22869 - BOLD Prevention Data Analyst, Justice Digital, Data and Science, Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice UK•National City, CA

3d•£42,914 - £53,081•Hybrid

About The Position

This role sits within Justice Data, where multidisciplinary teams work across the data lifecycle to turn complex data into better decisions, tools and services. We bring together expertise in data management, engineering, access and sharing, data linking, data science and AI, analysis and service management. Working with partners across the department, the Criminal Justice System and wider government, we strengthen data foundations, connect data across organisational boundaries and make it easier to use data securely and effectively. By combining strong data foundations and governance with engineering, insight and AI, Justice Data supports better decision-making, frontline delivery and long-term transformation of the justice system. Your role will sit within the Cross-Government and Academia division in the department’s Data Directorate and is part of the BOLD partnership. Our division is focused on using data to improve services and outcomes for people with complex needs and/or vulnerable cohorts. BOLD (Better Outcomes through Linked Data) is a cross-government partnership that helps improve services and outcomes for people with complex needs—such as those facing homelessness, poverty, mental health challenges, offending behaviour or substance misuse. Public services collect a large amount of data which is used to improve the quality of services offered to the public, but it is often not shared between organisations. BOLD brings this data together so that decision-makers and frontline workers can better understand the entire picture of what people are experiencing, who they are, what works and subsequently support both strategic and operational decision-making. So far, BOLD has worked with 16 organisations, created 22 linked datasets, and delivered 31 projects. It’s helped improve services for victims of crime, people on probation, and others who need support. BOLD does more than just link data. It also offers advanced tools and expertise in data analysis, such as large language models (like AI tools that can understand and generate text), or frontline tools containing live data to support caseworkers. The programme is growing with new pilots focused on health, youth justice, and prevention. If you join BOLD, you’ll be part of a team that will work across government in making public services more connected, more effective, and more focused on helping people. This role sits within the newly established BOLD Prevention workstream, which supports cross-government efforts to improve outcomes for individuals with multiple and complex needs. BOLD Prevention focuses on improving linked data and analysis to improve our understanding of socioeconomic needs and outcomes in society. This is an exciting post with emphasis on cross-government collaboration. The postholder will bring together data held across the Ministry of Justice, His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service, HM Revenue & Customs, the Department for Education, Department for Work and Pensions and wider partners to support the identification of people experiencing multiple needs. They will be pivotal in supporting the BOLD discovery work, leading cross-government data sharing arrangements, driving data quality, ensuring ethical and responsible use of data and delivering high-quality analysis.

Requirements

Data and quantitative analysis: experience of manipulating large complex datasets across government, applying complex analytical techniques to generate insights and visualisations.
Experience in using tools, such as R or Python, to analyse large complex datasets
Experience of analysing Criminal Justice System datasets
Experience of managing analytical projects: from scoping and planning through to delivery, stakeholder coordination and ensuring quality and timeliness.
Ability to communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience of creating dashboards and or data driven tools to support policy or operational decision-making
An understanding of data sharing, ethics, and quality assurance.
Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for SC clearance

Responsibilities

Conduct data analysis on large government datasets - This includes developing and apply analytical methods to explore socioeconomic needs and outcomes, ensuring outputs meets users’ needs, is high quality and delivered in a timely manner.
Develop expertise in data held across government on socioeconomic needs, outcomes and critical warning signs. This includes contributing to the development of data quality assessment and understanding the potential of data produced by government and beyond.
Work collaboratively with stakeholders and colleagues across department and professions, such as operational, policy, analysts and data professionals to identify use cases and data requirements, to agree data shares and working in partnership to meet common goals.
Project management of proof-of-concept products and data linking projects.

Benefits

A generous employer pension contribution of 28.97% through the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
25 days of annual leave, (increasing to 30 days once you have reached 5 years of service), plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King’s birthday.
Flexible working arrangements including hybrid working, working part time or compressed hours. Designed to support a positive work–life balance.
Employees are allocated 10% of their working time for personal and professional development.
A £1k per person learning budget is in place to support all our people, with access to best-in-class conferences and seminars, accreditation with professional bodies, fully funded vocational programmes and e-learning platforms.
Compassionate maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies, with up to 26 weeks leave at full pay, 13 weeks with partial pay, and 13 weeks further leave. And maternity support/paternity leave at full pay for 2 weeks, too!
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.
The Civil Service offers a choice of pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.
The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.
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.
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.
Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave.
Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens.