Analyst - Strategic Analysis
| Posting date: | 01 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £57,515 to £62,034 per year |
| Additional salary information: | National - £57,515 London - £62,034 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 April 2026 |
| Location: | Leeds |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 454637/2 |
Summary
In this role, you will develop and deliver high-quality analytical insights across the transport portfolio, helping to shape strategic decisions through clear and innovative analysis. You will lead the development of a new Value for Money (VfM) database, ensuring VfM evidence is embedded at the heart of decision-making. You will also take forward work to understand and improve how the Department allocates its funding – and who benefits from that spend.
You will lead and support high-priority, time-limited projects across the Department, and work closely with the DfT Strategy Unit. You’ll also work closely with the Chief Analyst, informing high‑profile decisions across the directorate and wider Department.
The Strategic Analysis team is a multidisciplinary team of eight analysts within the Strategy and Environment Analysis division. Our work spans from long-term strategic thinking to the most pressing challenges facing the Department, for decision-makers.
Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:
- Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
- 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
- Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
We’re a fun, inclusive, and supportive team that values diverse perspectives and a positive working environment. We have team members across regional offices.
Read more in the Benefits section below!
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Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:
- Lead strategic, cross-modal analysis by expanding portfolio-level transport data through the Department’s Value for Money Database and develop high-impact portfolio analysis using these insights.
- Lead improvements to how the Department approaches regional spend: Build a new regional spend model, building on work done at SR25. Including developing methodologies to assess how ‘benefits’ of the Departments spend are distributed.
- Address key evidence gaps ahead of SR27, as identified through the Department’s evidence strategy. This will include producing analysis on a range of policy issues to inform decision-making.
- Provide project leadership across central and embedded teams, including Strategy Unit. Ensuring robust scoping of new and high-priority projects, carrying out internal and external engagement to build stakeholder buy in and clear communication of outputs. You will also provide important analytical input during key events such as Ministerial reshuffles, and Transport Select Committee appearances.
- Provide strategic and technical advice, working with others, to the Chief Analyst to support timely and well-informed decisions on key issues across the directorate, group, and department.
- Contribute to the wider analyst community by sharing best practices, managing junior analysts (where relevant), and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration.
Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.
For further information on the role, please read the role profile attached. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.
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