Statistical Production Analyst
Office for National Statistics
Apply before 11:55 pm on Thursday 17th October 2024
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ONS operates a flexible hybrid working model across the UK, with colleagues linked to one of our contractual locations in Newport, Titchfield (Fareham), Manchester or Darlington and working between office and remote throughout the week.
As part of the hybrid working arrangement there is a 40% minimum office attendance requirement. Attendance is typically at your contractual office, with occasional travel to alternative locations. Due to estates constraints, there are currently temporary exceptions to this for colleagues based at Manchester and Darlington who are required to attend the office for a minimum of 20% of their work time.
About the job
Job summary
Do you want to work for a company that effects policy for the good of the UK?
The ONS are looking for Statistical Production Analyst’s to play a key role within the Economic, Social and Environmental Group. The post holder will be responsible for production, planning and co-ordination of statistical outputs.
The role includes producing economic statistics and effective quality assurance of statistical outputs, managing stakeholders involved in the production process, identifying, and mitigating risks, and ensuring continuous development of the methods, sources and production processes underpinning economic statistics. Post holders are also expected to support and/or lead the dissemination and communication of statistics to internal and external customers.
Successful candidates will potentially find themselves allocated to roles within the following directorates:
Macroeconomic & Environment Statistics & Analysis (MESA)
MESA teams produce a wide range of UK economic statistics, including trade, balance of payments, foreign direct investment, public sector finance, productivity, and consumer, producer, and housing prices. The Directorate also produces economic commentary and analysis, including co-leading the Analysis Hub.
Economic Statistics Production & Analysis (ESPA)
ESPA teams produce a wide range of UK economic statistics, including Labour Market, The National Accounts (which includes Gross Domestic Product), Monthly output of the service, production, construction, and retail sectors, Quarterly household expenditure and household income estimates, Sub-national estimates of GDP, household income and household expenditure., Real Time Indicators, including the Business Insight & Conditions Survey.
Posts covered by this role are analytical in nature and so will usually be filled by staff who are either actively engaged on the Operational Delivery Profession: Data Production, Management & Analysis pathway, or members of badged analytical professions.
Job description
Responsibilities
- Contributing to the production process of economic statistics through collaboration with survey teams and/or compiler areas to ensure data deliveries, production and accompanying briefing are made on time and to a high standard.
- Analyse and interpret data to prioritise data queries and ensure that inputs and outputs are accurate.
- Build close working relationships with data/ briefing suppliers and system teams to enhance subject matter expertise and help identify and address issues in data processes, systems and methods where they arise.
- Clear communication with internal and external stakeholders through the appropriate channels and delivering key messages to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Contribute to effective statistical output timetable planning and implementation to ensure quality assurance processes are adhered to throughout the production cycle.
- Ensuring their technical and analytical skills are kept up-to-date and participating in and promoting continuous improvement.
Person specification
Essential Criteria
- Ability to carry out data processing tasks that contribute to a statistical publication, as well as completing quality assurance measures to ensure outputs are accurate and trustworthy.
- Demonstrable ability to manage and prioritise workload effectively, particularly in situations where work needs to be delivered in a timely manner.
- Able to carry out pieces of analytical work, such as identifying key trends and movements in data, as well as potential anomalies that require further investigating.
- Demonstrable experience of engagement with stakeholders, including answering customer queries in a professional manner, and developing and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
Benefits
The Office for National Statistics is part of the Civil Service, and as such we share a number of key benefits with other departments, whilst also having our own unique offerings to support our 5400 valued colleagues across the business.
Whether you are hearing about us for the first time or already know a bit about our organisation, we hope that the benefits pack attached (bottom of page) will give you a great insight into the benefits and facilities available to our colleagues, and our fantastic working culture.
We are an organisation that takes well-being seriously and lives and breathes the desire to modernise the workplace of the future. Everyone, from our office-based colleagues across our UK sites, to our field interviewers and airports and ports passenger survey teams, are part of a diverse and inclusive family.
Inclusion & Accessibility
At ONS we are always looking to attract the very best people from the widest possible talent pool, and we are proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunities employer. As a member of the Business Disability Forum and a Disability Confident Leader we’re committed to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.
As part of our application process, you will be prompted to provide details of any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process that you need. If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments before applying, please contact the recruitment team in the first instance.
If you would like an accessible version of any of the attachments or recruitment documents below or linked to in this advert, please contact the recruitment team who will be happy to assist.
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Selection process details
Security Clearance
Individuals appointed to the Office for National Statistics or UK Statistics Authority will be subject to National Security Vetting at “SC Cleared” level for this post. To allow for meaningful checks to be carried out applicants will normally need to have lived in the UK for the 3 consecutive years immediately prior to applying.
A lack of UK residency in itself is not always a bar to security clearance but the Department will need to consider eligibility on a case-by-case basis. You will be asked to provide information regarding your UK residency during your application, and failure to provide this will result in your application being rejected
If you are unsure that you meet the eligibility above, please contact the recruitment email on the advert before applying to discuss.
Applicant support
The ONS regularly run webinars and support sessions for candidates.
We have a role specific Webinar Scheduled for Tuesday the 25th of April at 12:00. You can find details and sign up via the following link Eventbrite page.
Sift
Assessment at application stage will be based on your work history, skill and experience and personal statement. Your application should be tailored to demonstrate any skills, knowledge and experience that are relevant to the content of the role.
Your personal statement should be no longer than 1000 words. You should use this space fully to provide evidence for each essential criterion within the person specification. As the criteria are scored, we would recommend that you give clear examples for each including the impact of your actions and set them out using the STAR acronym (Situation, Task, Action, Result).
Success Profiles Behaviour examples are not required at this stage.
In cases where there is a high number of applications the sift pass mark may be adjusted and candidates will be invited to interview in merit order, i.e., those scoring the highest.
Interview
Should you be invited to interview you will be assessed against all the Behaviours (and technical skills if applicable) as outlined in the advert.
A presentation may be required at interview. Further information will be provided to shortlisted candidates prior to interview.
Interviews will be held via video conferencing.
A reserve list may be held for a period up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made.
Other Information
Sift will take place – 18/10/24 - 25/10/24
Interviews – W/C 4/11/2024
Dates maybe subject to change.
For the full terms and conditions of the post, please see attachment below.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Working for the Civil Service
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
Diversity and Inclusion
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Jon Gough
- Email : jon.gough@ons.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : Anthony.jones@ons.gov.uk
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