Please note this role requires you to pass  Security Check clearance. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support some of the most vulnerable people in our society. This role is fundamental to helping tens of thousands of colleagues across the organisation collaborate and communicate with each other more efficiently and effectively. You’ll be improving their experience of the digital services they use every day. And achieving this using fresh ideas and cutting-edge technology. By helping people in the organisation work better together, you’ll have an impact on how we achieve DWP’s aim to improve people’s day-to-day lives and help them build financial resilience and a more secure and prosperous future. If you’re curious about user behaviour and enjoy finding meaning in complexity, join DWP Digital as a data analyst, and help us get this right.  DWP teams need information about how our digital services are being used and whether they meet our users’ expectations and needs. Gathering and analysing this insight helps us make better, more-informed choices. To do this, you’ll need to understand the data problem the service needs to solve or question that needs to be answered and implement data collection and analysis solutions. As a data analyst, you will: Provide expert advice and make sure you deliver high quality analysis, refining and challenging requests to ensure the most useful analysis is produced. Work autonomously, embedded within a multi-disciplinary product team but also being part of a supportive data and analytics team. Be skilled in digital performance analysis and configuring and deploying digital log analytics solutions, particularly using Azure and Power BI. Produce data models and understand where to use different types of models. It would be beneficial to have knowledge of pulling data using APIs when starting the role but not essential. sanford1@dwp.gov.uk . Alongside your salary of £42,614, Department for Work and Pensions contributes £12,345 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.  Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Working patterns to support work/life balance such as job sharing, term-time working, flexi-time and compressed hours. Generous annual leave – at least 25 days on entry, increasing up to 30 days over time (pro–rata for part time employees), plus 9 days public and privilege leave. Support for financial wellbeing, including interest-free season ticket loans for travel, a cycle to work scheme and an employee discount scheme. Health and wellbeing support including our Employee Assistance Programme for specialist advice and counselling and the opportunity to join  HASSRA a first-class programme of competitions, activities and benefits for its members (subscription payable monthly). Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity and shared parental leave pay after 1 year’s continuous service. This includes industry recognised qualifications and accreditations, coaching, mentoring and talent development programmes. An inclusive and diverse environment with opportunities to join professional and interpersonal networks including Women’s Network, National Race Network, National Disability Network (THRIVE) and many more. This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need but your manager will take personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances into account. If you're successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.  The maximum salary for the grade is £45,081, however a Digital Allowance of up to £5,215 per annum is available for exceptional candidates. Digital Allowance is non-salary, and non-pensionable, and is classed as a temporary allowance. Existing civil servants who gain promotion may move to the bottom of the grade pay scale or 10% increase in salary, whichever would be the greater.  Employment history - this should contain your work experience and any skills, qualifications and accomplishments relevant to the jobs you have completed in line with the essential criteria below: You can recognise and identify appropriate ways to collect, collate and prepare data, and can decide if data is accurate and fit for purpose, preparing and cleansing data with limited guidance. You can present analysis and visualisations in clear ways to communicate complex messages. You can write SQL or KQL queries and know how to extract data using SQL or KQL.  Performance measurement exercise. The sift panel will use the information in your employment history and performance measurement exercise to assess your experience, skills and knowledge. The panel will conduct an initial sift using the performance measurement exercise. For hints and tips on completing your application visit Applying for jobs at DWP Digital.   If your employment history or performance measurement exercise contain any personal details   we ’ ll withdraw   your application.   We recognise that AI may be helpful when applying for this role, but it’s important to use it in the right way. Read the DWP AI Candidate Guide to understand how you can make the best use of GenAI while making sure your application remains authentic and effective.  If you’re successful at sift stage we will invite you to a video interview via Microsoft Teams. We will ask you to do a 10-minute data analysis exercise. To help you prepare and settle into the interview we will send the interview questions in advance of the interview, at least 5 days before your interview. Find out more about  Working for DWP In line with our commitment to the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS), we aim to advance all candidates applying under the DCS who meet the minimum standard. Security Clearance Requirement Whilst a lack of UK residency in itself is not necessarily a bar to a security clearance, and expectation of UK residency may range from 3 to 5 years. For further information on National Security Vetting please  visit the Demystifying Vetting website . At DWP we value diversity and inclusion and actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including those that are underrepresented in our workforce. We consider visible and non-visible disabilities, neurodiversity or learning differences, chronic medical conditions, or mental ill health. Examples include dyslexia, epilepsy, autism, chronic fatigue, or schizophrenia. gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs. Complete the “Reasonable Adjustments” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional. Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete  baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window)checks. Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. Diversity and 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 (opens in a new window)and the  Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window) . Email : Caicy.sandford1@dwp.gov.uk If you wish to make a complaint, please find further details here: . DWP Terms and Conditions January 2024 Opens in new window (docx, 17kB)