Data Analytics Specialist

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Develop R and Python scripts and applications, including with web application frameworks, for advanced analytics.
• Prepare and present reports and visualisations for colleagues and customers.
• Document, maintain and collaborate on code using DevOps tools and Git.
• Improve scripts, packages, data pipelines, applications and quality assurance processes.
• Lead analytics upskilling and promote analytics across GIAA.
• Explore new analytics approaches with government and private-sector data teams.
• Use LLMs and AI models in analysis and develop tools for safe, effective AI use.
• Support training, research and development to improve organisational analytics capability and efficiency.

Person specification

• Experience interpreting customer needs and conducting advanced analytics with R or Python.
• Communicate complex analysis clearly to people who are not analytics experts.
• Connect business problems to analytical solutions and research new methods and opportunities.
• Strong organisation, project leadership and stakeholder relationship skills.
• Experience in at least two of Quarto outputs, R or Python web applications, AI products, Azure environments, or business-critical models.

Salary and pension

• Salary range is £60,468–£70,510, with a separate London range of £64,589–£75,151.
• Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.

Contract and working pattern

• The role is permanent.
• Working patterns listed include full-time, part-time, job share and flexible working.
• Two vacancies are available.

Location and work arrangements

• Advertised locations are Birmingham, Bristol, Bootle, Croydon, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Reading or Swansea.
• Employees are expected to maintain a regular presence at their contractual work location and travel to other GIAA locations or client sites for critical meetings and field assignments.
• The selected contractual location must be advertised and within reasonable daily commuting distance.

Role details

Selection process

• Applicants submit employment history, personal details and a statement of suitability of up to 750 words.
• Only the statement of suitability is assessed at sift stage.
• Interviews are held on Teams.