Analysts – Dwp Jobs Newcastle upon Tyne

Overview

Position Title: Analysts

Company: Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Job Description:

DWP are recruiting up to 20 Grade 7 analysts to fill key posts across a range of policy and business areas over the next six months. We currently expect to be able to offer most, if not all, of these posts immediately and will put remaining successful candidates on a reserve list which will last for six months. The reserve list will then be used as new posts become available across the six months. More about how the reserve list will operate can be found in our candidate pack attached to this job advert.We will offer a choice of post to successful candidates in merit order if there is a choice available but we won’t be able to confirm this until we are at the point of offering posts. Posts will be allocated in merit list order by location.The roles available will be based in one of our hubs in the following locations Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, London Westminster, Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield and Treforest. Please note that Birmingham, Glasgow and Treforest are relatively new analytical hubs. Any Grade 7s recruited via this campaign and located in these hubs will have a unique opportunity to help grow the analyst presence in these locations. For individuals based in the Treforest Hub, the ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

Responsibilities:

• Government Economic Service (GES)
• Government Operational Research Service (GORS)
• Government Social Research (GSR)
• Government Statistician Group (GSG)

Requirements:

• 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.

Benefits:

• Excellent leadership skills, including the ability to set team objectives, engage others, and maximise the value of analysis (lead Key Criterion*).
• An ability to plan and prioritise, manage risk and influence outcomes across a variety of multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience of working with multi-disciplinary and/or multi-site teams across complex boundaries to deliver high quality analysis in challenging circumstances.
• An ability to build and maintain a network across a range of stakeholders and colleagues to meet customer needs.
• Excellent analytical skills to lead, quality assure and effectively disseminate high quality, complex analysis.
• A role model for learning and development, with experience of building capability.