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Salary
The national salary range is £52,316, London salary range is £55,631 - £57,357. Your salary will be dependent on your base location
Working Pattern
Full Time
Vacancy Approach
Internal
Location
National
Region
National
Closing Date
19-Nov-2025
Business Unit
AGY - NOMS Agency
Post Type
Fixed Term, Loan
Civil Service Grade
SEO
Number of jobs available
1
Reserve List
12 Months
Job ID
11549

Descriptions & requirements

Job description

Job Summary  

Job Title: Data Reporter/Analyst

Directorate: Probation Operations Directorate

Team: Community Delivery Group (CDG)

Location and Working Pattern: National, suitable office base selected on appointment. Full time. Standard working hours for this post are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid.

Duration: Fixed Term/Loan for 24 months

Grade: HMPPS Band 7

Background

The Community Delivery Group oversees policy development and operational guidance for Unpaid Work, Interventions and Sentence Management teams across the 12 Probation regions.  Working closely with other workstreams within CDG including Interventions (Accredited Programmes), Sentence Management and Enforcement and Targeting.

You will be part of a multi-faceted team and work closely with colleagues from across our regions and other programmes within the Probation Operations Directorate and wider Directorates.

We are looking for someone to join us to help deliver this work in a fast-paced environment and who are passionate about making a positive difference. Having a resilient, problem-solving approach and a strong communicator.

This is a unique opportunity to play a role in making a difference for our brilliant front-line staff, and if you believe you have the skills, experience and qualities we are looking for, then we are interested in hearing from you.

Role Overview

This is a senior analyst post based in HQ, reporting directly to the Senior lead for data and business improvement.

This post holder will be responsible for training and developing analysts within the Analytical team within the Community Development Group.

Key responsibilities of the role

  • National responsibility for ensuring systems and processes are in place to monitor, review and assess continuous improvement of performance and quality practice, and provide assurance to Deputy Director and senior managers within CDG.
  • Supervise a team of analysts to collect and extract data and analyse it for trends patterns and insights and create detailed reports.
  • National strategic link between MoJ/HMPPS wider teams and CDG.

The job holder will be required to undertake the following duties and responsibilities:

  • Ensure processes are in place for early identification of areas for improvement and downward trends in performance.
  • Influencing the 12 Regions and stakeholders to achieve the organisational vision and strategy relating to quality and performance improvement of UPW, Accredited Programmes, Sentence Management and Effective targeting.
  • Lead and develop staff members in line with HR policies and procedures.
  • Manage a programme of work within the team providing direction on priorities.
  • Strategic Lead on the improvement and standardisation of delivery practice where relevant, focusing on improving efficiencies, using data and analytics.
  • Strategic lead on effective targeting ensuring regions have the capacity data and tools to drive effective targeting locally.
  • Act as business product lead/owner for all newly developed systems and their continued development.
  • Ensure developments in ICT infrastructure support the target operating model and business objectives.
  • Strategic lead for Digital and Digital initiatives across CDG.
  • Represent CDG at forums such as Probation Performance Committee, identifying areas to congratulate, of concern and for consideration.
  • Develop a culture and systems that promote equality and value diversity and implement the diversity policies of the service and collaborate effectively with the Equalities and Diversity Unit.

Person Specification

Essential

  • Experience of performance management, financial management, stakeholder engagement and management.
  • Strong communication skills (written and verbal).
  • Strategic thinking, understanding policy and legal context, to make meaningful decisions in complex situations.
  • Proven ability to develop mature, productive relationships with internal and external service providers, key stakeholders and partners.
  • Effective communicator and presenter.
  • Experience of implementing deliverables (e.g. national data sets, IT solutions).

Desirable

  • Knowledge, understanding and experience of probation delivery in a senior management position.
  • Experience of service re-design and improving efficiencies.
  • Proven leadership skills, with evidence of successfully leading, managing and motivating teams and colleagues to meet demanding objectives.
  • Significant operational and management experience of operations in a similar service-related role.
  • Proven ability to research, investigate and analyse information drawing together data to draw logical and fair conclusions.
  • Financial management experience, and proven ability to achieve efficiencies.
  • Effective advocate for change with ability to effectively engage employees.
  • Ability to train others in developing data sets.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. 

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). 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.

Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid. HMPPS 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 HMPPS’ Flexible Working policy.

If you are a current NPS employee, this vacancy may be available on a Loan basis for up to 2 years. Applications are invited from suitable qualified staff.

The Loan/Secondment is subject to the approval of the selected candidate's Business Unit, which should be obtained before confirmation of appointment.

Benefits

Annual Leave

-The holiday year runs from 1 March. If you work a non standard work pattern your leave entitlement may be expressed in either hours or days as appropriate. Leave entitlement is calculated on a pro-rata basis and you will be advised of your actual entitlement on appointment. If you were appointed internally and your leave was previously calculated in days, this will continue to be the case.

Bank, Public and Privilege Holidays

-You are entitled to 9 days (66 hours 36 minutes) in recognition of bank, public and privilege holidays.

Pension

-The Civil Service offers a choice of two pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.

Work Life Balance

HM Prison & Probation Service  (HMPPS) is keen to encourage alternative working arrangements. Work life balance provides greater opportunities for staff to work more flexibly wherever managers and establishments can accommodate requests to do so. HMPPS offers flexible working subject to completion of a satisfactory probationary period and NVQ

Season Ticket Advance

-After two months’ service, you’ll be eligible to apply for a season ticket advance to purchase a quarterly or longer-period season ticket for travel between home and your place of work

Childcare Vouchers

For any moves across the Civil Service may have implications on your ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchers

Training

HMPPS is committed to staff development and offers a range of training and development opportunities, including areas such as Equality and Diversity, Dealing with Challenging Behaviour, Suicide Prevention and Anti Bullying Programmes

-There are opportunities to access promotion programmes and HMPPS provides a variety of training appropriate to individual posts

-All staff receive security and diversity training and an individual induction programme into their new roles

Eligibility

-All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up post

-All external candidates are subject to 6 months probation. Internal candidates are subject to probation if they have not already served a probationary period within HMPPS

-All staff are required to declare whether they are a member of a group or organisation which the HMPPS considers to be racist

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

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.

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 TBS Recruitment Enquiries Team.

For more information on applying for a role as a candidate with a disability or long-term condition, please watch our animated videos.

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.

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 is committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.

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

Civil Service Nationality Rules

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

Reserve list

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles.


Contact Information
MoJ:

If you require any assistance please call 0345 241 5359 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

Please quote the job reference

HMPPS

If you require any assistance please call 0345 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

Please quote the job reference

Candidates can contact Sara Jones via email: Sara.Jones2@justice.gov.uk for further information / discussion of role in advance of applying. 

Application form stage assessments

Behaviours
A sift based on the lead behaviour, Changing and Improving, may be held if a large number of applications are received. If a large number of applications remain after the initial sift, your application will be progressed to a full sift, where all behaviours will then be considered.
Behaviours Application Form Question Word Limit
250
Changing and Improving
Communicating and Influencing
Delivering at Pace
Managing a Quality Service
Working Together
Experience
We will assess your experience for this role via the following methods
CV or Work History, Statement of Suitability
Evidence of Experience
CV or Work History, Statement of Suitability

Interview stage assessments

Interview Dates
To Be Confirmed
Behaviours
Changing and Improving
Communicating and Influencing
Delivering at Pace
Managing a Quality Service
Working Together
Strengths
Strengths will be assessed but these are not shared in advance. To learn more about Strengths and how they are assessed please click here.

Other Assessments

Which assessment methods will be used?
Presentation
Level of security checks required
DBS Standard

Use of Artificial Intelligence (Al)

Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.  Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.