This Grade 7 analyst post sits in the analysis team supporting policy in the Civil, Family, Tribunals and Administration of Justice Directorate at the Ministry of Justice. The work centres on building, running and maintaining complex, mainly Excel-based models for tribunals and court fees policy. The post holder manages an SEO on tribunals work and shares line management of SEO and HEO staff on court fees with another Grade 7. Only existing civil servants and accredited NDPB staff holding a GES, GSR, GORS or GSS badge can apply.
What the job involves
- Build, quality assure, run and maintain complex models, mainly in Excel, including their data inputs
- Report model outputs to ministers, senior officials and policy, operational and finance colleagues
- Strengthen the modelling and technical analysis behind MoJ fees and tribunals policy
- Forecast tribunal caseloads and judicial requirements, incorporating recent legislative changes
- Support policy colleagues on options to reduce tribunal demand
- Lead a more strategic approach to tribunals analysis, given the work is split between MoJ and HMCTS
- Complete improvements to the current Fees Cost Model
- Support the annual fees inflation uplift and finance colleagues on options for fee levels
- Lead on maintaining and developing the fees models, including remissions models
- Manage one SEO member of staff working on tribunals issues
- Share line responsibility for SEO and HEO staff on court fees with another Grade 7 analyst
What’s required
Registration & licences
- Current GES, GSR, GORS or GSS badged membership, evidenced at application
Experience
- Significant work experience using data and/or analytical skills (time on an analytical PhD can count)
- Significant experience of managing projects
- Experience of leading or managing a team, or the clear capacity to do so
Skills & knowledge
- Credible analyst who prioritises high-impact analysis across professional boundaries
- Collaborative, building effective relationships with policy, operational and legal colleagues
- Excellent communicator who explains complex technical analysis clearly to non-technical audiences
- Strong technical skills, at least some of: Advanced Excel, Power Query and data modelling including controlled refresh; costing and scenario modelling; model QA, audit trails and version control; Power BI or similar…
Checks & eligibility
- Existing Civil Servant or employee of an accredited NDPB
Other
- Anonymised work history and a Statement of Suitability of no more than 750 words
- Work must be done in the UK, not overseas
Nice to have
- R programming skills to interpret existing models, support validation and turn analysis into Excel-based processes
- Experience using quantitative and qualitative evidence for complex policy questions where evidence is uncertain or incomplete
- Flexibility to move between policy areas, sometimes at short notice
- Line management of SEO or HEO level analytical staff
What’s offered
- Flexible working, including part-time, job-share, compressed hours and working from home or a Justice Collaboration Centre or Satellite Office
- Annual leave of 25 days, rising to 30 after five years' service
- Scheme to buy or sell up to three days' leave each year
- Additional paid time off for public holidays and one privilege day
- Generous individual learning and development budget and career development support
- Choice of Civil Service pension schemes
- Hybrid working, with a minimum of 60% of time in an office
- Regular visits to front-line services such as courts, prisons and probation
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
