Higher Operational Research Analyst (GORS) Borders Analysis
| Posting date: | 11 March 2024 |
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| Salary: | £34,350 to £41,035 per year |
| Additional salary information: | National: £34,350-£36,755; London: £38,350-£41,035. Successful candidates will be eligible for an annual GORS RRA of £1,600. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 April 2024 |
| Location: | London |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 343470/2 |
Summary
In Borders Analysis we are committed to being an inclusive employer with a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures, and experiences.
Borders Analysis (BA)
Our border is more than a line on a map.
It is a combination of policies, processes and systems delivered by both public and private organisations across more than 270 recognised crossing points across the UK.
Borders Analysis play a central role in ensuring the effective management and transformation of the border, driving decision-making across Border Force, the Home Office and wider government.
The smooth operation of our systems and processes is vital to the UK’s economy, safety, biosecurity and ability to combat illegal migration. Concurrently, changing trends in trade, migration and security mean our border is under more pressure than ever before. To support Border Force through this demanding environment we tackle a vast array of exciting and challenging analytical puzzles.
BA is a dynamic unit of around 70 analysts, working collaboratively across multiple professions. We have a record of accomplishment in delivering high quality, innovative analysis to support decision making on a wide range of government priorities.
To meet the growing demand for analysis to support the delivery of the Border 2025 Strategy, we are seeking talented people to join our fantastic team. We are looking for people with the capability and dedication to deliver impactful evidence, analysis and insight; and to champion our values of respect, compassion, collaboration and courage.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a team which underpins implementation of new processes at the border. Providing strategic and operational support to Border Force and playing a key role in long-term planning, as well as working at a fast pace to help deliver operational solutions. We also provide evidence to inform strategic investments in border security through analytical insight and evidence.
We are recruiting up to 4 Higher Operational Research Analysts to fill key posts across a range of areas.
Roles 1 and 2: Higher Analysts in Border Security Analysis – Analytical responsibility for programmes covering risk sampling for operational evaluation, development of scientific evidence strategy, and process mapping.
Roles 3 and 4: Higher Analyst in Port Modelling – Maritime port simulation for goods and trade at the border to inform future strategy.
We are seeking motivated, enthusiastic, and focused individuals who are passionate about analysis. You will be confident in planning how to structure problems, perform appropriate analysis based on the quality of data, and confidently communicate complex information to a range of audiences. You will use persuasion skills to get buy in from non-analytical partners when there is reluctance. High attention to detail, initiative, and strong organisational skills are essential.
You are not expected to have all the skills mentioned in the responsibilities below. Training will be provided where needed to help successful candidates gain the knowledge they would need to meet these responsibilities.
Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estates capacity, by Spring 2024. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details).
Candidates will need to agree a base location of either Croydon, London, Manchester or Sheffield with a requirement for regular attendance at other Home Office locations including (but not limited to): London, Croydon, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and Sheffield with some travel to various frontline locations.
Responsibilities
You will:
- Play a key role in developing/improving the modelling and analytical capability of Border Force, to meet the challenges of implementing important programmes such as Digitising the Border. This includes a wider variety of modelling methods including simulation/stochastic modelling, empirical testing, and various forecasting techniques.
- Use cutting-edge modelling and analytical techniques (for example in R or Simul8) to help support Border Force senior leaders make effective decisions.
- Inspire supporting team members, take responsibility for, and lead your own key projects. You will champion collaborative work across operational, central-planning, and policy teams.
- Contribute to evaluation projects looking at a variety of options, participating in decisions on the selection of the best outcome.
- Draw on multiple data sources to collate the information needed to model new analytical capabilities.
- Create compelling visuals and automated dashboards to convey the outcomes of analytical projects and modelling to support evidence-based decision making.
Recruitment and Retention Allowance (RRA)
Successful candidates may be eligible for an annual RRA of £1,600. This allowance is subject to review and Head of Profession approval, and could be reduced or withdrawn at any time.
Eligibility
These roles are open to both external candidates who meet the requirements and existing Government Operational Research Service (GORS) members. If the latter, please indicate clearly on your Statement of Suitability that you are a current badged member of GORS and for which department you currently work.
For external applicants, civil service badging is used to designate people presently employed in the Civil Service who meet the criteria for that profession at a particular grade level. If you have analytical skills but no formal Civil Service analytical profession badging, you are most welcome to apply. Successful applicants will become badged members of the profession. Applicants must meet the qualification requirements for the profession as set out below.
You may also be interested in other similar roles but in different locations currently being advertised under campaign reference 343460 which due to the nature of the work is open to UK Nationals only.
Online events
We’ll be holding two online events to enable prospective applicants to meet members of the team, learn more about the roles and how to apply and to ask any questions. Both sessions will be the same and there’s no requirement to attend these events in order to apply.
Please find below the Eventbrite links.
Event 1: 19th March 2024 – 12-1pm
Operational Analysts Recruitment Campaign Tickets, Tue 19 Mar 2024 at 12:00 | Eventbrite
Event 2: 21st March 2024 – 16:30-17:30pm
Operational Analysts Recruitment Campaign Tickets, Thu 21 Mar 2024 at 16:30 | Eventbrite