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1090 - Data Ethics Lead
| Posting date: | 10 December 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £56,532 to £69,338 per year |
| Additional salary information: | The national salary is £56,532 - £64,048, London salary range is £61,201 - £69,338. Your salary will be dependent on your base location. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 January 2025 |
| Location: | UK |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Ministry of Justice |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1090 |
Summary
Data Ethics Lead
Location: National*
Closing Date: 6th Jan 2025
Interviews: W/C 20th Jan 2025
Grade: Grade 7(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)
Salary: London: £61201 - £69338 (which may include an allowance of up to £2474); National: £56532 - £64048 (which may include an allowance of up to £343)
Working pattern: Full-time, part-time, flexible working
Contract Type: Permanent
*We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP
The Role
We’re recruiting for a Data Ethics Lead here at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), to be part of our warm and collaborative Data Improvement Team, within the Data Directorate
This role aligns against Data Ethicist from the Government Digital and Data Framework.
We are passionate about improving justice outcomes through innovative research,
data and analysis. In the Data Directorate, we provide high quality data and analysis
helping to ensure strategic, policy, finance, corporate and operational decisions are
based on robust evidence.
We create a culture in which people are empowered with the data and information to
make excellent decisions; using cutting edge tools, techniques and collaboration;
putting evidence at the heart of the justice system
We launched our data strategy for MoJ and are working on improvements across data governance, architecture, literacy, culture, dissemination and linking. You can read more about the Data Strategy in this blog post.
As a Data Ethics Lead, you’ll enable teams across the MoJ to understand Data Ethics and implement best practice in their work. You’ll lead on the strategy for the department’s newly developed MoJ AI & Data Science Ethics Framework, leading a small team to roll out adoption of the framework in new business areas and ensuring that there is continuous improvement of our framework and toolkit.
You’ll be the subject matter expert for Data Ethics across the directorate and help stakeholders, developers, policy-makers, and decision-makers understand what is required to enable responsible research and innovation for the ethical use of AI and Data across a range of areas.
Key Responsibilities:
Enabling others to implement Data Ethics best practice in their work (for instance by providing training, advising data science teams or demonstrating how to apply ethical principles in practice using the MoJ AI & Data Science Ethics Framework).
Communicating effectively to explain and raise awareness of Data Ethics issues, and to listen to, convene, advise and mediate between various parts of the organisation
Help people to ask questions, express concerns and discuss ethical dilemmas
Expand our current data ethics offering, advising on additional areas for focus, prioritisation and establishing a centre of excellence model.
If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!
Benefits
37 hours per week and flexible working options including working from home, working part-time, job sharing, or working compressed hours.
A £1k per person learning budget is in place to support all our people, with access to best in class conferences and seminars, accreditation with professional bodies, fully funded vocational programmes and e-learning platforms
Staff have 10% time to dedicate to develop & grow
Generous civil service pension based on defined benefit scheme, with employer contributions of 28.97% from April 1st 2024 (Contribution Rates)
25 days leave (plus bank holidays) and 1 privilege day usually taken around the Kings’ birthday. 5 additional days of leave once you have reached 5 years of service.
Compassionate maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies, with up to 26 weeks leave at full pay, 13 weeks with partial pay, and 13 weeks further leave. And maternity support/paternity leave at full pay for 2 weeks, too!
Wellbeing support including access to the Calm app.
Bike loans up to £2500 and secure bike parking (subject to availability and location)
Season ticket loans, childcare vouchers and eye-care vouchers.
5 days volunteering paid leave.
Free membership to BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.
Some offices may have a subsidised onsite Gym.
Person Specification
Essential
Strong understanding of data ethics concepts, with practical knowledge of ethical frameworks and tools/processes.
Confident leader, able to inspire teams and present effectively to senior leadership and ministers.
Strategic thinker with experience influencing the direction of work and a background in social sciences or humanities (e.g., anthropology, economics, sociology, philosophy, psychology, race theory).
Ability to communicate between technical and non-technical audiences, translating complex concepts for broader understanding.
Professionally curious, staying up-to-date with research and academic developments in data ethics, applying exemplar models to promote ethical data product development.
Knowledgeable about data techniques (e.g., machine learning, NLP, data visualization, statistical modeling) and capable of engaging with data science experts on topics like bias minimization and data quality.
Demonstrated ability to evaluate and challenge assumptions in data science projects, ensuring high-quality, ethical outcomes.
Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for BPSS clearance
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 D&I Strategy.
Location: National*
Closing Date: 6th Jan 2025
Interviews: W/C 20th Jan 2025
Grade: Grade 7(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)
Salary: London: £61201 - £69338 (which may include an allowance of up to £2474); National: £56532 - £64048 (which may include an allowance of up to £343)
Working pattern: Full-time, part-time, flexible working
Contract Type: Permanent
*We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP
The Role
We’re recruiting for a Data Ethics Lead here at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), to be part of our warm and collaborative Data Improvement Team, within the Data Directorate
This role aligns against Data Ethicist from the Government Digital and Data Framework.
We are passionate about improving justice outcomes through innovative research,
data and analysis. In the Data Directorate, we provide high quality data and analysis
helping to ensure strategic, policy, finance, corporate and operational decisions are
based on robust evidence.
We create a culture in which people are empowered with the data and information to
make excellent decisions; using cutting edge tools, techniques and collaboration;
putting evidence at the heart of the justice system
We launched our data strategy for MoJ and are working on improvements across data governance, architecture, literacy, culture, dissemination and linking. You can read more about the Data Strategy in this blog post.
As a Data Ethics Lead, you’ll enable teams across the MoJ to understand Data Ethics and implement best practice in their work. You’ll lead on the strategy for the department’s newly developed MoJ AI & Data Science Ethics Framework, leading a small team to roll out adoption of the framework in new business areas and ensuring that there is continuous improvement of our framework and toolkit.
You’ll be the subject matter expert for Data Ethics across the directorate and help stakeholders, developers, policy-makers, and decision-makers understand what is required to enable responsible research and innovation for the ethical use of AI and Data across a range of areas.
Key Responsibilities:
Enabling others to implement Data Ethics best practice in their work (for instance by providing training, advising data science teams or demonstrating how to apply ethical principles in practice using the MoJ AI & Data Science Ethics Framework).
Communicating effectively to explain and raise awareness of Data Ethics issues, and to listen to, convene, advise and mediate between various parts of the organisation
Help people to ask questions, express concerns and discuss ethical dilemmas
Expand our current data ethics offering, advising on additional areas for focus, prioritisation and establishing a centre of excellence model.
If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!
Benefits
37 hours per week and flexible working options including working from home, working part-time, job sharing, or working compressed hours.
A £1k per person learning budget is in place to support all our people, with access to best in class conferences and seminars, accreditation with professional bodies, fully funded vocational programmes and e-learning platforms
Staff have 10% time to dedicate to develop & grow
Generous civil service pension based on defined benefit scheme, with employer contributions of 28.97% from April 1st 2024 (Contribution Rates)
25 days leave (plus bank holidays) and 1 privilege day usually taken around the Kings’ birthday. 5 additional days of leave once you have reached 5 years of service.
Compassionate maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies, with up to 26 weeks leave at full pay, 13 weeks with partial pay, and 13 weeks further leave. And maternity support/paternity leave at full pay for 2 weeks, too!
Wellbeing support including access to the Calm app.
Bike loans up to £2500 and secure bike parking (subject to availability and location)
Season ticket loans, childcare vouchers and eye-care vouchers.
5 days volunteering paid leave.
Free membership to BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.
Some offices may have a subsidised onsite Gym.
Person Specification
Essential
Strong understanding of data ethics concepts, with practical knowledge of ethical frameworks and tools/processes.
Confident leader, able to inspire teams and present effectively to senior leadership and ministers.
Strategic thinker with experience influencing the direction of work and a background in social sciences or humanities (e.g., anthropology, economics, sociology, philosophy, psychology, race theory).
Ability to communicate between technical and non-technical audiences, translating complex concepts for broader understanding.
Professionally curious, staying up-to-date with research and academic developments in data ethics, applying exemplar models to promote ethical data product development.
Knowledgeable about data techniques (e.g., machine learning, NLP, data visualization, statistical modeling) and capable of engaging with data science experts on topics like bias minimization and data quality.
Demonstrated ability to evaluate and challenge assumptions in data science projects, ensuring high-quality, ethical outcomes.
Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for BPSS clearance
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 D&I Strategy.