Location
Sheffield | United Kingdom
Job description
The Data Services and Analytics (DSA) team find innovative uses for Home Office data and contains one of the most advanced data analytics centres in Government. We strive to lead the way in appropriate and proportionate use of data and analytics to deliver joined-up, intelligent services that unlock the value from data and improve decision making, policy and operations.
What this means is a daily opportunity to work with teams across the Home Office’s areas of responsibility, from borders, visas and passports, to policing and national security, with some of the largest and most varied datasets and in support of critical national initiatives.
Data Services and Analytics consist of technical and non-technical professionals from a wide variety of backgrounds, we are the hub of data expertise within the department. We support our teams with structured learning, both formal and on-the-job, mentoring and feedback.
As a Senior Data Analyst, you will:
- Organise and study data to provide business insight.
- Work across a broad range of areas (e.g. Business Intelligence, Data Assurance and Quality), understanding, manipulating and accurately analysing data.
- Apply tools and techniques for data analysis and data visualisation (including the use of BI tools)
- Provide insight, briefing internal and external audiences in ways that make complex data easy to understand, particularly for non-specialist audiences.
- Be engaged with, and actively contribute to, the Data Science community and be comfortable with managing and mentoring junior staff.
Your main day to day responsibilities will be:
- Managing, cleaning, abstracting and aggregating data alongside a range of analytical studies on that data
- Identifying, collecting and migrating complex data to/from a range of systems, and delegating to their team where required
- Summarising and presenting the results of data analysis to a range of senior customers, making recommendations
- Using a range of analytical techniques such as data mining, time series, forecasting and modelling techniques to identify and predict trends in a variety of complex data types
- Working with stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver findings, with oversight from lead data analysts
- Building capability and continually developing programming and analysis skills of self and others through line managing Data Analysts
Due to business requirements this post is full-time, compressed hours and flexible working are available.
Please note this role is based in the office three days a week in either Manchester or Sheffield
You’ll have demonstrable passion for Data Analysis, with the following skills or some experience in:
- Helping teams apply a range of techniques (e.g. network analysis, data matching, information retrieval, text analytics) to analyse data and provide insight
- Understanding conceptual, logical and physical data modelling, developing knowledge of data cleansing and standardisation
- Presenting analysis and visualisations in a clear way to communicate complex messages that inform decisions to technical and non-technical audiences
- Leading a team to develop and deliver analytics products
- Identifying the business value for innovation within an organisation
- Using programming languages such as SQL and python and visualisation tools such as Power BI.
This post is eligible for an additional skill allowance up to £7,300 per annum
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
We encourage applications from people from the widest possible diversity of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from women, people with disabilities and LGBT+ as they are currently under-represented in the Home Officeat this grade level. Appointments will be made on merit on the basis of fair and open competition.
Please note for this role you will require a SC clearance. To meet national security vetting requirements, you will normally need to have been resident in the UK for at least 5 years and have the right to live and work in the UK without the need for sponsorship.
Some of the benefits our employees love
- A Civil Service pension with employer contribution rates of between 26.6% and 30.3%, depending upon salary.
- Season ticket loans and rental deposit loans
- Cycle to work and payroll giving
- Employee discounts - including a huge number of retailers (via the Edenred platform), Microsoft Home Use programme and gym membership
- A variety of staff recognition schemes including thank you vouchers
- Health and wellbeing initiatives including monthly mindfulness sessions
- Staff support networks
- Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks full pay followed by 13 weeks of statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid
- Maternity and adoption support leave (paternity leave) of 2 weeks full pay
- Up to 5 days paid leave for volunteering
- Study leave and support for studying for a qualification or other accredited development relevant to your role.
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