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.

The Department

The Ministry of Justice is one of the largest departments across Whitehall with a high profile, fast-paced and complex delivery and reform agenda. Our vision is to deliver a world-class justice system that works for everyone in society. 

The role of the Ministry is to protect the public and reduce reoffending, and to provide a more effective, transparent, and responsive criminal justice system for victims and the public. We will achieve this by improving public safety, reforming prisons, probation, and youth justice to build a system that delivers swifter access to justice with increased certainty for all citizens whatever their background. 

For more information on who we are and what we do, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

People Function

The role of People Function is to support the organisation and its 85,000 people by enabling our colleagues to work to their full potential.

We operate as a cluster of HR services working together to provide expert support, advice and delivery throughout the employee lifecycle. From the time people join the organisation, to the point at which they leave, we strive to make a positive contribution to their work experience. We want everyone who works for the Ministry of Justice to feel confident in their skills, ambitious for the future and fulfilled by their work and relationships with their colleagues

Our aim is to develop a safe space, allowing you to be creative in a challenging and stretching environment which supports you to reach your full potential. As well as delivering against your delivery objectives, you will be encouraged to play an active role in cross-team and wider People Group corporate activities as well as taking time to concentrate on your continuing professional development.  

Our HR and people services cover MoJ HQ, our Arm’s Length Bodies, Prison and Probation Services. 

Data and Insights Hub Team

The Data and Insights Hub (DIH) Team seeks to improve the way we utilise and leverage people related data and insight as an asset across the MoJ. Our approach is to build a DIH to make data more accessible, of a higher quality and more consistent; enabling MoJ to make more informed decisions and help shape the MoJ ‘workforce of the future’, improving the employee experience and increase effective and productive delivery of service. 

The team is developing and advancing innovative solutions of how MoJ will store, process and analyse people data alongside setting up data-led culture for long term success across People Function priorities.

A critical component of this role is the active contribution toward the cross-Government Synergy Programme, managing close working relationships with the MoJ’s Data Improvement Programme.  In all of your job holder responsibilities below, you will be expected to leverage the expertise, networks and knowledge of the MoJ data community to think from a cross-government perspective in addition to the local departmental need.

The Role

The System, Product Enhancement and Continuous Improvement Lead is a key role at the centre of the Data and Insight Hub (DIH) Function, leading the implementation of the Demand Management element of the DIH Operating Model, including; the design, implementation and maintenance of system and product enhancements to enable a self-servicing Analytics and Insights approach for people information. 

We are looking for a motivated analyst to work in a challenging and exciting new team. You’ll be responsible for driving forward topics and capabilities that span across the whole of the customer experience of an array of people data products. 

Activities and projects will include; user story development, experimentation and feature testing, DIH portal development and application performance, development and upgrades. As a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Systems and Product Enhancement, you'll engage and coach both analytical and non-analytical teams across the Department in adopting product development Technical Standards, skills and expertise and contribute toward a data-led culture within the Chief People Officer Group.

Reporting to the Head of Data and Insights Service you will work with a broad spectrum of stakeholders across the Department, including Data Champions, Data Stewards, Justice Digital and SMEs. You will also work with business and technical stakeholders who are delivering process and technical changes to ensure that people insights and practices are a fundamental consideration for any change initiative that uses people data.

As a member of the Business Architecture and Transformation (BAT) directorate leadership cadre, you will play a key role embedding new approaches, enhancing the reputation of people-related analysis and building our capability. 

Person specification

Please refer to Job Description

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £54,358, Ministry of Justice contributes £15,165 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 and Experience.https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

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.