Data Discovery Lead
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Job description
We're recruiting for a Data Discovery Lead here at the Ministry of Justice, to be part of our warm and collaborative Data Directorate.
This role is being recruited for on a Fixed Term basis for six months (with possibility for extension) for up to five Grade 7 Data Discovery Leads to be part of our warm and collaborative cross-government team. This campaign is being run externally and so is open to all who consider themselves suitable for the roles and meet the eligibility criteria in the wider advert within Civil Service Jobs.
Please note that if you are a current Civil Servant, you will be appointed on a Loan or Secondment opportunity. If you are applying to this role on promotion, please refer to your own departments policy in respect of your grade on return from Loan. If you are not a current Civil Servant, you will be offered a Fixed Term Contract.
The roles will sit in one of the three new workstreams and will work part of a multi-disciplinary team in the Ministry of Justice, comprising of professionals from Policy, Analysis, Operations, Data, Digital and Transformation and as part of a cross-government partnership.
Youth Justice
The aim of this workstream is to inform early interventions, help reduce children's reoffending, and support the government's key crime prevention priorities. This work will positively impact the future outcomes of children in contact with the youth justice system. It will also support the response to emerging recommendations from the Southport Public Inquiry and previous recommendation from the Lammy Report.
Mental Health
The aim of this workstream is to improve the joining up, completeness and consistency of data on mental health of offenders that is available to health and probation colleagues for policy making, operational activities, monitoring and potentially evaluation. This work will support the Sentencing Review recommendations and DHSC priority to improve access to health of the offenders on probation and broader, the 10-year health plan. The work will inform using data linking to better understand the mental health needs and treatments of offenders on probation and taking these insights into changes that improve outcomes for offenders.
Prevention
The workstream will aim to join up data and produce analysis to improve our knowledge of people's socioeconomic needs, interaction with public services, and outcomes. The focus will be on improving prevention and early intervention to support individuals with multiple disadvantages and complex needs such as intersections between offending, homelessness, substance misuse, and employment and income needs. This work will support the Government's Prevention agenda, working alongside cross-government initiatives such as Changing Futures, Community Help Partnerships, and Combatting Drugs.
The successful candidates will support the relevant Head of team to accelerate the initial delivery phase. The roles will identify data priorities, map processes, and set requirements for integrating external datasets to support evidence-based policy and operational delivery. It would suit someone with an excellent understanding of data, systems and processes and with excellent interpersonal and engagement skills., * Work with policy, operational, data and technology colleagues in to identify priority outcomes and data needs which, if addressed, would add value for policy making, operations, commissioning, monitoring, and evaluation.
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Build and maintain a strong stakeholder network across the MoJ, agencies, government, third sector organisations, and other data providers to improve data sharing, coordination, and use of linked data.
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Conduct mapping to identify data & system gaps & data flows to help form the future delivery of these workstreams - what is the data we need, where, how good is it/trusted and mechanisms for getting it that help support the outcomes of our partners.
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Strengthen cross departmental alignment and readiness for expansion in these areas including the overlaps with reducing reoffending, probation and broader Justice System.
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Acquire and set requirements to link external datasets e.g. NHS health data into MoJ systems with the relevant workstreams
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Deep dives and workshop facilitation to bring together diverse stakeholders to understand the data landscape which will be relevant to the workstreams., We are recruiting using a combination of the Success Profiles Frameworks and Strengths We will assess your Experience, Strengths and the following Behaviours during the assessment process:
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Communicating and Influencing
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Seeing the Bigger Picture
You will also be asked about Strengths which are not notified in advance. You can refer to the CS Strengths dictionary for more details: Success Profiles - Civil Service Strengths Dictionary (publishing.service.gov.uk)
A diverse panel will review your application against the Person Specification above.
Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a 1-hour panel interview held via video conference., Please review our Terms & Conditions which set out how we recruit and provide further information related to the role and salary arrangements., The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estate capacity.
Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone's circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.
For nationally advertised role: all successful candidates will be appointed to the nearest viable office nearest to their home postcode and on its respective pay scale. This will be at either a HQ building (subject to desk allocation, a Justice Collaboration Centre (JCC) or a Justice Satellite Office (JSO) - See Map. All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estate capacity).
For current MoJ employees, your base location will need to be changed to the nearest viable office (to your home postcode), either at a HQ building, JCC or JSO within the National Office Network and moved its location's respective pay scale (any legacy arrangements/locations will need to be amended).
Some of MoJ's terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.
MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain their grade on lateral transfer.
All candidates who are currently in receipt of Mark Time / Pay Protection should ensure they are familiar with the new policy on permanent and temporary promotion which can be found on the employee intranet.
Flexible working hours
The Ministry of Justice offers a flexible working system in many offices. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week. MoJ welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the MoJ's Flexible Working policy.
Requirements
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A self-starter, who can take a vision and goals and make them reality, and can shape this role rather than waiting to be given instructions
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Have strong written and oral communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to explain complex programme concepts and practices to non-technical stakeholders, including senior leaders.
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You will demonstrate a strong understanding of customer needs and expectations, developing clear plans to meet these needs that make a significant difference to policy or operational colleagues and delivering them to time and quality.
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Demonstrable experience in understanding data or systems level requirements, ideally in the subject domains listed above to deliver specific project level outcomes.
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Previous experience working in Health, Youth Services, Local Authority Services, Probation or Justice and the ability to leverage those experiences, knowledge and networks to progress discovery.
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Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for BPSS clearance, * A self-starter, who can take a vision and goals and make them reality, and can shape this role rather than waiting to be given instructions
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Have strong written and oral communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to explain complex programme concepts and practices to non-technical stakeholders, including senior leaders.
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You will demonstrate a strong understanding of customer needs and expectations, developing clear plans to meet these needs that make a significant difference to policy or operational colleagues and delivering them to time and quality.
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Demonstrable experience in understanding data or systems level requirements, ideally in the subject domains listed above to deliver specific project level outcomes.
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Previous experience working in Health, Youth Services, Local Authority Services, Probation or Justice and the ability to leverage those experiences, knowledge and networks to progress discovery. Evidence of Experience CV or Work History, Statement of Suitability
Benefits & conditions
The national salary range is £58,511 - £65,329, London salary range is £63,343 - £70,725. Your salary will be dependent on your base location, Salary: The national salary is £58,511 - £65,329, London salary is £63,343 - £70,725. Your salary will be dependent on your base location., * 37 hours per week and flexible working options including working from home, working part-time, job sharing, or working compressed hours.
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A £1k per person learning budget is in place to support all our people, with access to best in class conferences and seminars, accreditation with professional bodies, fully funded vocational programmes and e-learning platforms
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Staff have 10% time to dedicate to develop & grow
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Generous civil service pension based on defined benefit scheme, with employer contributions of 28.97% from April 1st 2024 (Contribution Rates)
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25 days leave (plus bank holidays) and 1 privilege day usually taken around the Kings' birthday. 5 additional days of leave once you have reached 5 years of service.
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Compassionate maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies, with up to 26 weeks leave at full pay, 13 weeks with partial pay, and 13 weeks further leave. And maternity support/paternity leave at full pay for 2 weeks, too!
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Wellbeing support including access to the Calm app.
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Bike loans up to £2500 and secure bike parking (subject to availability and location)
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Season ticket loans, childcare vouchers and eye-care vouchers.
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5 days volunteering paid leave.
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Free membership to BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT., The MoJ offers a range of benefits:
Annual Leave
Annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after five years' service.
There is also a scheme to allow qualifying staff to buy or sell up to three days leave each year. Additional paid time off for public holidays and 1 privilege day. Leave for part-time and job share posts will be calculated on a pro-rata basis.
Pension
The Civil Service offers a choice of pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.
Training
The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.
Networks
The opportunity to join employee-run networks that have been established to provide advice and support and to enable the views of employees from minority groups to be expressed direct to senior management. There are currently networks for employees of minority ethnic origin, employees with disabilities, employees with caring responsibilities, women employees, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees.
Support
- A range of 'Family Friendly' policies such as opportunities to work reduced hours or job share.
- Access to flexible benefits such as voluntary benefits, retail vouchers and discounts on a range of goods and services.
- For moves to or from another employer or moves across the Civil Service this can have implications on your eligibility to carry on claiming childcare vouchers. You may however be eligible for alternative government childcare support schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. More information can be found on www.GOV.UK or Childcare Choices. You can determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
- Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave.
- Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens.
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code 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. Should you feel that the recruitment process has breached the recruitment principles you are able to raise a formal complaint in the following order
- To Transformative Business Services (0345 241 5359 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk);
- To Ministry of Justice Resourcing team (resourcing-management-office@justice.gov.uk);
- To the Civil Service Commission (details available here)
As a Disability Confident employer, MoJ are committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talent and abilities, by making adjustments throughout all elements of the recruitment process and in the workplace. MoJ are able to offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns.
