7879 - Senior Analyst (3 roles) Data First, Data Directorate, Ministry of Justice
Posted 21 hours 19 minutes ago by Ministry of Justice
Permanent
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Academic Jobs
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Job Description
The national salary range is £41,463 - £45,276 London salary range is £47,657 - £52,040 Your salary will be dependent on your base location
Working Pattern
Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working
Vacancy Approach
External
Location
National
Region
National
Closing Date
06-Aug-2025
Post Type
Permanent
SEO
Number of jobs available
3
Reserve List
12 Months
Job ID
7879
Descriptions & requirements Senior Analyst (3 roles) Data First, Data Directorate, Ministry of Justice
Location: National
Interviews: Interview to take place week commencing 8 th September 2025
Grade: SEO
(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)
Salary: The national salary range is £41,463 - £45,276, London salary range is £47,657 - £52,040. Your salary will be dependent on your base location
Working pattern : Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working
Contract Type: Permanent
We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP
The Role We're recruiting for a Senior Analyst here at the Ministry of Justice , to be part of our warm and collaborative Data First: Research, Academic Engagement and Communications team.
Overview of role
Data First is MoJ's pioneering data-linking, academic engagement and research programme which is unlocking the potential of administrative data collected across the justice system and beyond. The programme represents ADR UK's (Administrative Data Research UK) most substantial investment across Whitehall.
Since 2019, the Data First team have linked data from across the criminal, civil and family justice systems (including the courts, prisons and probation services) to build a holistic and comprehensive picture of our users and their outcomes across the system. It is enabling new opportunities for analysis that have not been possible before, providing powerful new insights to understand what works, shape policymaking and improve outcomes.
ADR UK is an investment by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) which aims to facilitate the linking of data held by different parts of government and enable safe and secure access for accredited researchers, enabling more nuanced and insightful research to informing public policy.
Overall, the aims of Data First are to:
Improve administrative data flows, creating a robust data-linking pipeline through the justice system
Accelerate data-sharing and linking with other government departments
Enhance analytical insights to inform policy and operational decisions
Strengthen evidence against MoJ research priorities by facilitating academic access to deidentified datasets in a secure and ethical way
Data First is delivered by a multi-disciplinary team (comprising social researchers, statisticians, data scientists and data engineers) across Data and Analysis.
Roles are open to:
1. Existing analysts from all professions (GORS/GSS/GSR/GES) either on level transfer or on promotion. We hope to be able to offer a badging exercise during the interview and will confirm this at the point of being invited for interview.
2. Other candidates that are not members of GSS, GORS, GSR, GES professions but possess and can demonstrate similar experience at the appropriate level. Badging opportunities will be available once in post for those who wish to apply.
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:
Key Responsibilities:
This is an exciting role with the opportunity to shape the direction and impact of a successful, high-profile and innovative programme of work. You will:
Carry out novel analysis of linked administrative data on the Analytical Platform in R, Python or SQL; exploring data quality and structure; producing descriptive statistics and analysing user pathways through the justice system.
Work with our embedded Academic Lead and HEO & SEO analysts to shape and deliver social research publications and statistical outputs for publication on GOV.UK.
Collaborate with teams across Data and Analysis, and external stakeholders, to understand the data landscape and assess what administrative data should be shared for access by external researchers; including new outputs based on OASys, Civil Legal Aid and Tribunals datasets.
Work alongside our embedded Academic Lead and our funder ADR UK, to oversee our rolling Research Fellowship programme, ensuring Fellowship projects are based on MoJ priorities and findings are disseminated appropriately to maximise policy impact.
Support activities to build the UK research community's skills and capability to work with linked administrative data, including developing resources and training for researchers using justice datasets.
Oversee external research applications to use our data; developing and streamlining existing application and approval processes.
Promote and champion Data First at academic conferences and stakeholder events.
If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!
37 hours per week and flexible working options including working from home, working part-time, job sharing, or working compressed hours.
A £1k per person learning budget is in place to support all our people, with access to best in class conferences and seminars, accreditation with professional bodies, fully funded vocational programmes and e-learning platforms
Staff have 10% time to dedicate to develop & grow
25 days leave (plus bank holidays) and 1 privilege day usually taken around the Kings' birthday. 5 additional days of leave once you have reached 5 years of service.
Compassionate maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies, with up to 26 weeks leave at full pay, 13 weeks with partial pay, and 13 weeks further leave. And maternity support/paternity leave at full pay for 2 weeks, too!
Wellbeing support including access to the Calm app.
Bike loans up to £2500 and secure bike parking (subject to availability and location)
Season ticket loans, childcare vouchers and eye-care vouchers.
Free membership to BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.
Some offices may have a subsidised onsite Gym.
Person Specification The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate the following criteria:
(i)Strong analytical skills
You will have experience in designing effective research questions and using quantitative methods to address them, as well as the ability to direct the work of analytical team members.You will need to ensure that processes meet high analytical standards and quality assure outputs. Experience of analysis in R, Python or SQL.
(ii)Strong communication and collaboration skills
You will need to establish good working relationships with a range of stakeholders, including ADR UK, ONS, HMCTS, academics, and analytical colleagues across Data & Analysis. You will need good communication skills that enable you to engage and collaborate with others, including the ability to translate data sources and analysis for non-analysts.
Experience of managing analytical projects. You will need to work with key internal and external stakeholders to set priorities, goals, objectives and timescales.
We would encourage all applicants to apply even if they don't meet every requirement.
Candidates must submit a current CV as well as a Personal Statement of up to 750 words outlining how you meet the requirements set out in the Person Specification above.
We are recruiting using a combination of the Professional Competenciesand Success Profiles Frameworks. We will assess your Experience, Technical Skills and the following Behaviours during the assessment process:
For external (non-Civil Service) candidates and unbadged Civil Service candidates, in addition to the three Civil Service behaviours listed above, you will be assessed on your analytical knowledge, experience, and abilities, as well as the impact of your analytical work.
Professional Competency (1) Knowledge & Skills
GORS - Knowledge and application of OR Skills and Techniques.
GES - Analysis of Data.
GSR - Knowledge and application of GSR technical skills
Professional Competency (2) Influence & Impact
GSS - Presenting and disseminating data effectively.
GORS - Achieving impact with analysis.
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 . click apply for full job details
Working Pattern
Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working
Vacancy Approach
External
Location
National
Region
National
Closing Date
06-Aug-2025
Post Type
Permanent
SEO
Number of jobs available
3
Reserve List
12 Months
Job ID
7879
Descriptions & requirements Senior Analyst (3 roles) Data First, Data Directorate, Ministry of Justice
Location: National
Interviews: Interview to take place week commencing 8 th September 2025
Grade: SEO
(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)
Salary: The national salary range is £41,463 - £45,276, London salary range is £47,657 - £52,040. Your salary will be dependent on your base location
Working pattern : Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working
Contract Type: Permanent
We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP
The Role We're recruiting for a Senior Analyst here at the Ministry of Justice , to be part of our warm and collaborative Data First: Research, Academic Engagement and Communications team.
Overview of role
Data First is MoJ's pioneering data-linking, academic engagement and research programme which is unlocking the potential of administrative data collected across the justice system and beyond. The programme represents ADR UK's (Administrative Data Research UK) most substantial investment across Whitehall.
Since 2019, the Data First team have linked data from across the criminal, civil and family justice systems (including the courts, prisons and probation services) to build a holistic and comprehensive picture of our users and their outcomes across the system. It is enabling new opportunities for analysis that have not been possible before, providing powerful new insights to understand what works, shape policymaking and improve outcomes.
ADR UK is an investment by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) which aims to facilitate the linking of data held by different parts of government and enable safe and secure access for accredited researchers, enabling more nuanced and insightful research to informing public policy.
Overall, the aims of Data First are to:
Improve administrative data flows, creating a robust data-linking pipeline through the justice system
Accelerate data-sharing and linking with other government departments
Enhance analytical insights to inform policy and operational decisions
Strengthen evidence against MoJ research priorities by facilitating academic access to deidentified datasets in a secure and ethical way
Data First is delivered by a multi-disciplinary team (comprising social researchers, statisticians, data scientists and data engineers) across Data and Analysis.
Roles are open to:
1. Existing analysts from all professions (GORS/GSS/GSR/GES) either on level transfer or on promotion. We hope to be able to offer a badging exercise during the interview and will confirm this at the point of being invited for interview.
2. Other candidates that are not members of GSS, GORS, GSR, GES professions but possess and can demonstrate similar experience at the appropriate level. Badging opportunities will be available once in post for those who wish to apply.
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:
Key Responsibilities:
This is an exciting role with the opportunity to shape the direction and impact of a successful, high-profile and innovative programme of work. You will:
Carry out novel analysis of linked administrative data on the Analytical Platform in R, Python or SQL; exploring data quality and structure; producing descriptive statistics and analysing user pathways through the justice system.
Work with our embedded Academic Lead and HEO & SEO analysts to shape and deliver social research publications and statistical outputs for publication on GOV.UK.
Collaborate with teams across Data and Analysis, and external stakeholders, to understand the data landscape and assess what administrative data should be shared for access by external researchers; including new outputs based on OASys, Civil Legal Aid and Tribunals datasets.
Work alongside our embedded Academic Lead and our funder ADR UK, to oversee our rolling Research Fellowship programme, ensuring Fellowship projects are based on MoJ priorities and findings are disseminated appropriately to maximise policy impact.
Support activities to build the UK research community's skills and capability to work with linked administrative data, including developing resources and training for researchers using justice datasets.
Oversee external research applications to use our data; developing and streamlining existing application and approval processes.
Promote and champion Data First at academic conferences and stakeholder events.
If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!
37 hours per week and flexible working options including working from home, working part-time, job sharing, or working compressed hours.
A £1k per person learning budget is in place to support all our people, with access to best in class conferences and seminars, accreditation with professional bodies, fully funded vocational programmes and e-learning platforms
Staff have 10% time to dedicate to develop & grow
25 days leave (plus bank holidays) and 1 privilege day usually taken around the Kings' birthday. 5 additional days of leave once you have reached 5 years of service.
Compassionate maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies, with up to 26 weeks leave at full pay, 13 weeks with partial pay, and 13 weeks further leave. And maternity support/paternity leave at full pay for 2 weeks, too!
Wellbeing support including access to the Calm app.
Bike loans up to £2500 and secure bike parking (subject to availability and location)
Season ticket loans, childcare vouchers and eye-care vouchers.
Free membership to BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.
Some offices may have a subsidised onsite Gym.
Person Specification The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate the following criteria:
(i)Strong analytical skills
You will have experience in designing effective research questions and using quantitative methods to address them, as well as the ability to direct the work of analytical team members.You will need to ensure that processes meet high analytical standards and quality assure outputs. Experience of analysis in R, Python or SQL.
(ii)Strong communication and collaboration skills
You will need to establish good working relationships with a range of stakeholders, including ADR UK, ONS, HMCTS, academics, and analytical colleagues across Data & Analysis. You will need good communication skills that enable you to engage and collaborate with others, including the ability to translate data sources and analysis for non-analysts.
Experience of managing analytical projects. You will need to work with key internal and external stakeholders to set priorities, goals, objectives and timescales.
We would encourage all applicants to apply even if they don't meet every requirement.
Candidates must submit a current CV as well as a Personal Statement of up to 750 words outlining how you meet the requirements set out in the Person Specification above.
We are recruiting using a combination of the Professional Competenciesand Success Profiles Frameworks. We will assess your Experience, Technical Skills and the following Behaviours during the assessment process:
- Changing & Improving
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together
For external (non-Civil Service) candidates and unbadged Civil Service candidates, in addition to the three Civil Service behaviours listed above, you will be assessed on your analytical knowledge, experience, and abilities, as well as the impact of your analytical work.
Professional Competency (1) Knowledge & Skills
GORS - Knowledge and application of OR Skills and Techniques.
GES - Analysis of Data.
GSR - Knowledge and application of GSR technical skills
Professional Competency (2) Influence & Impact
GSS - Presenting and disseminating data effectively.
GORS - Achieving impact with analysis.
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 . click apply for full job details