Head of Disability Evidence and Analysis Team

The Office for Equality and Opportunity (OEO) sits at the heart of the Cabinet Office, leading on some of the government's top priorities.
The OEO consists of the Women & Equality Unit, LGBT Policy, the Disability Unit and the Race Equality Unit, which look after different portfolios working to the Minister for Women & Equalities, the Minister of State for Women & Equalities and the Minister For Social Security and Disability. These policy teams are supported by the Equality Data and Analysis Division, within which this post sits. The Social Mobility Commission secretariat also sits within the OEO and reports to the Social Mobility Commissioners.
Amongst the OEO’s current priorities are:
+ Ensuring that equalities are at centre of the cross- government work to develop and deliver all the Government’s Missions including the Opportunity Mission led by Minister Phillipson as both SoS Education and Minister for Women & Equalities;
+ Leading work across government to tackle race inequality;
+ Extending gender pay gap reporting requirements, introducing ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting and extending the right to equal pay to ethnic minorities and disabled people;
+ Championing the rights of disabled people and working with them, so that their views and voices are at the heart of all that government does;
+ Ensuring all LGBT+ people are safe, included, and protected from discrimination including by delivering a full, trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices and modernising, simplifying and reforming the legal gender recognition process to remove indignities for trans people;
+ Improving the evidence base about equalities., This is an exciting analyst post in the award-winning Equality Data and Analysis Division (EDAD). You will lead the Disability Evidence and Analysis Team of researchers and other analysts. You will develop programmes of analytical work - both quantitative and qualitative - to improve the evidence base about disabled people in the UK.
You will provide analytical support to disability policy colleagues. You will be helping to champion the rights of disabled people and working with them, so that their views and voices are at the heart of all that the government does., Subject to Ministers’ priorities the post holder will lead - steer, coordinate and oversee - the development of:
+ a programme of data collection, analysis and research to inform policy formulation and monitoring - in particular progressing a new disability survey and increasing the amount of lived experience research;
+ a consolidated evidence base of quantitative indicators and lived experience research to measure how effective policies and services are for disabled people. This might include developing a dashboard to present the information and will involve leading work with Digital Colleagues in the Equality Hub;
+ a plan to improve the quality of disability and impairment data and evidence across government. This plan will involve working with data quality experts, methodologists and other analysts in departments to make changes in the way that disability and impairment data are collected and analysed across government
+ research to assist in progressing the pay gap and equal pay legislation.
As a Grade 6 leader, you will also need to develop a team of three analysts also working on disability data. This includes ensuring that appropriate support arrangements are in place, and the team is fully inclusive and that accessibility is ensured.
You will also contribute to the leadership of the Equality Data and Analysis Division and the overall leadership of OEO., Either be a member of GSG or GSR or have equivalent expertise in the analytical principles and practices common across these professions, and some experience in the essential skills and experiences outlined above.
In your application, please state if you are a member of one of these professions:
+ Government Statistician Group (GSG):
+ Government Social Research Service (GSR)
People working in analytical posts in the Cabinet Office must be badged in one of the analytical professions. If you are not in one of these professions, then you will need to undertake an appropriate badging board. Further details on this will be provided if you are invited to interview.
The candidate should have a minimum of a 2:1 degree in Statistics, Economics, Geography, Operational or Social research or other numerate discipline
Additional information:
A minimum 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace. Although requirements to attend other locations for official business will also count towards this level of attendance., If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
+ Contact Government Recruitment Service via cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
+ Complete the ‘Assistance required’ section in the ‘Additional requirements’ page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.
Further information
Please note that this role requires BPSS clearance. This may require upgrading at a later date once in position.
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+ Very strong technical skills - for example a knowledge of quantitative statistical techniques or qualitative research or lived experience methods; and a sound understanding of different sources of disability and impairment data and research produced by government and organisations outside of government and the quality of these data;
+ Strong delivery skills, especially planning (including user engagement) and influencing (senior policy stakeholders in the Equality Hub, digital colleagues, analysts in ONS, and academic researchers);
+ Collaborative leadership skills to make the most of the skills, interests and needs of the team of disability analysts, and to help develop the team., The candidate should have a minimum of a 2:1 degree in Statistics, Economics, Geography, Operational or Social research or other numerate discipline, + Leadership
+ Making Effective Decisions
+ Seeing the Big Picture
+ Communicating and Influencing

Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
+ Analysis and Interpretation - Knowledge of the main quantitative, qualitative and evaluation methods. Understanding of the pros and cons of different methods so can advise and critique statistical data, research and evidence on disabled people., Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
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Alongside your salary of £67,126, Cabinet Office contributes £19,446 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
+ Learning and development tailored to your role.
+ An environment with flexible working options.
+ A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
+ A Civil Service Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and employer contributions of 28.97%.
+ A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 30.