23172 - HMPPS Disparities Analyst, Analysis Directorate, Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice UK•National City, CA

2d•£42,914 - £53,081•Hybrid

About The Position

This vacancy is only available to existing Civil Servant employees and employees of accredited non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs). The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is seeking an HMPPS Disparities Analyst to join the Workforce and Equalities Statistics Team within the Analysis Directorate. This role is crucial for improving justice outcomes through innovative research, data, and analysis. The Analysis Directorate provides high-quality data and analysis to ensure strategic, policy, finance, corporate, and operational decisions are evidence-based. It is a multi-disciplinary team of around 300 staff that sits at the heart of the MoJ, providing analytical support across a diverse and exciting agenda. The role offers flexible working arrangements, career development opportunities, exposure to cutting-edge analytical tools and techniques, and the chance to influence real-world impact by ensuring decisions are evidence-driven. Analysts will have opportunities to visit front-line service providers to understand the impact of their work.

Requirements

Existing Civil Servant employees or employees of accredited non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs).
Possess a numerate degree or a degree with an analytical, statistical, or research element, with a 2:2 or above, or a higher degree (e.g., MSc, PhD).
Alternatively, have significant experience evidencing use of data and/or analytical skills (outside of a part-completed Civil Service degree apprenticeship).
Strong analytical skills and evidence of taking ownership of analytical tasks or defined projects.
Ability to select and apply appropriate analytical approaches and contribute creative ideas to solving problems.
Ability to understand, bring together, and analyse complex datasets and systems.
Ability to explain complex information clearly to analytical and non-analytical audiences.
Good organisational and project-management skills, including an understanding of Analytical Quality Assurance principles and statistical best practice.
Experience of working collaboratively with customers and colleagues to understand their requirements and deliver useful analytical products.
Experience of using R, GitHub, and Excel, or evidence of the ability to develop proficiency quickly.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience working with prisons and/or probation data.
Experience with statistical techniques.

Responsibilities

Report to and work closely with the G7 HMPPS Disparities Analysis Lead.
Support the delivery of a high-quality analytical service to the HMPPS Disparities Unit and the wider Performance, Standards and Behaviours Group.
Improve the recording, analysis, and reporting of equalities data relating to HMPPS staff and people in prison and on probation.
Produce clear, quality-assured analysis to help senior leaders, operational colleagues, and policy teams understand disparities, identify potential drivers, and assess where further action may be required.
Take ownership of defined analytical projects.
Develop technical and stakeholder-management skills.
Contribute ideas for new work.
Work collaboratively with the G7, the wider analytical team, and the HMPPS Disparities Unit.
Undertake and improve analysis relating to protected characteristics for HMPPS staff and people in our care.
Develop, maintain, and quality-assure dashboards and regular reporting on equality, diversity, and inclusion measures.
Prepare datasets, analytical products, and briefings to help senior leaders understand disparities across prison groups and probation regions.
Identify data-quality issues and gaps in available evidence, working with colleagues to develop practical solutions.
Support further development of the drivers of disparity model for racial disparity and explore its potential application to other protected characteristics.
Support regional and local colleagues to interpret disparity data and consider factors contributing to different outcomes.
Help establishments and probation regions learn from evidence-informed approaches to addressing disparities and assess their impact.
Respond to analytical commissions from the HMPPS Disparities Unit, producing timely, accessible, and robust advice.
Build effective working relationships with analytical, policy, and operational colleagues and other stakeholders working on equalities issues across HMPPS.
Deliver defined analytical projects and contribute to wider strategic work supporting fairness and equality across the justice system.

Benefits

Specialist allowance (SEO London: £500, SEO National: £1500) following an analytical interview.
Flexible working arrangements (part-time, job-share, compressed hours, working from home, or nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office).
Career development support and a generous individual learning and development budget.
Opportunities to work with new areas of work, tools, and techniques, including experimentation, personalization, and artificial intelligence.
Analysis is at the centre of the Department’s decision making, with opportunities to influence decisions and real-world impact.
Supportive and vibrant multidisciplinary community.
Regular opportunities to visit front-line service providers (courts, prisons, probation).
Annual Leave: 25 days on appointment, increasing to 30 days after five years’ service.
Scheme to buy or sell up to three days leave each year.
Additional paid time off for public holidays and 1 privilege day.
Choice of pension schemes.
Extensive range of training and development opportunities.
Opportunity to join employee-run networks (e.g., for minority ethnic origin, disabilities, caring responsibilities, women, LGBT employees).
Family Friendly policies (reduced hours, job share).
Access to flexible benefits (voluntary benefits, retail vouchers, discounts).
Potential eligibility for alternative government childcare support schemes.
Paid paternity, adoption, and maternity leave.
Free annual sight tests for computer screen users.