Data Warden, Analysis Directorate Ministry of Justice (Ref: 1592)

We have 2 HEO Data Warden roles in the Community Data Assurance team within the Analysis Directorate.
Roles: We are looking to recruit 2 HEOs to the Community Data Assurance team, whose role it is to provide assurance to the business and key stakeholders on reducing reoffending and probation data which impacts the reported performance of the Probation Service.
Roles are open to:
1. Existing analysts from all professions (GORS/GSS/GSR/GES) either on level transfer or on promotion.
1. 2. Other candidates that are not members of GSS, GORS, GSR, GES professions but possess and can demonstrate similar experience at the appropriate level.
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Specialist allowance
Due to the role(s) being analytical, those successful in recruitment will be eligible for a specialist allowance following an analytical interview based on the following values:
+ · HEO London: £1000
+ · HEO National: £1500, + · Flexible working arrangements and a focus on equality of opportunity – including welcoming part-time and/or job-share arrangements, compressed hours, working from home or your nearest Justice Collaboration Centres or Justice Satellite Office.
+ · Career development – regular development and promotion opportunities across a wide range of roles, career development support, with a generous individual learning and development budget.
+ · Range of new areas of work and new tools and techniques – we pride ourselves on our excellent deployment of well-established analytical methods, but also our progress to date. Progress such as our ambitious and innovative transformation programme to leverage departmental data and drive evidence-based decision-making using cutting-edge tools and techniques (for example: experimentation, personalisation, artificial intelligence).
+ · Analysis is at the centre of the Department’s decision making – our transformation programme is focused on maximising our impact on departmental outcomes. The Ministry of Justice’s Senior Team and our Ministerial Team want all decisions to be evidence driven – your analysis will be key in influencing decisions and real-world impact.
+ · Vibrant community – part of a multidisciplinary team that has a supportive culture and is looking to further develop the community with the help of everyone.
+ · See the frontline and what your work is influencing – regular opportunities to visit our front-line service providers, including courts, prisons, and probation to better understand the areas your analysis is affecting.
1. What you’ll do
This role is within the Community Data Assurance (CDA) team, whose role it is to provide data assurance to the business and key stakeholders on reducing reoffending and probation data which impacts the reported performance of the Probation Service.
+ · Working with a range of stakeholders and the Head of Community Data Assurance, compile a detailed view of the data issues and a timeline for assurance activities. Performing in depth, accurate and timely assurance to provide confidence in the accuracy and quality of recorded data, highlighting issues which might impact service delivery and performance indicators.
+ · Ensure potential impacts and risks to data quality are clearly identified and communicated effectively to stakeholders and senior leadership, including by presenting results at data boards.
+ · Line management of one or more EO with responsibility for providing support, guidance, leadership and development. This will include, but not limited to, setting expectations, standards and direction.
+ · Provide high quality outputs, visuals and innovative data trackers to highlight data assurance activities and issues.
+ · Provide support on responses to ad hoc data queries and Parliamentary questions.
+ · With others, act as board secretary for various data governance meetings, taking minutes and circulating papers as needed.
+ Deputise for SEOs in the team as appropriate., Your Statement of Suitability should be no more than 750 words and should give us examples of how your skills and experience match those needed for this role. Consider giving examples that cover all the requirements in the ‘Who you are’ section and use work you have completed to demonstrate how you meet each one.
5a. Selection Process
There will be an initial sift of applicants through comparing submitted evidence against the ‘Who you are’ bullets. This usually takes two weeks, depending on the number of applications.
Those who make it through the initial sift will be invited to a Civil Service Success Profile interview. In the Civil Service we use Success Profiles to help us find the right person for the job. We will be using a mixture of methods to assess your abilities, strengths, experience, technical skills, and behaviours. We highly recommend learning about Success Profiles and using the Situation, Task, Action, Result and Reflection (STARR) framework when structuring your answers.
The highest scoring candidates that pass the interview will be offered the roles. The whole process can take up to a month.
Behaviours
You will be assessed against the Civil service success profiles framework at interview stage:
+ Managing a Quality Service
+ Delivering at Pace
+ Changing and Improving
Please also refer to the CS Behaviours framework for more details at this grade.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/717275/CS_Behaviours_2018.pdf
For existing analysts from all professions, as well as the three civil service behaviours stated above, you will be assessed on two sets of professional competencies at interview.
Professional Competencies
+ Professional Competency (1) Knowledge & Skills
o GSS - Data Analysis.
o GORS - Knowledge and application of OR Skills and Techniques.
o GES - Analysis of Data.
o GSR - Knowledge and application of GSR technical skills
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+ · Professional Competency (2) Influence & Impact
o GSS - Presenting and disseminating data effectively.
o GORS - Achieving impact with analysis.
o GES - Effective communication.
o GSR - Using and promoting social research
For more information regarding Professional Competency (2) please refer to the analytical profession internet links below. Please note that some aspect of the professional competency may overlap with the MoJ competencies listed above. We therefore recommend that in providing evidence for the professional competency, candidates focus on the technical and methodology aspects of the competencies that are specific to the profession. We will use evidence presented for the MoJ competencies in assessing the wider skills candidates have.
Government Statistician Group (GSG): Further information, including a user guide, can be found within the link below:
GSG Competency Framework 2021
Government Social Research Service (GSR): Further information can be found within the link below:
GSR Competency Framework 2022
Government Operational Research Service (GORS): Further information can be found within the link below:
GORS Competencies
Government Economic Service (GES): Further information can be found within the link below:
GES Professional Standards 2022, We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
+ Managing a Quality Service
+ Delivering at Pace
+ Changing and Improving

Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
+ • Professional Competency (1) Knowledge & Skills o GSS - Data Analysis. o GORS - Knowledge and application of OR Skills and Techniques. o GES - Analysis of Data. o GSR - Knowledge and application of GSR technical skills
+ • Professional Competency (2) Influence & Impact o GSS - Presenting and disseminating data effectively. o GORS - Achieving impact with analysis. o GES - Effective communication. o GSR - Using and promoting social research, This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

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) (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
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Do you have the passion, values, and ability to help us solve the biggest problems of the justice system?, Candidates must be able to show the relevant experience and skills and must meet the criteria for entry:
HEO grade – must meet at least one of the following:
1. You possess a numerate degree or a degree that has an analytical, statistical or research element, with a 2:2 or above, or as a higher degree (e.g. MSc, PhD)., + Have a good working knowledge of data assurance, with the ability to apply their knowledge and skills to new problems.
+ Experience of working with large datasets (particularly administrative data) and robust data skills, including the ability to assess data quality and identify the limitations of data.
+ Have strong written, oral and interpersonal skills with the ability to explain complex technical data, concepts and practices to non-technical stakeholders.
+ Manage stakeholder expectations over time and anticipate future needs, dealing constructively with challenges and where appropriate adapting work programmes where requirements / circumstances change.
+ Take responsibility for their area of work, balancing resources, quality, timeliness of outputs including ensuring adherence to relevant standards.
+ Demonstrate leadership of their area, guiding the development of those they manage, acting as a technical mentor / coach, prioritising and delegating tasks in line with organisational objectives.
The following experience and skills are desirable:
+ · Experience working with probation data.
+ · Knowledge and previous application of the Government Data Quality Framework including the data maturity models.
+ · Experience with data manipulation tools such as Excel, R, SQL and reporting tools such as Business Objects desirable.
+ · Ability to use structured project management techniques, i.e. PRINCE 2 or equivalent.

2. Alternatively, you have significant evidencing use of data and/or analytical skills (outside of a part-completed Civil Service degree apprenticeship).
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: see this map for more details.
Alternative locations may be available and will be discussed and agreed on the completion of background checks.
Interviews are likely to take place in January/February 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.
1. About the Analysis Directorate
We are passionate about improving justice outcomes through innovative research, data and analysis. In the Analysis Directorate, we provide high quality data and analysis helping to ensure strategic, policy, finance, corporate and operational decisions are based on robust evidence.
We create a culture in which people are empowered with the data and information to make excellent decisions; using cutting edge tools, techniques and collaboration; putting evidence at the heart of the justice system.
We are a multi-disciplinary team of around 650 staff that sits at the heart of the Ministry of Justice providing analytical support across a diverse and exciting agenda. We work in a dynamic and fast-paced context and our skills are in heavy demand across the Ministry of Justice. Our collaborations beyond government are seen as ground-breaking. The Analysis community is made up of analysts and specialists including: Social Researchers, Economists, Operational Researchers, Statisticians, Data Engineers, Data Scientists and other data specialists (such as data strategists, data dissemination, generalists and assurance experts).
Why work in the Analysis Directorate?
In the Analysis Directorate, we want all our people to feel valued for who they are and for the work they do. We provide a warm, inclusive place to work and offer a wide range of flexibilities and benefits as part of our people offer to reward our staff.
What we offer, Your CV should be no more than 2 pages long and should show us your work history and previous experience. It should be well structured, succinct, and written in clear language.

£34,140 - £42,019
The national salary range is £34,140 - £37,105, London salary range is £38,661 - £42,019. Your salary will be dependent on your base location
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP, Alongside your salary of £34,140, Ministry of Justice contributes £9,890 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
+ Access to learning and development
+ A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
+ A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
+ A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
+ Annual Leave
+ Public Holidays
+ Season Ticket Advance
For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.
Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ