Data Analytics Specialist

Role overview

Person specification

• Experience interpreting customer needs and conducting advanced analytics using R or Python to deliver services.
• Communicate complex analytical results clearly to non-specialist colleagues and customers.
• Connect business problems to analytical solutions, collaborate on implementation, and research emerging methods and opportunities.
• Strong organisation, ability to manage multiple projects at pace, and ability to build stakeholder and customer relationships.
• Experience in at least two areas: Quarto outputs; R or Python web applications; AI products; Azure environments; or business-critical models.

Responsibilities

• Develop R and Python scripts and applications, including with frameworks such as Shiny and Django, for audit and counter-fraud analytics across government organisations.
• Produce and present reports and visualisations of analysis findings for colleagues and customers.
• Document, maintain, and collaborate on code using tools such as DevOps and Git.
• Improve scripts, packages, data pipelines, applications, and quality assurance processes using coding best practices and quality standards.
• Upskill the agency data analytics network and promote the use and benefits of analytics.
• Engage with government and private-sector data teams to investigate approaches relevant to internal audit and counter-fraud activities.
• Use LLMs and AI models in analysis, develop tools for safe and effective AI use, and support research and development into innovative methods.

Location and work arrangements

• Advertised contractual locations are Birmingham, Bristol, Bootle, Croydon, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Reading, or Swansea.
• Employees are expected to maintain a regular presence at their designated contractual work location and travel to other agency locations or client sites when required.
• Flexible working is available; the advertised working patterns include full-time, part-time, and job share.

Salary and contract

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

Application and selection

• Applicants must submit employment history, personal details, and a statement of suitability of no more than 750 words addressing the person specification.
• Only the statement of suitability is assessed at sift stage; interviews will be held on Teams.