About the job

Job summary

Are you a data and business analyst looking for an exciting opportunity where you can learn new skills and make a difference?

Do you enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders?

Can you communicate to a wide range of stakeholders ensuring that analytical data is understood?

If so, we are looking for a HM Coastguard Business and Data Analyst to join us at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and we'd love to hear from you!   

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) implements the government’s maritime safety policy in the United Kingdom and works to prevent the loss of life and occurrence of pollution on the coast and at sea.    

Safer lives. Safer Ships. Cleaner Seas.    

Our vision is to be a world-leading organisation, accelerating the transition to sustainable shipping with non-negotiable safety standards. We put our people, our customers and our planet at the heart of everything we do.   

We welcome applications from all communities, and we don’t discriminate against any identity. We’re interested to hear from you, regardless of your background.    

Job description

HM Coastguard Operational Support Team sits within HM Coastguard’s Headquarters and Operational support pillar with staff based at Operations Centres throughout the UK coastline. The team supports HM Coastguard in achieving its six key missions by providing Maritime Operations, Counter Pollution, Coastal Operations, HQ and the wider MCA with administrative and logistical support.

As the role holder, it will be your main duty to collect, clean and interpret data sets to answer specific questions and provide management information to HM Coastguard stakeholders and senior leaders.

In addition you will need to process, interpret and document relevant business processes, services and software within HM Coastguard through analysis of data to ensure business efficiency and identify improvements that can be made. You will gather and manipulate data, identify useful information from it and deliver findings in an accessible way to support strategic business decisions.

It’s an exciting time to join the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. We have a brand-new opportunity for a HM Coastguard Business and Data Analyst to come and join us! There will be lots of opportunity for you to build on existing knowledge and learn new skills whilst liaising with various different stakeholder’s. Using a variety of platforms, you will gather data to enable you to provide a high-quality analysis of data enabling you to inform and support decisions made by operations.

Your responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

• Taking the lead for HMCG to ensure good quality data is collected and collated from HMCG management and operational information sources.
• Check data for accuracy and present in a usable way.
• Supporting Operations and senior leadership in the analysis of data to identify trends and risks.
• Attending and contributing to management meetings to support the effective use of management information within HMCG.
• Analysing Coastguard incident data to respond to or support other business areas with enquiries, e.g press, FOIs, media, local councils, Water Safety stakeholders, wider MCA and DfT providing comprehensive, customer focused data and information.

 For further information about the role and responsibilities, please see the attached role profile. 

Person specification

To be successful in this role, you will have experience of delivering data and business analysis within an operational environment. You will have previously worked with data from a variety of sources and how to connect them together.

You will come to us with experience of working with and manipulating data and will be looking for a role where you can develop and grow your skill set.

Identifying and addressing user needs and building stakeholder relationships comes naturally to you and using applications like Microsoft Power BI is something you are confident with.

You have excellent communication skills and can translate technical language to non-technical people with ease.

Benefits

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.

 Click here to get a copy of the MCA Staff Benefits Brochure  

 Find out what it's like to work at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Things you need to know

Selection process details

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

How to Apply    

CV and Personal Statement:    

Within your CV and personal statement please demonstrate your knowledge and experience of:

• Delivering data and business analysis within an operational environment (Front-line response or business operations).
• Data analysis and working with data from a variety of sources and how to connect them together.
• Business analysis and working with data from a variety of sources and how to connect them together.
• Identifying and addressing user needs and building stakeholder relationships.
• Using applications like Microsoft Power BI.

Your personal statement will be limited to a maximum of 1,250 words.   

It is essential when submitting your personal statement that you provide as much detail as possible, and utilise the full word count given, against the essential criteria outlined above as this will be used in conjunction with your CV to assess candidate suitability to move to the next round in the recruitment process.    

Sift and Interview Dates:  

The sift is due to take place w/c 19th February 2024.

 Interviews/assessments are likely to be held w/c 11th March 2024.

This interview could be conducted online via Teams or face to face at one of our offices. Further details 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:

• An interview. 
• A presentation. 

You’re encouraged to become familiar with the role profile, as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within.

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 dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

Document Accessibility

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 DRGComms@dft.gov.uk 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.

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

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

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.