Head of Commercial and Contract Analysis, Analysis Directorate Ministry of Justice (1 Role Available)

Head of Commercial and Contract Analysis, Analysis Directorate Ministry of Justice (1 Role Available)

Job details

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Pay

- £66,314 - £80,370 a year

Job type

- Part-time

- Full-time

Shift and schedule

- Monday to Friday

Location

102 Petty France; Westminster, London

Benefits

Pulled from the full job description

- Annual leave
- Childcare
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule

Full job description

Salary

The national salary range is £66,314 - £75,810, London salary range is £70,303 - £80,370. Your salary will be dependent on your base location

Number of jobs available

1

Detail of reserve list

12 Months

Region

National

City/Town

National

Building/Site

NATIONAL

Grade

Grade 6

Organisation Grade for MoJ

Grade 6

Post Type







Permanent

Working Pattern

Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working

Role Type

Analytical, Economics, Operational Research, Social Research, Statistics

Will the successful applicant have line manager responsibilities?

Yes

Job description

Do you have the passion, values, and ability to help us solve the biggest problems of the justice system?

Head of Commercial and Contract Analysis, Analysis Directorate Ministry of Justice

- Overview

We have a role in the cross system and corporate analysis team, within the Analysis Directorate.

Roles are open to:

- Existing analysts from all professions (GORS/GSS/GSR/GES) either on level transfer or on promotion.
- Other candidates that are not members of GSS, GORS, GSR, GES professions but possess and can demonstrate similar experience at the appropriate level. Badging opportunities will be available once in post for those who wish to apply.

We welcome applications from candidates based across the UK.





Candidates will have the option of being based in the Leeds or London HQ offices (with flexible working arrangements available) or your nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office: see this map for more details.

Alternative locations may be available and will be discussed and agreed on the completion of background checks.

Interviews are likely to take place in November 2024 and will be held via MS Teams. We will keep a merit list for a year for those who successfully pass the interview board but who are not offered a post.

2. About the Analysis Directorate

We are passionate about improving justice outcomes through innovative research, data and analysis. In the Analysis Directorate, we provide high quality data and analysis helping to ensure strategic, policy, finance,





corporate and operational decisions are based on robust evidence.

We create a culture in which people are empowered with the data and information to make excellent decisions; using cutting edge tools, techniques and collaboration; putting evidence at the heart of the justice system.

We are a multi-disciplinary team of around 650 staff that sits at the heart of the Ministry of Justice providing analytical support across a diverse and exciting agenda. We work in a dynamic and fast-paced context and our skills are in heavy demand across the Ministry of Justice. Our collaborations beyond government are seen as ground-breaking. The Analysis community is made up of analysts and specialists including: Social Researchers, Economists, Operational Researchers, Statisticians, Data Engineers,





Data Scientists and other data specialists (such as data strategists, data dissemination, generalists and assurance experts).

Why work in the Analysis Directorate?
In the Analysis Directorate, we want all our people to feel valued for who they are and for the work they do. We provide a warm, inclusive place to work and offer a wide range of flexibilities and benefits as part of our people offer to reward our staff.

What we offer

- Flexible working arrangements and a focus on equality of opportunity – including welcoming part-time and/or job-share arrangements, compressed hours, working from home or your nearest Justice Collaboration Centres or Justice Satellite Office.
- Career development – regular development and promotion opportunities across a wide range of roles, career development support,





with a generous individual learning and development budget.
- Range of new areas of work and new tools and techniques – we pride ourselves on our excellent deployment of well-established analytical methods, but also our progress to date. Progress such as our ambitious and innovative transformation programme to leverage departmental data and drive evidence-based decision-making using cutting-edge tools and techniques (for example: experimentation, personalisation, artificial intelligence).
- Analysis is at the centre of the Department’s decision making – our transformation programme is focused on maximising our impact on departmental outcomes.





The Ministry of Justice’s Senior Team and our Ministerial Team want all decisions to be evidence driven – your analysis will be key in influencing decisions and real-world impact.
- Vibrant community – part of a multidisciplinary team that has a supportive culture and is looking to further develop the community with the help of everyone.
- See the frontline and what your work is influencing – regular opportunities to visit our front-line service providers, including courts, prisons, and probation to better understand the areas your analysis is affecting.

3. Overview of Team

We are looking to recruit a high-profile role to support the Commercial Function across the Justice system. Working with MoJ HQ, HMPPS and HMCTS, this role will offer significant visibility to influential stakeholders across the Department and the opportunity to gain substantial experience to learn and demonstrate skills at this grade.





You will gain a good understanding of the work of all business areas across the department and an insight to the Government Commercial Function.

The role sits in the Commercial and Contract Management Business Partnering Team; an award-winning team pioneering in commercial analytics within government. The team’s core purpose is to ensure the department has the right information and tools to make intelligent choices in outsourcing our most critical services. These services underpin operations throughout our HQ, prisons, courts and probation services. Through data and evidence, the team enable MoJ to hold its suppliers to account and secure value for money for the taxpayer.

As Head of Commercial and Contract Analysis, you will lead a team of around 10 analysts,





split across four Grade 7 teams. Staff are based in London but in future could be based at any of the Analysis hub and satellite locations. The four teams have a varied portfolio of work, ranging from economic business cases, scorecards to measure contract performance and digital transformation of these, tools and guidance that help our stakeholders make the right decisions, deep dives, and Value for Money assessments to name but a few.

Key responsibilities

The role will involve the following:

- Develop and implement strategies for delivering the analytical needs of MoJ’s commercial function,
- You will lead the team - delivering its vision, motivating staff to think creatively, ensuring staff develop and grow their skills in their role, ensuring each team member feels valued and bringing the best out of people with commitment to diversity.
- You will be accountable for the analytical oversight for all key projects through strategic design, QA and sign-off.
- Develop productive relationships with all key stakeholders within MoJ and across government, providing analytical advice and guidance as a trusted business partner.
- Lead the continued development of Justice commercial systems on the Analytical Platform. Ensuring developers work with data securely, consistent with legislation and in a way that serves the public good. This includes the safe and secure collection, storage, transmission, access and analysis of data including personal and sensitive data.
- Support in delivering the Data & Analysis Business Plans with strategic partners that directly contributes to the delivery of MoJ’s commitments and priorities.

3. Who you are

Minimum requirements to apply:

Candidates must be able to show the relevant experience and skills and must meet the criteria for entry:

Essential

- Strong leadership skills – including the ability to build, develop and lead high performing analytical teams by setting a clear vision that shapes and steers, and to promote the effective use of analysis and evidence to senior stakeholders.
- Strong communication skills – to influence a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, including senior decision makers, to inform government decision making, aligned to wider departmental and ministerial priorities. Encouraging feedback to drive continuous improvement.
- Excellent analytical skills - to lead, quality assure and effectively disseminate high quality, complex data and insights to gain maximum impact, and experience and passion for harnessing the power of systems to facilitate reproducible, impactful analytics.
- The ability to build and maintain networks and professional working relationships across functional and organisational boundaries to achieve progress on shared objectives.
- The ability to deliver portfolios of work at pace in complex, changing environments, whilst ensuring effective quality control and good project management.
- Extensive experience of problem structing and model design, with a background in implementing best practice in Analytical Quality Assurance.

A2. Assessment Criteria

At Application stage - This is the criteria candidates will be assessed on at application.

- Experience - Statement of Suitability (no more than 1,000 words) and CV (no more than 1,250 words)

At Interview stage: - This is the criteria which candidates will be assessed on at interview.

- Behaviours

- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Seeing the Bigger Picture

- Technical Skills/qualifications:

Professional Competency (1) Knowledge & Skills

E.g.

- GSS - Data Analysis.
- GORS - Knowledge and application of OR Skills and Techniques.
- GES - Analysis of Data.
- GSR - Knowledge and application of GSR technical skills

Professional Competency (2) Influence & Impact

E.g.

- GSS - Presenting and disseminating data effectively.
- GORS - Achieving impact with analysis.
- GES - Effective communication.
- GSR - Using and promoting social research

5. How to apply

You’ll need to submit an anonymised CV and Statement of Suitability as part of your application. You will not be considered if you do not provide both.

Your CV should be no more than 2 pages long (1,250 words) and should show us your work history and previous experience. It should be well structured, succinct, and written in clear language.

Your Statement of Suitability should be no more than 1000 words and should give us examples of how your skills and experience match those needed for this role. Consider giving examples that cover all the requirements in the ‘Who you are’ section and use work you have completed to demonstrate how you meet each one.

5a. Selection Process

There will be an initial sift of applicants through comparing submitted evidence against the ‘Who you are’ bullets. This usually takes two weeks, depending on the number of applications.

Those who make it through the initial sift will be invited to a Civil Service Success Profile interview. In the Civil Service we use Success Profiles to help us find the right person for the job. We will be using a mixture of methods to assess your abilities, strengths, experience, technical skills, and behaviours. We highly recommend learning about Success Profiles and using the Situation, Task, Action, Result and Reflection (STARR) framework when structuring your answers.

The highest scoring candidates that pass the interview will be offered the roles. The whole process can take up to a month.

Behaviours

You will be assessed against the Civil service success profiles framework at interview stage:

- Communicating and Influencing
- Seeing the Bigger Picture
- Leadership

Please also refer to the CS Behaviours framework for more details at this grade.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/717275/CS_Behaviours_2018.pdf

For existing analysts from all professions, as well as the three civil service behaviours stated above, you will be assessed on two sets of professional competencies at interview.

For external (non-Civil Service) candidates (and unbadged candidates within the Civil Service), as well as the three civil service behaviours stated above, you will be assessed on your analytical knowledge, experience and abilities, and the impact of your analytical work.

Professional Competencies

Professional Competency (1) Knowledge & Skills

- GSS - Data Analysis.
- GORS - Knowledge and application of OR Skills and Techniques.
- GES - Analysis of Data.
- GSR - Knowledge and application of GSR technical skills

Professional Competency (2) Influence & Impact

- GSS - Presenting and disseminating data effectively.
- GORS - Achieving impact with analysis.
- GES - Effective communication.
- GSR - using and promoting social research

For more information regarding Professional Competency (2) please refer to the analytical profession internet links below. Please note that some aspect of the professional competency may overlap with the MoJ competencies listed above. We therefore recommend that in providing evidence for the professional competency, candidates focus on the technical and methodology aspects of the competencies that are specific to the profession. We will use evidence presented for the MoJ competencies in assessing the wider skills candidates have.

Government Statistician Group (GSG): Further information, including a user guide, can be found within the link below:

GSG Competency Framework 2021

Government Social Research Service (GSR): Further information can be found within the link below:

GSR Competency Framework 2022

Government Operational Research Service (GORS): Further information can be found within the link below:

GORS Competencies

Government Economic Service (GES): Further information can be found within the link below:

GES Professional Standards 2022

6. Applicants invited for Interview

You will be required to give a 5-minute presentation/carry out an analytical skills test at interview. Details of this will be sent to those candidates who are invited for interview.

7. Further Information

If you require any additional information about the role, please contact: [email protected]

Additional Information

Working Arrangements & Further Information

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 roles, the successful candidate(s) will be appointed to a MoJ office location, which may include their nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. This will be discussed and agreed on the completion of pre-employment checks.

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.

Benefits

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 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 Shared Service Connected Ltd (0845 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail [email protected]);
- To Ministry of Justice Resourcing team ([email protected]);
- 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.

For more information on applying for a role as a candidate with a disability or long-term condition, please see our Disability Confident Scheme Frequently Asked Questions webpage.

You will be able to request reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process within the application form. If you need additional help completing the application form, please contact the SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.

Interview dates

Interviews are likely to take place in November 2024

Closing Date:

25/10/2024, 23:55 hours.

Contact information

If you require any assistance please call 0345 241 5359 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail [email protected]

Please quote the job reference - 91214.

If you require any additional information about the role, please contact:

[email protected]

To apply for roles in MOJ you will need to confirm your employment history for at least 3 years prior to the date of application so that pre-employment checks (BPSS) can be undertaken. If you have spent significant time abroad (a total of 6 months in the past 3 years) you would be required to give a reasonable account of the reasons why.

For some roles you will be required to successfully complete National Security Vetting at Counter Terrorism (CTC), Security Clearance (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV) level as a condition of appointment. To meet CTC/SC/DV requirements you will normally need to have been resident in the UK for at least 3/5/10 years prior to the date of application (The level of checks that are required are stated in the advert).

If you do not meet the above requirements, you may still be considered if, for example:

- You've been serving overseas with HM Forces or in some other official capacity as a representative of HM Government
- You were studying abroad
- You were living overseas with parents

In such cases you will need to be able to provide referee cover for the period(s) of residence overseas. The duration of overseas residence and the country of abode will also be taken into account.

Success Profiles

Success Profiles will enable a fairer and more inclusive method of recruitment by enabling us to assess the range of experiences, abilities, strengths, behaviours and technical/professional skills required for different roles. This flexible approach to recruitment focuses more on finding the right candidate for the specific role. To find out more about Success Profiles to support your application please click here for further guidance.

if you feel that your application has not been treated in line with the Civil Service Recruitment Principles, please contact SSCL ([email protected]) in the first instance

We have provided detail of the assessment stages and areas being assessed to help you prepare for completing your application form, and to advise of what will be assessed following this, if you successfully pass the application stage.

Application form stage assessments

Experience

CV

Statement of Suitability - 1000 word limit

Are you a member of a civil service analytical profession? Please answer in one word: GORS, GSS, GSR or GES. If you do not belong to a profession or are unsure, please state: none/unsure. - 250 word limit

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

You must ensure that any evidence submitted as part of your application, including your CV, statement of suitability and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note that plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.

Interview stage assessments

There is 1 interview stage for this vacancy.

Behaviours

Leadership

Communicating and Influencing

Seeing the Big Picture

Technical Skills

Professional Competency (1) Knowledge & Skills
GSS - Data Analysis.
GORS - Knowledge and application of OR Skills and Techniques.
GES - Analysis of Data.
GSR - Knowledge and application of GSR technical skills

Professional Competency (2) Influence & Impact
GSS - Presenting and disseminating data effectively.
GORS - Achieving impact with analysis.
GES - Effective communication.
GSR - using and promoting social research

Additional Assessment(s)

Presentation

A Great Place to Work for Veterans

The "Making the Civil Service a Great Place to work for veterans" initiative includes a guaranteed interview scheme to those who meet the minimum criteria to provide eligible former members of the Armed Forces with opportunities to secure rewarding jobs. Allowing veterans to continue to serve their country, and to bring highly skilled individuals with a broad range of experience into the Civil Service in an environment, which recognises and values your previous service in the Armed Forces.
For further details about the initiative and eligibility requirements visit : https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans

Redeployment Interview Scheme

Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ are committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.

MoJ are able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidate's will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules

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