Pay up to £48,672 + 28.97% Pension, great Benefits, flexible working options and a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
We are recruiting up to 10 Economics Officer, Scientific Officer, Research Officer, Higher Statistical Officer analysts to fill key posts across a range of policy and business areas over the next six months.
DWP has an excellent reputation for ensuring its work is underpinned by robust evidence and analysis. Analysts work flexibly, in multi-disciplinary, multi-site teams across the organisation, embedded within policy, operational and wider analytical teams, to develop DWP’s evidence base and provide analysis that supports key decisions underpinning Departmental policies and projects. The wealth of data we have access to is unprecedented and allows us to work in real time, quickly being able to see the outcome of those decisions.
Job Role:
There are around 800 analysts in the Analytical Community (AC) at DWP made up of Economists, Operational Researchers, Social Researchers, Statisticians, Data Scientists and Data Analysts. Analysts are grouped into 19 Lead Analyst areas, embedded across the Department. Our services are in high demand, and we continue to increase in size. The DWP AC is an excellent place to work and as one of the largest in Government we can offer a wide variety of development, training and promotion opportunities, making us a great place to develop and grow as an analyst. DWP analytical roles are often profession neutral, offering analysts access to a wide range of analytical roles. Posts can be done from any of our hub locations, and we have a strong presence outside London.
Essential Criteria:
1. Proven analytical experience of applying relevant professional tools and techniques and ensuring appropriate quality assurance of analysis. (Lead Experience Criterion).
2. Experience of promoting, using and communicating analysis with different stakeholders.
3. Experience of involvement in analytical projects with a range of stakeholders, managing competing demands.
Qualifications:
In order to be eligible to apply for these posts you must either be:
A current, permanent, badged member of one of the following four Government analytical professions: Government Economic Service, Government Operational Research Service, Government Statistician Group or Government Social Research Service.
OR
Hold the qualifications to become a badged member of one of these professions Government Operational Research Service, Government Statistician Group or Government Social Research Service.
Full details of the qualifications required for candidates who are not already badged members of one of these three analytical Government professions listed are provided in the candidate pack. The qualification requirements are different for each of the three professions and you will be asked which profession you wish to align with as part of the application process. If successful in the recruitment exercise you will be badged into that profession. You must provide sufficient detail on the qualifications required and already hold the required qualifications, otherwise your application will not be sifted.
Details. Wages. Perks.
You will join us in one of our brilliant DWP hub locations Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Pontypridd, Sheffield.
We have all the tools and tech we need to enable our people to work flexibly.
In return for your skills, we offer a competitive salary plus an attractive Civil Service pension with employer contributions of over 28.97%.
You'll get a generous leave package starting at 23 days plus all the usual bank holidays, and the option to take extra days off on flexi leave.
We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:
* Flexible working, flexi hours and flexi days
* Family-friendly policies
* Time off volunteering and charitable giving
* Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
* Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
* Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket
* Working in an award-winning environment and culture
* Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities and Guaranteed 5 days formal learning per year
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