About the job

Job summary

It is an exciting time for HM Land Registry as we continue to embark on a major transformation programme. HMLR's ambition is to become the world’s leading land registry for speed, simplicity and an open approach to data.

We are now looking for an Associate Performance Analyst to join our Digital, Data and Technology team to help us to achieve this.

You will join our award-winning Digital, Data and Technology Directorate which is the in-house IT division at the heart of the move to a digital, data-driven organisation with the ambition to provide our customers with cutting-edge digital services.

HM Land Registry's existing software systems and services form part of the critical national infrastructure, safeguarding land and property ownership valued at £7 trillion. This enables over £1 trillion worth of personal and commercial lending to be secured against property across England and Wales.

Job description

You will join the growing Performance Analysis practice in HM Land Registry (HMLR). In this role you will support in analysing the performance of digital services provided by the Digital, Data and Technology directorate. You will support Performance Analysts and Senior Performance Analysts analysing data and presenting the resulting analysis to a range of stakeholders across the directorate. This analysis will be used to assess the performance of our digital services and inform iterative service improvement. You will also help deliver management information in the directorate.

Our Business Plan for 2021-2024 sets out our aims of:

• brilliant at the basics;
• a comprehensive Land Register;
• world-leading through Digital Street – our ground-breaking research and development project exploring how land registration might work in 2030;
• opening our data;
• expert people; and
• financially strong.

For more information about what its like to work here please see the following links:

Building our digital capability through Communities of Practice
Working for HM Land Registry/

HMLR believe that a blended approach to where you work that enables some time working from home, as well as in the office may give you an improved experience and has clear business benefits, we expect everyone to  spend at least 60% of their working time in the office. 

Please see attached candidate pack for further information on this role. 

Person specification

To meet the requirements of this role, you will have experience in undertaking analysis and providing insight. You will understand core analytical techniques and have experience of applying them. You will understand the appropriate media to communicate your findings, and shape and share your communication appropriately for your audience. You will have experience in collecting, collating, and preparing data for analysis, and be able to explore and analyse data using coding languages or have the ability to learn them. 

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £29,484, HM Land Registry contributes £7,960 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.

You will be asked to complete a short application form in the first instance and sit the Civil Service Numerical test. Ideally you should take the test no later than midday on 31 January 2024 to allow for the next stage of the application process.

If successful at the test, you will be asked to complete the full application form.  Please copy and paste an anonymous CV into the online application form including your qualifications, skills and work history.  You will also be asked to complete the Personal Statement (in no more than 750 words).  This should be used to provide details of how you meet the Essential Experience criteria listed below:

• Undertaking analysis and providing insight
• Communicating analysis and insight
• Using appropriate data

In the event of a high volume of applications, we may sift on the lead criteria: Undertaking analysis and providing insight.

Please review your application form before clicking ‘submit’ – once you have submitted, you will not be able to amend your application. Ensure your application form is received by the closing date for receipt of applications – this is 23:55pm on the advertised date.

The sift will take place shortly after the closing date. If successful at the shortlisting stage, you will be invited to attend a face to face interview week commencing 19 February 2024. 

The blended interview will test the behaviours and experience listed in the candidate pack, as well as the strengths associated with the role. We want to hear your first, unrehearsed, natural response to the strength questions, and so we don’t advertise which strengths are being tested. The best way to prepare for strengths questions is to reflect on what you identify as your own personal strengths, and your preferred ways of working. 

Candidates may refer to notes within their video interview but they should be used as a prompt only.

HMLR is accredited to the Disability Confidence Scheme, which denotes organisations which have a positive attitude towards disabled people. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria at the shortlisting stage are guaranteed an invitation to interview.  If any candidate requires the panel to consider a reasonable adjustment or there is anything else they would like the panel to take into consideration they are asked to notify us of this at application stage where possible or during the process as soon as it becomes a requirement.

You can find more information on how we use your personal data on our website

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for 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). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.