Community Life Survey Analyst London

The Cabinet Office is currently recruiting for a highly-motivated Analyst with strong technical quantitative skills to join their Analysis and Insight Team. The Analysis and Insight Team provides research and analysis services across a wide range of dynamic policy areas at the very heart of government. In addition to Ministers and policy officials, the team regularly briefs the Cabinet Secretary, Head of the Civil Service and other Permanent Secretaries. As part of the Government Innovation Group the team is also at the centre of exploring innovative new approaches to conducting analysis and supporting policy makers.

Analysis and Insight is a friendly and flexible team, committed to quality management and your professional development. We will make sure you have the support and training that you need to get up to speed and perform at a high level, and you will also have access to a training budget to further your development.


As an Analyst at the Cabinet Office you will have a unique chance to use your analytical work make a real and tangible difference to people’s lives. This exceptional opportunity is an exciting and rare opening to deliver a programme of quantitative analysis for the Community Life Survey, which provides policy makers with Official Statistics on measures of social action, civic participation and community empowerment.

The Role:

You will lead the analysis and dissemination of findings from the Community Life Survey, which directly inform development of high-profile policy within Cabinet Office and across Whitehall in relation to social action, civic participation and community empowerment.You’ll also be responsible for managing the innovative experimental work seeking to test the viability of online methodologies for future waves of the Survey.

Your responsibilities will include:

Leading the analysis of the Community Life Survey, including actively liaising with policy customers and data users to identify current gaps in understanding, and delivering analysis that fulfills such needs; leading the dissemination of survey findings, including working with the contractor to design and deliver a regular newsletter to update on latest findings and analysis, and actively networking both within and outside of government to promote the findings and maximise their value; and working at the cutting edge of the methodology behind collection of Official Statistics, overseeing the experiment to test the viability of online methods for data collection, and actively liaising across Whitehall to promote this innovative work.

Skills and Experience Required:
The Cabinet Office is looking for exceptional candidates who possess strong technical skills and a degree in a numerate discipline such as Economics, Statistics, or a Social science degree with substantial statistical training. You will able to demonstrate the ability to combine these with building strong relationships with policy and analytical colleagues and representing the Government in external forums such as OECD expert groups and the voluntary sector. You’ll be a confident communicator with an interest in building networks across the government analytical community, and in using creative dissemination techniques to maximise impact.
 
Additional Information:
This is a 2 year Fixed Term Appointment with the possibility of extension or conversion to permanency.
Candidates who meet the successful standard at interview will also be added to a reserve list for a period of 12 months, during which time they will be considered for other similar posts in the Cabinet Office.
 
How to Apply:
For further information about the requirements for the post, and information on how to apply, please see our website.
 
Closing Date: 4^th March 2014

The Cabinet Office are equal opportunity employers and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. All information that we hold concerning you will be held and processed by The Cabinet Office strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998.

Salary: £30,117 to £38,484