Dwp Jobs – Head of Business Change Llandudno

Overview

About the job

 

DWP are recruiting up to 20 Grade 7 analysts to fill key posts across a range of policy and business areas over the next six months. We currently expect to be able to offer most, if not all, of these posts immediately and will put remaining successful candidates on a reserve list which will last for six months. The reserve list will then be used as new posts become available across the six months. More about how the reserve list will operate can be found in our candidate pack attached to this job advert.

We will offer a choice of post to successful candidates in merit order if there is a choice available but we won’t be able to confirm this until we are at the point of offering posts. Posts will be allocated in merit list order by location.

The roles available will be based in one of our hubs in the following locations Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, London Westminster, Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield and Treforest. Please note that Birmingham, Glasgow and Treforest are relatively new analytical hubs. Any Grade 7s recruited via this campaign and located in these hubs will have a unique opportunity to help grow the analyst presence in these locations. For individuals based in the Treforest Hub, the ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

Candidates must meet the eligibility requirements set out in the ‘Essential Qualifications’ sections of the attached candidate pack; which is either to be a member of one of the following professional bodies

• Government Economic Service (GES)
• Government Operational Research Service (GORS)
• Government Social Research (GSR)
• Government Statistician Group (GSG)

or have the required qualifications to become a member of one of these professions.

If not already a badged member of one of the analytical professions above, then successful candidates will be expected to align with one of the four analytical professions. Please note, you can only apply under one of the analytical professions above.

If you meet the eligibility requirements you should then provide evidence against the Key Criteria listed in Person Specification section of this job advert.

You can find more about what a Grade 7 analyst role at DWP can offer you in the candidate pack attached.

Job description

DWP has an excellent reputation for ensuring its work is underpinned by robust evidence and analysis. Analysts work flexibly, in multi-disciplinary, multi-site teams across the organisation, embedded within policy, operational and wider analytical teams, to develop DWP’s evidence base and provide analysis that supports key decisions underpinning Departmental policies and projects. The wealth of data we have access to is unprecedented and allows us to work in real time, quickly being able to see the outcome of those decisions.

There are over 700 analysts in the Analytical Community (AC) at DWP made up of Economists, Operational Researchers, Social Researchers, Statisticians and Data Scientists. Analysts are grouped into 21 Lead Analyst areas, embedded across the Department. Our services are in high demand and we continue to increase in size. The DWP AC is an excellent place to work and as one of the largest in Government we can offer a wide variety of development, training and promotion opportunities, making us a great place to develop and grow as an analyst. DWP analytical roles are often profession neutral, offering analysts access to a wide range of analytical roles. Posts can be done from any of our hub locations and we have a strong presence outside London.

The posts we are advertising will place the successful candidates in the heart of the Department’s critical work. They provide the opportunity to develop a variety of analytical skills and to benefit from a strong focus on career and professional development tailored to candidate needs. Many posts are profession neutral and teams across the DWP Analytical Community are usually made up of a mixture of analysts from across the four analytical professions. Each of those four professions is well represented and successful candidates will be able to benefit from a variety of regular profession related community activities.

Through this campaign, if you are not already a badged member of one of the four analytical professions you will become one. This means that as well as joining the community of analysts in DWP you will join a community of analysts working across many government departments, agencies and public bodies, playing a pivotal role in government decision making. Our candidate pack provides an insight in the variety of roles for analysts in DWP including details of how to find out more about each of the four analytical professions.

Person specification

Key Criteria

• Excellent leadership skills, including the ability to set team objectives, engage others, and maximise the value of analysis (lead Key Criterion*).
• An ability to plan and prioritise, manage risk and influence outcomes across a variety of multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience of working with multi-disciplinary and/or multi-site teams across complex boundaries to deliver high quality analysis in challenging circumstances.
• An ability to build and maintain a network across a range of stakeholders and colleagues to meet customer needs.
• Excellent analytical skills to lead, quality assure and effectively disseminate high quality, complex analysis.
• A role model for learning and development, with experience of building capability.

Qualifications

What we are looking for: Essential Qualifications

In order to be eligible to apply for these posts you must either be:

A current, permanent, badged member of one of the following four Government analytical professions: Government Economic Service, Government Operational Research Service, Government Statistician Group or Government Social Research Service.

OR

Hold the qualifications to become a badged member of one of these professions. Full details of the qualifications required for candidates who are not already badged members of one of the four analytical Government professions listed are provided in the candidate pack. The qualification requirements are different for each of the four professions and you will be asked which profession you wish to align with as part of the application process. If successful in the recruitment exercise you will be badged into that profession. You must provide sufficient detail on the qualifications required and already hold the required qualifications, otherwise your application will not be sifted.

If you are applying as a current, permanent, badged member then you must say yes to having the qualifications required and state this in the additional questions section of the application form. You may be asked to provide proof of membership and we will verify this in the recruitment process with the relevant Government professional body. If membership is not verified then you will be withdrawn immediately from the recruitment round.

At application stage – if you are not a current, permanent, badged member of one of the professions above, but have the qualifications to become part of the Government Statistician Group and wish to align to this profession then you will be asked to complete a GSS online multiple choice test as part of the application process. Full details can be found in the candidate pack.

• At interview stage – if you are not a current, permanent, badged member of one of the four professions above, you may be asked to complete additional testing prior to, or at, the main interview stage. Full details on these assessments will be provided for candidates who reach the interview stage.