Data Analyst

Home Office

The Home Office aims to cultivate a more secure, fair, and prosperous UK through its digital, data, and technology initiatives. The Data Services and Analytics team is at the forefront of leveraging data to enhance decision-making, policy, and operations across a diverse range of governmental functions, including borders, visas, and national security.

In this role you can expect to have the responsibilities:

• Manage, clean, and aggregate data for various analytical studies
• Identify, collect, and migrate data across systems
• Assist in data quality checks and cleaning processes
• Present data and findings in a clear and concise manner
• Utilize analytical techniques such as data mining and forecasting
• Mentor junior staff and collaborate with data engineers

This role comes with the following benefits:

• Civil Service pension with 28.97% employer contribution
• In-year reward scheme
• 25 days of annual leave increasing to 30 days
• Eight public holidays plus one additional privilege day
• Eligibility for DDaT RRA allowance
• Potential for home-office working arrangement

This role requires you to have:

• Data Analytics techniques (e.g., network analysis, data matching)
• Understanding of data types and database design
• Customer requirement definition for data analytics
• Communication of complex ideas to diverse audiences
• Presenting analytical work to senior customers
• Use of SQL, Python, and Power BI

You would benefit from having:

• Application of industry-standard tools for data analysis
• Awareness of data protection and legal issues
• Understanding domain context for data analytics
• Quality assurance in analysis

The Home Office embraces diversity and inclusion, striving for a representative workforce that upholds fair treatment and wellbeing. The Civil Service offers redeployment support and champions equal opportunities through schemes such as the Disability Confident Scheme.