About the job

Job summary

This position is based nationally

Job description

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity.

Ministry of Justice

Job Title - Analysis and GIS Lead (Property Strategy)

Grade – SEO

Salary – London £45,824 - £50,039, National £39,868 - £43,535 (New recruits to the Civil Service joining MoJ are expected to join at the band minimum)

Location – National

About us:  

HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is responsible for the administration of criminal, civil and family Courts and Tribunals in England and Wales and operates from c. 330 venues. Our roles support our service users and colleagues within HMCTS, where people and businesses access potentially life-changing justice.  We’re looking for individuals who are committed to public service and making a difference in people’s lives to deliver justice. If you are interested in developing a career with a real purpose, please apply.

About the role:

An exciting and fresh opportunity awaits you as you become a part of our dynamic and welcoming team within the HMCTS Property Directorate. The Strategy Team, housed within the broader Strategy, Sustainability, and Policy Team, plays a pivotal role in appraising property options. It involves drawing valuable insights and contemplating diverse scenarios to guide and support decision-making concerning our c. 330-venue estate. Your role in this capacity will draw upon your expertise to conduct geospatial analysis, contributing to more informed decisions and bolstering investment cases for the Property Directorate. You will often present your work using mapping and visualisations to colleagues across the Property Directorate, including the Senior Management Team. Your work will be varied and innovative, combining and challenging current strategic goals by considering building performance data as well as many other internally and externally sourced information. You will work closely with your Strategy colleagues to develop geospatial strategy products.

About you:

In this multifaceted role within the Property Directorate, your responsibilities encompass a wide spectrum of activities. You'll conduct data-driven performance analysis and complex geospatial analysis, enhancing decision-making by providing valuable insights. A pivotal aspect is the development of a national strategy mapping tool, enabling estate-wide scenario exploration. The development of data sources, including collaboration with external parties, underpin the evidence-based approach to estate decisions. You'll also act as an advisory resource, guiding non-technical colleagues on methodologies and findings, and using your analysis to recommend investment strategies to improve availability of facilities across the estate (e.g., accessible hearing rooms).

Your role extends to supporting the Strategy, Sustainability, and Policy Team, including managing urgent requests from senior management team and contributing to periodic reporting. You'll also maintain a comprehensive national map to facilitate decision-making and work closely with various stakeholders from Operations, Data & Analytics, Finance, and more. By embracing the organization’s values and compliance standards, you'll contribute to the overall success and integrity of the Property Directorate.

What are we looking for:

The ideal candidate for this position should possess a demonstrable track record in geospatial analysis, including the ability to undertake complex analyses and visualization of geospatial data. Proficiency in working with relational databases, such as SQL, Python, R etc. is a key requirement, with a preference for programming experience in R. Strong communication skills, both written and oral, are essential, along with the capacity to decipher intricate datasets, identify performance issues, and communicate findings concisely. Collaboration and partnership skills are highly valued, as the role involves working closely with colleagues across HMCTS to achieve constructive outcomes and share best practices. Additionally, the ability to present data effectively to diverse audiences is crucial.

Desirable skills for this role include experience in working on estates strategy and analysis Additionally, experience in designing and utilizing complex optimization algorithms is beneficial. Experience managing 3rd party suppliers is also beneficial as the role will require working with external providers of travel-time data. Proficiency in creating dashboards for visual presentations, such as using tools like Power BI, is also desirable.

About our benefits:

We reward our people for their hard work and commitment. We have a number of family friendly and flexible working policies that will help you achieve a healthy work-life balance. In addition, we offer a range of employee benefits which include generous annual leave, a highly competitive contributory pension scheme (up to 27%!), childcare benefits, season ticket and bicycle loans.

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Person specification

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Benefits

Alongside your salary of £39,868, Ministry of Justice contributes £10,804 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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Selection process details

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).

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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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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.