agriculture, demography and the Welsh language. Most of our statisticians work together in a central hub of analysts known as Knowledge and Analytical Services; however there are also a small number of statistical teams "outbedded" within Welsh Government policy departments. The general purpose of the role of our statistics placement students is to provide support for Welsh Government's Knowledge and Analytical Services in respect of statistical needs and projects. We encourage you to browse our website to understand the work that we do and the types of statistical publications successful applicants may be involved in producing. https://gov.wales/statistics-and-research,

• 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) (opens in a new window)
• 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, The key tasks will be defined by the specific projects that the successful candidate is required to carry out. Examples will include the following:
• Preparation of statistical reports, drawing out key messages, identifying trends and writing insightful commentary that tells the story with data.
• Development of data visualisations and statistical tables to help illustrate messages in data.
• Answering requests for data and analysis from a variety of internal and external sources.
• Data management and manipulation, including efficient storage of data and automation of statistical processes.
• Data validation and quality assurance of statistical outputs
  
  Ability to develop and apply knowledge in the analysis and quality assurance of data and the production of statistical outputs
• A good working knowledge of at least one statistical package or programming language (e.g. MS-Excel, SQL, R, Python)
• A university student studying for a degree in a numerate discipline (such as statistics, data science, mathematics, economics, psychology or geography) whose degree contains a statistical element. You must either be an undergraduate student, current
  
  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 employer contribution of 28.97%
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