Data & Management Information Analyst (Band 3/SEO)

Job summary

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is Britain’s national regulator for workplace health and safety. We are dedicated to protecting people and places and helping everyone lead safer and healthier lives.

The Change Team sits within our Operational Services Division and is comprised of three key pillars:

• Transformation Office (“TO”),

• Programme & Project Management (“PPM”)

• Change & Business Improvement (“C&BI”).

These pillars contain professional practitioners who are deployed to projects and programmes within HSE. Each pillar led by a Head of Change and supported by a Practice Lead. The Data & Management Information Analyst (DMIA) role will work alongside other professionals, e.g. other Analysts, Change Practitioners, Business Architects, from across the three pillars, to provide expert information analytics and support the delivery of HSE transformation and drive operational excellence.

Working Pattern:

Part time working hours are available for this role. We can accept part time applicants who can commit to working a minimum of 30 hours per week.

Job description

You will work within multidisciplinary teams to support the delivery of the various organisational benefits and enhancements. You will be responsible for supporting work across digital and transformation projects to articulate business and user requirements, design and implement new services, processes, organisational structures and ways of working. You will also provide continuous improvement support to HSE’s operations.

Key Responsibilities

You will be responsible for:

• Understanding and interpreting business problems to identify and implement appropriate data solutions.
• Leading the creation of data models and conceptual & logical data structures, to support recommendations and inform the design and implementation of new services and processes across HSE.
• Collecting, preparing, analysing, presenting and reporting on large and complex qualitative and quantitative datasets, using a range of analysis and modelling techniques to derive actionable insights and identify / predict trends.
• Leading the creation of planning and performance reporting frameworks and the definition of KPIs to maximise operational excellence.
• Analysing, modelling and forecasting the impact of change initiatives on existing operational and financial KPIs.
• Utilising programming skills for data and analytics. Identifying, collecting and migrating data to/from a range of systems.
• Liaising and building relationships with key stakeholders to help them understand the relationship between data models and operational service, highlighting risks where appropriate.
• Performing line management and/or matrix management of more junior staff, as required.
• Supporting day-to-day business operations and working with colleagues across the wider team to deliver against priorities and drive best practice.

Travel:

Please note, travel to other HSE offices will be required dependant on the needs of the business and projects and this may include overnight stays.

Person specification

Essential Skills and Criteria:

• Demonstrable experience translating business issues into high quality data and MI analysis outputs that drive insight and decision-making. (Lead criterion)
• Extensive previous experience in a Data Analyst / data scientist / operational data role.
• Ability to develop strong and productive relationships with stakeholders, and to communicate at all levels to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to successfully work as part of a project team, balancing competing demands and defining & working to agreed deliverables and deadlines.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, and proficient in Structure Query Language (SQL) and Microsoft Power Platform (PowerBI, Automate, etc).
• Demonstrable IT and mathematical skills with the ability to quickly learn new systems and ways of working.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Changing and Improving
• Delivering at Pace
• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework - Delivering business impact through data (practitioner level)
• Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework - Data preparation and linkage (practitioner level)
• Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework - Performance measurement (practitioner level)

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £47,686, Health and Safety Executive contributes £13,814 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity

We invest in our people with;

• Competitive rates of pay
• Access to the highly competitive Civil Service Pension Scheme to which HSE contribute 28.97%, far more than in the private sector.
• Family friendly policies and working hours to help balance your home life and career
• Carer friendly policies to help create a supportive working culture
• 25 days annual holiday increasing to 30 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays and 1-day Civil Service privilege leave
• Parental leave benefits
• As a member of HSE you will gain access to a wide range of fantastic benefits that you can take advantage of such as the Cycle to Work Scheme, E-Gift Cards and Vouchers via our partner EdenRed.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

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 (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

Application Information

Your application will consist of three parts:

• Upon submitting your short application form, you will be invited to complete a Civil Service Management Judgement Test. Please complete the online tests as soon as possible, within 24-48 hours is recommended, to allow time to complete your full application. If you successfully pass the test, you will then be invited to complete the final stage of your application. You must complete the online tests and your full application form by 12.00 Midday on Friday 23rd January 2026. If you fail to complete the online test and full application form before the deadline, your application will be withdrawn. Guidance for the test will be available when you are invited to take the test. The tests are administered online and accessed via the CS Jobs website.

If you successfully pass the test, you will then be invited to complete:

• An anonymised CV that displays your career history, detailing your responsibilities, skills and achievements, plus your qualifications and relevant training. When giving details in your employment history, you should highlight your skills and experience in line with all of the essential skills and criteria.
• An anonymised Personal Statement, of no more than 750 words, which demonstrates your experience in line with the Essential Skills and Criteria. Please address the lead criterion first.

Application Guidance

Please access the following link for guidance on how to apply and how to complete a Personal Statement How to apply.

Sift Information

The sift is due to take place during week commencing 26th January 2026 when you will be assessed on your Personal Statement and CV.

In the event of a high number of applications, a first sift will be conducted on your Personal Statement against the lead criterion “Demonstrable experience translating business issues into high quality data and MI analysis outputs that drive insight and decision-making,

If candidates pass this benchmark, they will then progress to a full sift of their CV and Personal Statement.

Interview Information

Interviews will take place via Microsoft Teams during weeks commencing 2nd and 9th February 2026 and will be a 2 stage process.

1st stage interview:

If successful at sift, you will be invited to a 1st stage interview via MS Teams, during week commencing 2nd February 2026, which will consist of a series of technical questions related to the Technical Skills listed in this advert, please see links below for further information.

• Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework - Delivering business impact through data (practitioner level)
• Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework - Data preparation and linkage. (practitioner level)
• Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework - Performance measurement. (practitioner level)

2nd stage interview:

If you are successful at the first interview, you will be invited to a second interview via MS Teams, during week commencing 9th February 2026, where you will be assessed on the advertised Behaviours and your experience.

Sponsorship

This role is not open to application from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and require sponsorship your application will be rejected, and any provisional offers of employment will be withdrawn.

Further Information

Please note that a Reserve List will be held for the period of up to 12 months. There is no guarantee you will be offered a role from our reserve lists, so if you see a vacancy on Civil Service Jobs that you are interested in, we recommend you apply.

HSE reserve the right to conduct additional checks, including Google and social media checks, when recruiting candidates into a role within HSE. These checks will be carried out in line with the Civil Service Commission Principles and, if used all candidates will be subject to these additional checks.

From 23rd June 2025, if you are successful at interview, as part of your pre-employment checks, HSE’s Recruitment Team are required to check your details against the Internal Fraud Hub (IFH), using your personal details – name, NINO, and date of birth. If you are included on the database, you will be refused employment. If you believe that there has been an error in the inclusion of your data and wish to make an appeal, please contact the CO email box internal.fraud@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.

Details of the types of internal fraud/dishonesty covered by this process are defined by the Cabinet Office and can be found here Internal Fraud Register privacy notice - GOV.UK.

It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure they are aware of the terms and conditions they will adopt should they be successful in their application. For a summary of HSE terms and conditions as part of Civil Service Reform, please see the attached HSE Terms and Conditions document.

Progression through pay ranges is subject to annual pay awards as permitted within annual Civil Service pay remit guidance and negotiations with Trade Unions.

HSE is proud to be a part of the Disability Confidence Scheme (DCS). As a Disability Confident employer, we positively welcome applications from disabled people. We are committed to making workplace adjustments to ensure anyone can participate in the recruitment and selection process.

If, during the application or interview process, you require any assistance due to a disability or a medical condition, please contact us at the email address below to discuss how we can support you. For example, if you have a disability, and you need an application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please contact: HR.Resourcing-Team@hse.gov.uk.

If successful in securing your role, HSE can provide suitable workplace adjustments to support you throughout your career with HSE.

Any move to HSE from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility here

Please note, if you are a current civil servant and you are currently undergoing any of the following formal actions your application will not be progressed any further; Formal discipline action, any formal action regarding attendance, poor performance or any restriction of duties as a result of disciplinary action.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

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)
• 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)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 (opens in a new window).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 theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Stefan Snowdon
• Email : OSDResource.Management@hse.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : hr.resourcing-team@hse.gov.uk

Further information

If you believe that Civil Service Commission principles of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of Fair and Open competition have not been met, you can raise a complaint by emailing: HR.Resourcing-Team@hse.gov.uk or by writing to HSE at the following address: HR Resourcing Team, 2.3 Redgrave Court, Merton Road, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 7HS. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact Civil Service commissioners: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/code/civilservicecode…

Attachments

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