Client: Ministry Of Defence
Location: Stoke Gifford, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Views: 5
Posted: 01.03.2025
Expiry Date: 15.04.2025
Job Description:
Data Analyst at Ministry of Defence
Apply before 11:55 pm on Wednesday 12th March 2025
Reference number: 390533
Salary: £36,530 per annum (pro rata)
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Abbey Wood North, Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS34 8 QW
About the job:
Are you a dedicated person who is passionate about making a difference? Would you like to work for the Ministry of Defence? Defence Business Services (DBS) is one of the largest shared service organisations in Europe that provides a wide range of corporate services to over 1.2 million end users, including serving and past military and families, as well as MoD civil servants and industry.
The Armed Forces and Veterans Services (AFVS) are responsible for the delivery of payroll, pensions, welfare, and compensation services to over 180,000 regular and reserve personnel and 1 million veterans and their families via numerous IT platforms.
As a Data Analyst, you will be expected to use your analytical skills and knowledge to become a subject matter expert in MoD business metadata for AFVS’s major data systems (including Armed Forces HR System and Pensions/Compensation System).
Responsibilities:
1. Work collaboratively with DBS’s Business Partner (SSCL) and Single Services to implement effective data governance and management practices to all data holdings and data interfaces in AFVS estate.
2. Line management responsibility for one Support Metadata Analyst.
3. Manage and maintain AFVS Data Systems Register (including inbound/outbound interfaces).
4. Identify potential new systems, their business use, data contents, and Data Quality (DQ)/metadata requirements.
5. Support identification of critical data and defining what good data looks like.
6. Undertake data lifecycle activities for critical data and ensure its purpose and use are documented.
7. Support the identification and investigation of DQ risks and issues, including root cause, business impact, and potential corrective/preventive measures.
8. Manage, monitor, and deliver accurate Data Dictionaries, Data Models, Master Data Lists, and Data Lineage Reference Artefacts service to End Users/Stakeholders of AFVS data.
9. Maintain AFVS Military Data Team’s Share Point sites, ensuring all sites managed in accordance with DBS ITMS rules.
10. Scrutinise Change Requests for AFVS Data Systems to ensure any negative impacts to AFVS data including its management and governance are identified.
11. Support AFVS/SSCL in delivering DQ by Design (DQb D) in any changes to promote improved DQ.
12. Act as primary reviewer of Data Team’s multiuser mailbox, including triaging messages, acknowledging receipt, and forwarding to the correct point of contact/Team member to answer.
13. Support monitoring of data obligations in Service Delivery Contract (SDC) to ensure DBS receive value for money and benefit of incumbent Business Partner.
14. Attend/participate in AFVS data and technical meetings, data governance forums when required.
15. Cover for other Data Team members if required to support Data Team meeting their service obligations.
Person Specification:
Technical Requirements (Digital, Data and Technology Professional Capability Framework (DDat)), Data Analyst Role:
1. Analysis and Synthesis Skills (Working level)
2. Communication Skills (Working level)
3. Data Management (Working level)
4. Data Modelling, Data Cleansing, and Data Enrichment Skills (Awareness level)
5. Data Quality Assurance, validation, and Linkage Skills (Working level)
6. Data Visualisation (Awareness level)
7. IT and Mathematics Skills (Working level)
8. Logical and Creative Thinking Skills (Working level)
9. Project Management Skills (Working level)
10. Statistical methods and data analysis skills (Working level)
Essential Skills:
1. Good understanding of Data Governance and Data Management principles as applied to business data, including different data types, data lifecycles, data quality, security, and GDPR requirements.
2. Understanding of relational databases and data flows, including design models, system technical documentation, and associated metadata and lineage.
3. Understanding and ability to apply data governance and management practices across data holdings and data flows.
4. Possess strong numerical and data analytics capabilities with proven expertise in investigating and tackling complex technical data issues.
5. Good communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively at all levels on topics of a technical & complex nature.
6. Proficient in the use of MS Office Products such as Word, Power Point, and in particular MS Excel (advanced level).
7. Ability to write SQL code (or willingness to learn).
8. Ability to thrive in a demanding environment and add value to the team by leveraging experience, knowledge and apply sound judgment to the business demands.
Desirable Skills:
1. Knowledge and understanding of Military Service and Military HR.
2. Experience of Oracle Systems (in particular, Oracle EBS, Oracle Analytics Server (OAS), Oracle Enterprise Data Quality (EDQ) and Oracle Enterprise Metadata Management (EOMM)).
Additional Information:
Salary: £36,530 Frequency: Per year
Remote Job: Fully in-person
Employment type: Full-time
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