Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location 23 Stephenson Street, Birmingham, 2 Rivergate, Bristol, Piccadilly Gate or Manchester, Agora, Nottingham. About the job Job summary We are recruiting for a Senior Analytical Officer to join our Data and Insights team. You will be responsible for managing and producing pre-inspection data products including sourcing and triangulating a wide variety of relevant data and interpreting it to identify inspection trails for inspectors. The post will also involve generating, analysing and communicating analysis clearly to support the inspection. You will take responsibility for ensuring the outputs are accurate, timely and relevant. There will also be the opportunity to work closely with Social Care inspectors and be part of the inspection team that protects vulnerable children and evaluates the effectiveness of Local Authorities childrens social care services. This is a fantastic opportunity to further your experience in Ofsteds well-established team. The post holder will work with high-achieving professionals at all levels, surrounded by a friendly and supportive team. They will have access to amazing benefits, such as flexible working hours, the Civil Service Pension Scheme, and 32.5 days annual leave 8 bank holidays. We offer a hybrid working model, so you may also choose to spend a proportion of time working from home. Job description Please refer to the job specifications for further information. Person specification Please refer to the job specifications for further information. Qualifications Degree level qualification or equivalent relevant knowledge and experience or professional qualification equivalent. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Managing a Quality Service Changing and Improving Making Effective Decisions Communicating and Influencing Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Well-developed technical skills in appropriate programmes, for example Excel and SQL/R, to manage, manipulate and analyse large and complex sets of data and identify the key findings. Experience of successful engagement with internal and/or external stakeholders. Ability to advise and make recommendations to decision-makers that are well-founded and reliable to influence the course of action or thinking. Ability to bring a broader perspective when seeking solutions; using analysis and problem-solving skills to effectively contribute to strategic development. Highly developed statistical or quantitative skills in designing and carrying out appropriate data analysis, implementing quality assurance procedures, summarising key findings and communicating them with impact. Applies an innovative approach to meeting customers' requirements. Proactively identifies customers' requirements including taking account of broader context. Distinguishes the limits of applications of statistical findings. Identifies the wider implications of the statistics produced. Draws sound inferences from data, spotting weaknesses in the evidence or analysis, and exploiting weak information successfully. We only ask for evidence of these technical skills on your application form: Well-developed technical skills in appropriate programmes, for example Excel and SQL/R, to manage, manipulate and analyse large and complex sets of data and identify the key findings. Experience of successful engagement with internal and/or external stakeholders. Ability to advise and make recommendations to decision-makers that are well-founded and reliable to influence the course of action or thinking. Benefits Alongside your salary of £42,895, Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills contributes £12,426 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. Full details of the benefits available can be found in our Ofsted Offer brochure. Ofsted is devoted to equality, diversity and inclusion. Within our Ofsted Strategy 2023-2027 we have stated that we will improve the representation of under-represented groups across the organisation and publish our progress on this annually. We are always looking to expand on our diverse workforce by recruiting candidates from varied backgrounds and differing experiences. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, we continually engage with our 5 staff networks for protected characteristics, and highlight the work of our Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Group. We ensure all candidates are treated with fair and open competition, with all appointments being made on merit and we use our Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) to provide assurance to all candidates of this. 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. Application and Shortlisting: The selection panel will assess your application based on your evidence you have provided against the essential criteria as set out in the person specification. You will also be asked to provide information within the Employer/Activity History section of the application form. This information is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV setting out your career history (this may be used in the sifting process). Interview and assessment: Candidates who pass the benchmark at the shortlisting stage will be invited to an interview and assessment where they will be assessed against a mixture of the Civil Service behaviours and the experience/technical skills set out in section 3 of the job specification. Interviews and assessments will be held during the week commencing 2 December 2024 via Microsoft Teams. 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. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). Apply and further information This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name : Talent and Resourcing Team Email : Jobsofsted.gov.uk Telephone : 03000 131 487 Recruitment team Email : Jobsofsted.gov.uk Further information If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, you should email Ofsted recruitment at jobsofsted.gov.uk in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recrutiment/ Attachments Job specification - Senior Analytical Officer Opens in new window (pdf, 204kB) Share this page Print Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn GMail