Business Intelligence Analyst Newcastle upon Tyne, England
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We are looking for a Business Intelligence Analyst to join our team and deliver high quality data, information reports and visualisations to key business stakeholders across the business.
If you have an aptitude for data and information analyst we would love to hear from you!
There’s never been a better time to join DVSA.
Our Digital-first Vision is supported by a clear strategy which allows our staff to develop and grow.
Click to find out more the award-winning services we work on and what’s on offer for you, helping drive your career forward.
Job description
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Managing the provision of timely and accurate information ensuring it meets customer requirements.
- Representing MI interests as subject matter experts (SME) and providing technical support and expertise.
- Ensure the production of new, regular and ad-hoc MI reports.
- Analyse and interrogate DVSA’s data in order to gain a better understanding of the trends and anomalies that affect DVSA’s services.
- Managing the team's support of the government's transparency agenda.
- Executing leadership and management responsibilities.
Person specification
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have experience reporting data and solutions using Power BI or another similar visualisation tool allowing you to present recommendations to stakeholders.
- Be naturally inquisitive with an eye for problem-solving and finding innovative solutions.
- Have great communication skills; being able to articulate to stakeholders at various levels.
- Be able to advise, contribute and challenge, where necessary.
- Manage and engage with integrity.
- Demonstrate leadership as well as collaborating with other managers.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Changing and Improving
- Making Effective Decisions
Benefits
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) helps everyone stay safe on Britain's roads.
We're an innovative organisation that values professional expertise and invests in all our people. We champion inclusive and diverse teams, ensuring we have the skills required to deliver transport that moves Britain ahead now and into the future, meeting the needs of the people who use our services.
If you would like to read more about the great opportunities and benefits of working at DVSA visit our Careers Website.
Additional Information
We recognise the challenges that people with (multiple) protected characteristics may experience on the job market and in their career progression. We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as possible, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups including ethnic minorities, people with a disability and people with gender diverse identities.
Location: You can choose from Bristol, Newcastle, Nottingham or Swansea as your home office. We offer hybrid working – giving you greater flexibility about where and when you work.
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How to Apply
To apply for this role, you will need to provide your CV and Personal Statement.
Please structure your Personal Statement to provide detailed evidence of each of the following:
- Experience of reporting and dashboard reporting design and creation, demonstrating requirements gathering from different business user groups.
- Experience of creating reporting solutions using Power BI (or other similar data visualisation software), Power Query and Excel, including experience of querying databases.
- Strong analytical skills; gathering and interpreting from a wide range of information and sources and forming insights.
Sift & Interview Dates
The sift is due to take place on 14th September 2023.
Interviews are due to take place from 28th September 2023.
This interview will be conducted via a video interview, details of which will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.
We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.
The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include:
- A pre-interview exercise involving analysis and visualisation of a dataset
- An interview including presentation of, and questioning on, the pre-interview exercise.
You’re encouraged to become familiar with the candidate pack attached, as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within.
The Department for Transport recruits using Success Profiles. For each role, we consider what you need to demonstrate to be successful.
This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.
You can read more about Success Profiles here.
Reasonable Adjustments
As a Disability Confident Leader employer, we are committed to ensuring that the recruitment process is fair, accessible and allows all candidates to perform at their best. If a person with a visible or non-visible disability is substantially disadvantaged, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need during the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.
If you need a reasonable adjustment so that you can complete your application, you should contact Government Recruitment Service via [email protected] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
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If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
This job advert contains links to the DfT Careers website. Our website provides useful guidance and information that can support you during the application process. If you cannot access the information on our website for any reason, please email [email protected] for assistance.
Further Information
For more information about how we hire, and for useful tips on submitting your application for this role, visit the How We Hire page of our DfT Careers website. You can find detailed information about the recruitment process and what to expect when applying for a role.
Pre-employment Checking
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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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
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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