data analyst Birmingham, England
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The IPA
Who we are
The IPA is the government’s centre of expertise for infrastructure and major projects. We sit at the heart of government, reporting to the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury. Our core teams include experts in infrastructure, project delivery and project finance who work with government departments and industry. We support the successful delivery of all types of infrastructure and major projects; ranging from railways, schools, hospitals and housing, to defence, IT and major transformation programmes. We lead the project delivery and project finance professions across government.
Our purpose
Our purpose is to continuously improve the way infrastructure and major projects are delivered, in order to support government priorities and improve people’s lives. We aspire to create the best performing project system of any country in the world.
What we do
The IPA works with wider Government and industry to ensure projects are delivered efficiently and effectively, and to improve performance over time. We work on the overall project delivery system, which includes the projects, people and processes that together create the right environment for successful delivery. We measure how well the system is performing, so we can learn important lessons and continuously improve project performance over time.
The IPA Performance, Benchmarking and Data Team’s purpose is to better understand, support and improve the deliverability and performance of Government’s projects now and well into the future. We do this by collecting and maintaining project data; creating an enduring indispensable Government asset.
We transform this crucial dataset into reports, insights and advice at the project, portfolio and cross-Government system level. Specifically, for the Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP), we lead on:
- Data Collection and Management
- Management Information and custom reporting
- Advanced Analytics
- Promoting and Embedding a Data Culture
The Performance, Benchmarking and Data Team prides itself on fostering a hard-working, supportive and inclusive environment, making the team a great place to work.
Job description
As a Performance Analyst, you will produce performance reports on the Government’s Major Project Portfolio, using key metrics and ensuring visibility of project performance at the highest levels of Government.
You will also lead on data collection, liaising with departments to make sure quality data is received on time to inform our outputs.
You will work on advanced analytical projects, answering key questions and producing predictive analytics to better understand our role in improving project delivery performance.
You will also manage a platform to disseminate the reporting products, ensuring they reach the appropriate audiences inside of IPA and the wider Civil Service.
Analytical Techniques you can expect to use and develop:
When leading Advanced Analytics projects aiming to better understand how to maximise the performance of major projects in government you will have the opportunity to suggest and develop the best approaches to use. Recent projects to you will be expected to understand and build on have included:
- Machine Learning
- Text Analysis
- Clustering Algorithms
- Survival analysis
- Difference-in-difference
- Logistic regression
Responsibilities
The role will be responsible for the following:
- Leading on the delivery of a number of regular reporting products, including quarterly performance packs previously sent to Perm Secs. Continuously improve quality and impact.
- Leading on the management of a BI reporting platform.
- Lead Advanced Analytics projects aiming to better understand how to maximise the performance of major projects in government
- Drive forward the use of excellent data visualisation to embed the use and demand for data.
- Leading the quarterly Data Collection and Management of the Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) data for a sub-set of Departments, building strong relationships with the data providers.
- Take day-to-day responsibility for the quality of IPA’s data held on Government Major Projects and initiating processes of continuous bottom up data improvement.
- Support delivery of the Annual Report on Major Projects, which is published annually
- Work with colleagues in the IPA and across Government to develop further reporting and analytical products which support the goals of the IPA, departments and central Government
- Proactively disseminate AIU products, both within the IPA and externally.
Person specification
Essential criteria (experience):
- Highly numerate
- Skilled in producing quality reports using BI software such as Power BI or Tableau
- Experience in producing high quality analysis and/or reports
- Extract and understand key messages that are aligned to the organisation’s goals from complex, noisy, multiple databases using the most-relevant analytical technique
- Communicate complex analytical concepts and results to a non-technical, senior audience, including explaining the technical approaches used and highlighting insight from the outputs.
- Good interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
Desirable criteria:
- Coding - particularly using R or Python and SQL
- Working with Git to manage and collaborate on code
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Changing and Improving
- Developing Self and Others
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Data Analysis
- Presenting and Disseminating Data Effectively
Benefits
- 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 average employer contributions of 27%.
- A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 30.
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Application process
You will be required to complete two behaviour questions and two technical questions at both the application and interview stage.
Essential criteria will be assessed via the behaviours and technical questions at the sift and interview stages.
Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be undertaken using the lead Behaviour. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
Expected timeline (subject to change)
Expected sift date – TBC
Expected interview date/s – TBC
Interview location - TBC
DDAT Allowance
The successful candidate will be able to take the test for the DDAT allowance once they have been in post for 60 days.
Reasonable adjustments
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 [email protected] 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 CTC clearance, which would normally need 3 years’ UK residency in the past 3 years. This is not an absolute requirement, but supplementary checks may be needed where individuals have not lived in the UK for that period. This may mean your security clearance (and therefore your appointment) will take longer or, in some cases, not be possible.
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf.
However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing [email protected] stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.
Any move to Cabinet Office from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at: https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk.
A reserve list will be held for a period of 12 months, from which further appointments can be made.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
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Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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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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If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and wish to make a complaint, then in the first instance you should contact Government Recruitment Service at: [email protected].
If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: [email protected].
For further information on the Recruitment Principles, and bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission, please visit their website at: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk.
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Type: Government
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Year Founded: 1916
