86601 - Evaluation Analyst (3 roles available), Data & Analysis, Ministry of Justice
| Posting date: | 24 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £39,868 to £50,039 per year |
| Additional salary information: | The national salary range is £39,868 - £43,535, London salary range is £45,824 - £50,039 . Your salary will be dependent on your base location |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 May 2024 |
| Location: | UK |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Ministry of Justice |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 86601 |
Summary
We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity.
SEO Evaluation Analyst (3 roles available), Data & Analysis, Ministry of Justice
Overview
We have three roles available split between the Justice Data Lab (JDL) and the Evaluation & Prototyping Hub (EPH). These two teams are centres of evaluation expertise within the Ministry of Justice’s Data & Analysis Directorate. They both conduct impact evaluations to understand what works in the justice system alongside supporting other analytical teams working on a wide range of priority evaluations.
Roles in both teams are open to:
Existing analysts from all professions (GSS/GORS/GSR/GES) either on level transfer or on promotion.
Other candidates who are not members of GSS, GORS, GSR, GES professions but possess and can demonstrate similar experience at the appropriate level. Badging opportunities will be available once in post for those who wish to apply.
Specialist allowance
Due to the role(s) being analytical, those successful in recruitment will be eligible for a specialist allowance following an analytical interview based on the following values:
SEO London: £500
SEO National: £1500
Minimum requirements to apply:
Candidates must be able to show the relevant experience and skills and must meet the criteria for entry:
SEO grade:
You have significant work experience (usually a minimum of three years) evidencing use of data and/or analytical skills. Time spent on an analytical PhD can count towards this.
We welcome applications from candidates based across the UK. For some posts, candidates will have the option of being based in the Leeds or London HQ offices (with flexible working arrangements available) or your nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. These are based at the following JCCs: Cardiff, Leeds, Nottingham, South Tyneside, Brighton, Ipswich and Liverpool, and the following JSOs: Ashford, Beverley, Haverfordwest, Hull, Merthyr Tydfil, Manchester, Newport, Birmingham, Sheffield, North Shields, Bristol, Wolverhampton, Weston-Super-Mare, Stafford, Truro, Winchester and Leeds.
Alternative locations may be available and will be discussed and agreed on the completion of background checks.
Interviews are likely to take place in June 2024 and will be held via MS Teams. We will keep a merit list for a year for those who successfully pass the interview board but who are not offered a post.
What you’ll do
These roles represent a genuine opportunity to help understand what works in the justice system, explore creative ways to solve evaluation challenges, deepen technical knowledge, and build analytical leadership competencies. In both teams you will have the opportunity to shape the role to your interests and development needs. Candidates will be able to express an interest in a specific role at interview.
Justice Data Lab (1 role)
The Justice Data Lab (JDL) helps provide evidence on what works to achieve reducing reoffending, a key priority of the MoJ. You’ll lead impact evaluations of rehabilitative interventions to assess whether they significantly reduce reoffending among participants, in comparison to a control group. You will undertake a lead analytical role, using Propensity Score Matching (PSM) to produce high quality impact evaluations to assess the effectiveness, or otherwise, of the interventions provided to offenders, including a suite of MoJ offender behaviour programmes. Since 2013 there have been over 182 JDL publications, all of which are published as Official Statistics on gov.uk.
Evaluation & Prototyping Hub (up to 2 roles)
The Evaluation and Prototyping Hub was established in 2021 to help understand what works across the Justice system. Our ambition is to improve outcomes by providing timely, proportionate and quality evidence to inform decisions. We achieve this by leading evaluations from within the Hub, including Randomised Controlled Trials (RCT) and other quasi-experimental designs. We also provide methodological support to over 20 evaluations led by other teams across the MoJ, advising on different counterfactual impact evaluation methodologies. Finally, the Hub works closely with partners across the MoJ and government to deliver the recommendations outlined in the Evaluation & Prototyping Strategy and embed a culture of evidence-based decision making.
A particular focus of these roles is to build capability in a broader range of statistical techniques that can be used in counterfactual impact evaluations across the MoJ. This includes exploring the potential of interrupted time series design, synthetic controls, and difference-in-difference approaches.
SEO Evaluation Analyst (3 roles available), Data & Analysis, Ministry of Justice
Overview
We have three roles available split between the Justice Data Lab (JDL) and the Evaluation & Prototyping Hub (EPH). These two teams are centres of evaluation expertise within the Ministry of Justice’s Data & Analysis Directorate. They both conduct impact evaluations to understand what works in the justice system alongside supporting other analytical teams working on a wide range of priority evaluations.
Roles in both teams are open to:
Existing analysts from all professions (GSS/GORS/GSR/GES) either on level transfer or on promotion.
Other candidates who are not members of GSS, GORS, GSR, GES professions but possess and can demonstrate similar experience at the appropriate level. Badging opportunities will be available once in post for those who wish to apply.
Specialist allowance
Due to the role(s) being analytical, those successful in recruitment will be eligible for a specialist allowance following an analytical interview based on the following values:
SEO London: £500
SEO National: £1500
Minimum requirements to apply:
Candidates must be able to show the relevant experience and skills and must meet the criteria for entry:
SEO grade:
You have significant work experience (usually a minimum of three years) evidencing use of data and/or analytical skills. Time spent on an analytical PhD can count towards this.
We welcome applications from candidates based across the UK. For some posts, candidates will have the option of being based in the Leeds or London HQ offices (with flexible working arrangements available) or your nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. These are based at the following JCCs: Cardiff, Leeds, Nottingham, South Tyneside, Brighton, Ipswich and Liverpool, and the following JSOs: Ashford, Beverley, Haverfordwest, Hull, Merthyr Tydfil, Manchester, Newport, Birmingham, Sheffield, North Shields, Bristol, Wolverhampton, Weston-Super-Mare, Stafford, Truro, Winchester and Leeds.
Alternative locations may be available and will be discussed and agreed on the completion of background checks.
Interviews are likely to take place in June 2024 and will be held via MS Teams. We will keep a merit list for a year for those who successfully pass the interview board but who are not offered a post.
What you’ll do
These roles represent a genuine opportunity to help understand what works in the justice system, explore creative ways to solve evaluation challenges, deepen technical knowledge, and build analytical leadership competencies. In both teams you will have the opportunity to shape the role to your interests and development needs. Candidates will be able to express an interest in a specific role at interview.
Justice Data Lab (1 role)
The Justice Data Lab (JDL) helps provide evidence on what works to achieve reducing reoffending, a key priority of the MoJ. You’ll lead impact evaluations of rehabilitative interventions to assess whether they significantly reduce reoffending among participants, in comparison to a control group. You will undertake a lead analytical role, using Propensity Score Matching (PSM) to produce high quality impact evaluations to assess the effectiveness, or otherwise, of the interventions provided to offenders, including a suite of MoJ offender behaviour programmes. Since 2013 there have been over 182 JDL publications, all of which are published as Official Statistics on gov.uk.
Evaluation & Prototyping Hub (up to 2 roles)
The Evaluation and Prototyping Hub was established in 2021 to help understand what works across the Justice system. Our ambition is to improve outcomes by providing timely, proportionate and quality evidence to inform decisions. We achieve this by leading evaluations from within the Hub, including Randomised Controlled Trials (RCT) and other quasi-experimental designs. We also provide methodological support to over 20 evaluations led by other teams across the MoJ, advising on different counterfactual impact evaluation methodologies. Finally, the Hub works closely with partners across the MoJ and government to deliver the recommendations outlined in the Evaluation & Prototyping Strategy and embed a culture of evidence-based decision making.
A particular focus of these roles is to build capability in a broader range of statistical techniques that can be used in counterfactual impact evaluations across the MoJ. This includes exploring the potential of interrupted time series design, synthetic controls, and difference-in-difference approaches.