About the job

Job summary

Are you an expert in developing high impact management information systems and providing analytical modelling/insight? If so, HM Land Registry (HMLR) have a fantastic opportunity to join our Finance and Business Services (FaBS) Directorate as a Higher Executive Analyst.

In this role you will help establish a strong analytical and modelling function to champion the use of data and drive continuous improvement across HMLR. 

You will be supported by highly engaged leaders, and use your expertise to own the development and delivery of high-quality MI and analytical/modelling insight. This vital work will support senior decision-making and behavioural change across the organisation. 

Job description

Working with the sub-team lead and working closely with colleagues across the group you will build on existing work in the analytical space to make full use of existing and data and develop new ways of extracting and combining data to provide high quality analytical insight.

You will adopt analytical best practice and use your experience of a variety of analytical and modelling techniques to help deliver a strong Quality Assurance (QA) culture, using Power BI to structure and visualise data and to communicate key messages clearly to stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.

You will be the initial point of contact for analysis/modelling relating to high impact or complex areas of the organisation, proactively gathering information on stakeholder needs to design appropriate analysis. You will oversee projects and manage stakeholder expectations, communicating your analysis with impact to a variety of audiences.

You will also help to develop a highly skilled sub-team to collaborate effectively with colleagues, develop skills and knowledge and share expertise for the benefit of all.

For more information, please see the Vacancy Description in the attached Candidate Pack.

Person specification

To be successful in this role you must have relevant skills, knowledge and application of Operational Research (OR) techniques and/or relevant qualifications to allow ‘badging’ to join GORS (Government Operational Research Service) in an analytical profession.

You will have experience of developing MI reports, analytical insight or modelling. You will be confident in using complex data to build dashboards in Power BI, along with a good knowledge of analytical and problem-solving techniques.

You will have experience of senior stakeholder engagement, understanding needs and managing expectations, along with demonstrable experience of working under time and resource pressure to produce analytical quality assurance.

A good team working ethos is key to this role, along with effective communication skills enabling you to present analysis with impact.

Where an individual taking up the responsibility will be based in Swansea Office, the ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £36,597, HM Land Registry contributes £9,881 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, Experience and Technical skills.

Please copy and paste your CV onto the online application form, detailing your qualifications and work history.

You will then be asked to complete a 250 word technical box which should be used to demonstrate how you meet the essential Technical criteria listed in the Vacancy Description section of the attached Candidate Pack

The Personal Statement section (in no more than 750 words) should be used to outline your skills and experience for the role and detail how you meet the essential Experience criteria listed in the Vacancy Description section of the attached Candidate Pack

In the event of a high volume of applications, the panel may pre-sift on the lead criteria which is the Technical criteria

The sift will take place shortly after the closing date. If successful at shortlisting stage, you will be invited to attend a virtual blended interview and assessment.  This will consist of a GORS (Government Operational Research Service) specific assessment, being an analytical exercise and presentation of your findings, and a blended interview which will test the Technical skills and Behaviours listed in the Vacancy Description within the attached Candidate Pack.

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

You should ensure you read the attached Candidate pack fully before submitting an application.

Please note, the Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expect all candidates to abide by these principles. Please ensure all examples provided throughout the entire recruitment process are of your own experience. HM Land Registry take any incidences of cheating very seriously. Any detected instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating, including the use of artificial intelligence, will be investigated and, if proven, the relevant applications will be withdrawn from the process. 

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 11:55pm on the advertised date.

HM Land Registry is accredited to the Disability Confident 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 you require the panel to consider a reasonable adjustment or there is anything else you would like the panel to take into consideration, you are asked to notify us of this at application stage where possible or during the process as soon as it becomes a requirement.

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Job Applicant Personal Information

For applicants applying to our Coventry office, please note that our office will be moving to our new location, Cheylesmore House, 5 Quinton Road, Coventry CV1 2WT. The move from our current location (CV1 3BH) will happen in phases, with all staff due to have moved to Cheylesmore House by July 2024.

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

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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.