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Our Mission
At BEIS, we are leading the UK’s recovery from coronavirus and are building a stronger, greener country. Our varied work makes a real difference to people across the UK and internationally. This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of the BEIS team and our exciting mission!
We lead on the UK’s commitments to tackle climate change and drive green economic growth. We support businesses to create jobs and increase opportunity in regions across the UK. We also encourage investment and innovation to make the UK a science superpower producing research that will improve lives.
Our Inclusive Environment
We are building an inclusive culture to make BEIS a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves. We value difference and diversity, not only because we believe it is the right thing to do, but because it will help us be more innovative and make better decisions.
We offer first-class flexible working benefits, excellent employee well-being support and a great pension. We are fortunate to have a range of excellent staff networks and are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We will support talented people from all backgrounds to build a career and thrive.
We actively welcome applications from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusion. We will fully support candidates with a disability or long-term condition who require adjustments in our recruitment process.
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The role and our team
The role:
The analyst will work on monitoring, evaluation and learning for DSIT’s global research and innovation (R&I) funds, developing evidence, innovative evaluation methodologies and helping to embed our lessons from evaluation into policy development and fund adaptation.
The current global R&I funds are: the Newton Fund, Global Challenges Research Fund, and the International Science Partnerships Fund. These funds include a substantial component of the UK’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) to promote the economic development and welfare of developing countries.
This is a high-profile post with opportunities to work collaboratively with a range of policy teams and to regularly engage with senior officials and external delivery organisations:
- Investment in R&I is central to the Government’s strategy to improve productivity, generate growth and rebalance the economy, ensuring that R&I remains high on the policy agenda.
- Monitoring, evaluation and learning are critical to ensure good programme management and continuous improvement in the design and implementation of our international R&I funds.
- These funds, and our approach to monitoring and evaluating them, face close scrutiny from external assurance bodies reporting to Parliament, and interest from senior officials and Ministers.
Our team:
The post is in the International Research & Innovation Analysis (IRIA) team which sits in the Space Directorate. IRIA is a team of 12 analysts including social researchers, statisticians and economists. This is an exciting time to join the team, in the new Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Working with colleagues you will shape monitoring, evaluation and learning for the UK's international research and innovation programmes. You will work closely and collaboratively with a range of policy teams and regularly interact with senior officials, Other Government Departments and delivery partners.
This is a fascinating post, developing evidence and new monitoring approaches to understand the impact of UK funding for research. It is also an excellent opportunity to develop your analytical career; with considerable opportunities for development, training and working with analysts across DSIT and government more widely.
Person specification
Key responsibilities
- Working closely with other team members to manage relationships and the work of independent evaluation contractors.
- Feeding into the design of innovative evaluation methodologies.
- Assisting with the development, procurement, and implementation of new research and evaluation projects.
- Working with other analysts on the delivery of a learning strategy.
- Assisting the delivery of a Value for Money workstream – an innovative rubric-based collaborative approach to understanding how research projects achieve Value for Money.
- Engagement with Partner Organisations and other key partners in the international research landscape.
- Communicating evaluation findings to help shape policy.
- Identifying gaps in the evidence base for effectiveness and impacts of Global R&I; scoping and undertaking or commissioning new research and analysis to fill these evidence gaps.
- Making the case to HMT for spending in global science and innovation through future Spending Reviews and Business Cases.
- Supporting the implementation of recommendations of external partners (e.g. ICAI) on strengthening Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning.
Skills and experience
- Knowledge and experience of evaluation and data collection methodologies.
- Strong qualitative and quantitative research skills.
- Excellent communication (both written and verbal) skills with the ability to produce clear, concise and accurate presentations and written documents. This includes the ability to appropriately interpret and present complex information.
- Problem-solving skills and ability to make effective decisions, including the ability to show initiative, cope with ambiguity, and operate independently.
- Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to create and maintain positive, professional working relationships with team members and a wide range of people both inside and outside the organisation.
- Ability to work at pace and effectively plan, organise and manage time and activities to deliver a high-quality outcome in a timely manner.
The following would also be desirable:
- Knowledge of embedding learning systems and promoting a strong learning culture.
- An understanding of the role of research and innovation.
- Experience using data analysis software.
Candidates must either be an existing member of the Government Statistical Group (GSG), Government Operational Research (GOR) or Government Social Research (GSR) profession, or be eligible and willing to take the tests to become a member.
Frameworks
(GSR) https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-government-social-research-competency-framework
(GORS) http://www.operational-research.gov.uk/recruitment/competencies/
(GSG) https://analysisfunction.civilservice.gov.uk/policy-store/competency-framework-for-the-government-statistician-group-gsg/
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
- Making Effective Decisions
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Analytical Competency - Analysis and interpretation (GSR), Achieving impact with analysis (GORs), or Data analysis (GSG)
Benefits
BEIS offers a competitive mix of benefits including:
A culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.
Automatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme, with an average employer contribution of 27%.
A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30.
An extensive range of learning & professional development opportunities, which all staff are actively encouraged to pursue.
Access to a range of retail, travel and lifestyle employee discounts.
A hybrid office/home based working model where staff will spend a norm of 40-60% of their time in the office (minimum of 40%) over a month with flex dependent on balancing business and individual need (from September 2021, depending on how the public health guidance evolves).
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Selection process details
As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and personal statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Please use your personal statement (in no more than 500 words) to state which profession you are applying for (Government Social Research, Government Operational Research, or Government Statistical Group) and how you meet the eligibility criteria for that profession. Please also explain how your experience and skills makes you suitable for the post.
Eligibility
The eligibility requirements for Government Social Research can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-for-government-social-research-profession-membership
The eligibility requirements for Government Statistical Group can be found at:
https://analysisfunction.civilservice.gov.uk/government-statistical-service-and-statistician-group/gss-careers-and-learning/joining-us/
The eligibility requirements for Government Operational Research can be found at:
http://www.operational-research.gov.uk/recruitment/frequently_asked_questions/#:~:text=In%20order%20to%20work%20for,the%20EU%20or%20the%20Commonwealth.
Candidates will be sifted on technical skills, CV, and personal statement.
In the event of a large number of applicants, applications will be sifted on the lead technical skill (Analytical Competency). Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
The interview will consist of behaviour and technical questions.
Interviewees will be asked to deliver a presentation; further details will be provided nearer the time.
Expected Timeline subject to change
Sift dates: w/c 3rd July 2023
Interview dates: w/c 17th July 2023
Interview Location: MS Teams.
Candidates are asked to note the above timetable, exercising flexibility through the recruitment and selection process.
Further Information
Existing BEIS recruitment campaigns are continuing as usual, but candidates should be aware that following the Government’s announcement on the changes to some civil service departments, roles may be subject to the machinery of government moves and will ultimately be located in one of the new departments. We will provide more information if you are selected for a role. This work remains of high importance to the civil service, and we thank you for your continued interest.
Reasonable Adjustment
If a disabled person 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.
We are proud to be a disability confident leader, more information about the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) and some examples of adjustments that BEIS offers to disabled candidates and candidates with long-term health conditions during our recruitment process can be found in our candidate guidance document. A plain text version of the guidance is also available.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
A location based reserve list of successful candidates will be kept for 12 months. Should another role become available within that period you may be offered this position.
Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.
Any move to Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 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 https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
BEIS does not normally offer full home working (i.e. working at home); but we do offer a variety of flexible working options (including occasionally working from home).
BEIS cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign. BEIS holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service / Disclosure Scotland 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.
For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email [email protected]
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.
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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 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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About Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy UK
CEO: Sarah Munby
Revenue: Unknown / Non-Applicable
Size: 1001 to 5000 Employees
Type: Government
Website: www.beis.gov.uk
Year Founded: 2016
