The public sector client is still looking to recruit 7 Analysts to work remotely for a short term contract which is likely to extend thereafter. The contract enables you to work remotely and the jobs will be to join a team of other analysts delivering on the same project.

Background. The MoJ is recruiting a pool of 10 analysts to support the Data and Evidence as a Service (DES) area to transfer its analysis to the Ministry of Justice Analytical Platform. DES teams support the Ministry of Justice and partners with analysis of Government data on crime, court cases, prison and probation services and its workforce. Analysts will be embedded in DES teams, working under the direction of the team leader, to deliver specific outcomes. Analysts will be allocated to teams depending on skills and priority, and may work for several teams during the course of their contract.

Skills. DES teams currently use SAS, SQL, Microsoft Access and Excel to analyse data for publication. These roles will be embedded in analytical teams, helping them migrate their analysis onto the Amazon Web Services (AWS)-based Analytical Platform, translating their analysis processes into R.

Summarising outputs into new tables for use in Official Statistics publication

Clearly communicating issues and results along with appropriate caveats to non-technical customers and senior leaders.
1) Technical:
a) Excellent data manipulation and quantitative analysis skills, including manipulation of large, complex datasets using R
b) Experience of using SAS and Oracle SQL or Access and Excel
c) The ability to present complex analysis clearly to a non-technical audience
d) Experience of using quality assurance techniques to ensure robust analysis (i.e. to Aqua book standards).

2) General:
a) Project management skills
b) Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with team members and stakeholders.
c) Strong influencing and negotiation skills and ability to use technical knowledge to steer analysis in appropriate direction with buy-in from stakeholders.

The following experience and skills are desirable:
a) Experience of working in the Ministry of Justice or other Government department.
b) Experience and use of GitHub.
c) An understanding of the Government Statistical Service Code of Practice.

Minimum Requirement:
5 x Analysts with SAS and R skills
5 x Analysts with Excel and R skills

The successful candidates responsibilities will include:

Building relationships with Ministry of Justice analytical and operational experts to understand the requirements, existing processes, data analysis needs and deliverables.

Understanding current outputs and processes and translating this into alternative methods, quality assuring any outputs, ensuring any differences are investigated, understood, and resolved.

Ensuring robust quality assurance of own analysis and supporting the quality assurance of analysis across the wider team in line with HM Treasury’s Aqua Book which gives guidance on producing quality analysis for government.

The successful candidate will have a valid DBS or be willing to apply for one on CV submission or when a job offer has been made and accepted.

Please Note: This assignment sits inside IR35.

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