Navy - Senior Safety Data Analyst

Job summary

The Senior Data Analyst (Senior DA) position is a scientific / technical role working in the NSD within the Reporting, Analysis and Engagement (RAE) Team. The RAE Team is a multidisciplinary group of military and Civil Servants that work to ensure organisational learning throughout NC. The RAE Team report directly to the Navy Safety Director who is responsible to the Fleet Commander for an effective SMS. The RAE Team also liaises closely with the Command Environment and Safety Officer for the Royal Navy (CESO (Navy)). CESO (Navy) has a direct line to 1SL as their senior independent Subject Matter Expert (SME) for assurance of Occupational H&S.

The Senior DA is responsible for fusing safety-related data sources to provide a comprehensive, insightful, assured efficacy and meaningful analysis of Navy Command’s performance across H&S functions and activities. This in turn, facilitates organisational learning so that NC continually improves and assures its safety-related Financial, Operational, Reputational, Moral and Legal (FORMaL) obligations to the Navy workforce and society. Note, the term Navy includes the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Civil Servants, Reserve Forces, Partner Forces employed by the Navy and contracted civilian employees.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

The Senior DA analyses integrated and extensive datasets to extract value, which directly impacts and influences risk-based decision making. More specifically:

Data Analysis and Visualisation. Interpret and analyse data from multiple sources including claims, provider, member, and encounters data Apply tools and techniques for data analysis and visualisation, including business information tools to identify and assess the business impact of trends.

Data Management. Identify, collect, and migrate data to and from a range of systems. Contribute to the planning and execution of large-scale projects with limited direction from leadership. Assist in the design, testing, and implementation of process enhancements and identify opportunities for automation. Manage multiple, variable tasks and data review processes with limited supervision within targeted timelines and thrive in a demanding, quickly changing environment.

Data Cleaning and Aggregation. Manage, clean, abstract, and aggregate data alongside a range of analytical studies.

Data Manipulation. Manipulate and link different data sets. Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot complex scripts and reports developed using SQL, Microsoft Excel, or other analytics tools. Identify and perform root-cause analysis of data irregularities and present findings and proposed solutions to leadership and/or customers.

Data Presentation. Summarise and present data and conclusions in the most appropriate format for users. Apply expertise in quantitative analysis, data mining, and the presentation of data to see beyond the numbers and understand how customers interact with analytic products. Partner cross-functionally at all levels of the organisation and effectively, both verbally and visually, communicate findings and insights to non-technical business partners.

Additionally:

Demonstrate a sense of ownership over projects and ask probing questions to understand the business value of tasks.

Independently engage with customers and business partners to gather requirements and validate results.

Person specification

Essential Qualifications: minimum 2nd Class undergraduate Masters in a numerate / scientific / engineering degree or equivalent level of experience.

Required Skills:

Effective use of data

• Critically assesses data sources; considers the wider impacts of their limitations.
• Accounts for data limitations and takes steps to mitigate their effect on analysis.
• Knows how to best structure information to facilitate analysis.

Problem structuring

• Leads on breaking down complex problems into more manageable elements.
• Leads on structuring analysis with involvement of appropriate experts and stakeholders.

Tools and techniques

• Demonstrates an ability to apply a range of analytical techniques appropriately.
• Undertakes research to understand strengths of available tools, possible techniques and selects appropriate approaches.
• Recommends and advises on specific OR techniques and knows pros and cons, including limitations.

Understanding analytical requirements

• Leads scoping conversations with stakeholders.
• Challenges stakeholder assumptions appropriately and constructively.

Communicating analytical impact

• Independently briefs analytical outputs.
• Ensures outputs understood and used appropriately.
• Effectively communicates analysis to senior and non-technical customers, covering appropriate caveats, limitations and key uncertainties.

Quality assurance of analysis

• Knows QA procedures and ensures appropriate, proportionate QA for all analytical work.
• Ensures QA is carried out and communicates with caveats and limitations.
• Plans end-to-end QA process within model design cycle.
• Proactively seeks feedback to ensure that analysis continues to meet and adapts to customer needs.

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications: minimum 2nd Class undergraduate Masters in a numerate / scientific / engineering degree or equivalent level of experience.

Behaviours

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

• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Changing and Improving

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £46,040, Ministry of Defence contributes £13,337 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
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and working from home as part of a non-contractual hybrid working arrangement. All office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to site capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD workplace, will also count towards this level of office attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this and other flexible working arrangements may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.

Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Any move to MOD 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 at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.

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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 and Experience.

Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience.

Personal Statement:

Candidates will be required to provide a statement of suitability (250 words)

At sift, you will be assessed against your CV and Statement of suitability and the following behaviours:

• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Changing and Improving

At interview, you will be assessed against the following behaviours:

• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Improving

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk .

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system.

Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.

The Ministry of Defence adopts a zero-tolerance approach to unacceptable behaviours, which includes bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and victimisation. You will not be eligible and will not be considered for this post if you have been dismissed from a role for such unacceptable behaviours within the last five years. This will also apply if you resign or otherwise leave a role but, because of an adverse decision, would have been dismissed for gross misconduct had you continued in that employment. Pre-employment checks will be carried out.

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

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 : Cdr Elizabeth Leckey
• Email : elizabeth.leckey386@mod.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk

Further information

Please ensure you read the attached candidate information document prior to completing your application. If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received from DBS, or believe that DBS has failed to follow the recruitment process in line with the Civil Service Commission principles of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of Fair and Open competition, you can raise a formal complaint by writing to DBS at the following address: Defence Business Services, Scanning Hub, Room 6124, Tomlinson House, Norcross Lane, Blackpool, FY5 3WP. If after raising your complaint with DBS you remain dissatisfied you can complain directly to the Civil Service Commission at the following address: Civil Service commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ Or by email: info@csc.gov.uk.

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