Senior Management Information Analyst
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 21st October 2024
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Job summary
We lead the UK’s diplomatic, development and consular work around the world. We employ around 17,000 staff in our global network of 281 offices worldwide.
Our UK-based staff work in King Charles Street in London, Abercrombie House in East Kilbride and in Milton Keynes.
The successful candidate will extract, analyse and present data in a clear and concise manner, presenting the data in the format to suit the audience. Frequent engagement with internal stakeholders including senior management, Finance Directorate & Human Resources Directorate (HR), as well as stakeholders across all other areas of the business will be required.
In addition, the team is responsible for reporting data to the Cabinet Office, the Office for National Statistics and the National Audit Office, as well as publishing data on Gov.Uk. The successful candidate is responsible for overseeing all reporting to these external parties, ensuring reports are accurate and correct and submitted on time.
The successful candidate will seek opportunities to develop Management Information (MI) understanding and capability within the organisation by using skills and expertise to assist others within HR and the wider office, such as support HR projects or assist with the development of reporting.
Job description
Roles and Responsibilities
The successful candidate will:
- Lead the timely, accurate and appropriately handled compilation of MI data in response to internal and external enquiries. Liaise across the FCDO family to coordinate data collection and reporting.
- Line manage, and support, two HEO Management Information Analysts
- Lead the co-ordination of regular external reporting to the Office for National Statistics, Cabinet Office and other government departments.
- Lead on the delivery of the data elements for Freedom of Information (FOI) requests and Parliamentary Questions (PQs) that have HR data dependencies; Assessing the request information requirements, collating relevant data, reviewing the information and developing necessary supporting lines, drafting the reply and obtaining clearance as necessary.
- Lead the further development of HR Reports extracted from the FCDO HR Platform to support ongoing optimisation and improvement to the delivery of core HR MI. Engage with Senior MI Analysts, Report Developers and key stakeholders from Other Government Departments to support the maintenance, development and change processes associated with continual improvement to the HR MI reports portfolio
- Lead on the provision of accurate and intuitive insights into people-related issues, designing bespoke analysis on demand.
Person specification
You must be a British Citizen at the time of application and, if invited to interview, you will need to bring proof of identity (British Passport/Driving Licence etc.) with you.
This role requires you to attain Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance.
For more information about this process, click here. Attaining DV will require you to have been resident in the UK for five of the last ten years. At least one year of this must have been a consecutive twelve-month period. Serving overseas with HM Forces, in some other official capacity as a representative of His Majesty’s Government, or having lived overseas as a result of your parents’ or partner’s Government employment counts as UK residency for the purposes of security clearances.
It is essential in your application that you provide evidence and proven examples in each of the following Minimum Criteria and Behaviours as far as you are able to do so. These responses will be further developed and discussed with those candidates invited for interview.
Minimum Criteria
We are looking for someone with:
- Strong leadership skills to inspire and motivate your team and help them develop their MI skills and service offering
- The ability to lead the MI team on the data maturity journey towards improvement and increased capability in using data.
- A proactive approach and a focus on continuous improvement of self and service.
- The resilience to work at pace and manage multiple pieces of work concurrently.
- An excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
- A customer focussed approach.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Delivering at Pace
- Working Together
- Changing and Improving
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Delivering at Pace
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Please provide evidence of your experience and skills in handling data to drive organisational delivery.
- Motivation question at the Interview.
- Presentation at the Interview.
- In-tray exercise as part of your assessment. This exercise will test your ability in handling, analysing and presenting data. If selected for interview, you will be given further guidance on when you will sit this exercise.
We only ask for evidence of these technical skills on your application form:
- Please provide evidence of your experience and skills in handling data to drive organisational delivery.
Benefits
· 25 days Annual Leave per annum.
· 9 days Public and Privilege holidays per annum.
· Learning and Development tailored to your role.
See the attached candidate pack.
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Selection process details
Please see the attached candidate pack for the selection process details.
Reasonable Adjustment
If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
Contact Government Recruitment Service via fcdorecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
Complete the ‘Assistance required’ section in the ‘Additional requirements’ page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.
Further Information
A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.
Any move to FCDO from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. The evidence you provide in your application must relate to your own experiences. If there is any evidence of plagiarism, including presenting the ideas and experience of others as your own, your application will be withdrawn.
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service or Disclosure Scotland on your behalf.
However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email Info@disclosurescotland.co.uk
This role is full time only. Applicants who wish to work an alternative pattern are welcome to apply however your preferred working pattern may not be available and you should discuss this with the vacancy holder before applying.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Job contact :
- Name : FCDO Recruitment Team
- Email : fcdorecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
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- Email : fcdorecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Further information
If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should, in the first instance, contact External.Recruitment@fcdo.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the FCDO, you can contact the Office of the Civil Service Commissioners.
