[ref. c9500922] Senior Economics Officer, Senior Scientific Officer, Senior Research Officer, Senior Stats Officer
Job summary
DWP are recruiting up to 25 Senior Economics Officer, Senior Scientific Officer, Senior Research Officer, Senior Statistical Officer analysts to fill key posts across a range of policy and business areas over the next six months.
The roles will be based in one of our hubs in the following locations Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, London Westminster, Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield and Treforest.
Please note that Birmingham, Glasgow and Treforest are relatively new analytical hubs. Any candidates recruited via this campaign and located in these hubs will have a unique opportunity to help grow the analyst presence in these locations. For individuals based in the Treforest Hub, the ability to speak Welsh is desirable.Posts will be offered in order of merit, and preferences will be sought once results have been released if a choice is available. Successful candidates will be posted in merit order based on your location preferences, the geographical requirements of the business and business demands.
Successful internal DWP candidates will not necessarily be able to stay in their current team, although we will try to facilitate this where possible and where the merit order allows.
Candidates must meet the eligibility requirements set out in the ‘Essential Qualifications’ sections of this advert and the candidate pack; which is either to be a member of one of the following professional bodies Government Economic Service (GES), Government Operational Research Service (GORS), Government Social Research (GSR) or Government Statistician Group (GSG) or have the required qualifications to become a member of one of these professions.
If not already a badged member of one of the analytical professions above, then successful candidates will be expected to align with one of the four analytical professions. Please note, you can only apply under one of the analytical professions above.
If you meet the eligibility requirements you should then provide evidence against the Essential Experience Criteria listed in the ‘Selection Process: Application Form - Person Specification’ section of the candidate pack.
Job description
DWP has an excellent reputation for ensuring its work is underpinned by robust evidence and analysis. Analysts work flexibly, in multi-disciplinary, multi-site teams across the organisation, embedded within policy, operational and wider analytical teams, to develop DWP’s evidence base and provide analysis that supports key decisions underpinning Departmental policies and projects.The wealth of data we have access to is unprecedented and allows us to work in real time, quickly being able to see the outcome of those decisions.
There are around 800 analysts in the Analytical Community (AC) at DWP made up of Economists, Operational Researchers, Social Researchers, Statisticians, Data Scientists and Data Analysts. Analysts are grouped into 20 Lead Analyst areas, embedded across the Department.Our services are in high demand and we continue to increase in size. The DWP AC is an excellent place to work and as one of the largest in Government we can offer a wide variety of development, training and promotion opportunities, making us a great place to develop and grow as an analyst.
DWP analytical roles are often profession neutral, offering analysts access to a wide range of analytical roles. Posts can be done from any of our hub locations and we have a strong presence outside London.
Through this campaign, if you are not already a badged member of one of the four analytical professions you will become one. This means that as well as joining the community of analysts in DWP you will join a community of analysts working across many Government departments, agencies and public bodies, playing a pivotal role in Government decision-making.
We are recruiting for posts across a range of policy and business areas, if you have a particular preference for a type of role or to develop particular skills please tell us if you are successful at interview.