Job Description
Location
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The Darlington Economic Campus is a pioneering new cross-government hub which will bring people together across departments and public organisations to play an active role in the most important issues of the day.
HM Treasury in Darlington will be joined by the Department for International Trade, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Office for National Statistics, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, the Competition and Markets Authority, the Department for Education and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced, passionate Head of Advanced Analytics to lead the newly formed branch to develop data science products and capabilities. This exciting role will get to shape not only how the branch delivers outcomes but also provides leadership on how the department exploits data science to provide world leading economic policy advice!
What you will bring to the team:
- Provide operational leadership to the advanced analytics branch including management of data science methodologies, development strategies & product management. This role reports directly to the chief data officer (CDO).
- Be responsible for the effective design of analytical models, ensuring model performance is measured and managed. Look to exploit new capability within the field of data science so that models are as valuable as possible.
- Provide leadership and represent the data strategy values and ambitions across HM Treasury and with other government departments.
- Develop and lead a data science community; ensuring engagement and support for all roles & disciplines across the department; design and embed a community led quality assurance / peer review approach analysis.
- Design and embed an agile data-operations environment - including productization of data assets and ensuring business led products are well managed.
Most importantly, it's key that the post holder has a passion and enthusiasm for effecting change, and they value working innovatively and collaboratively with others.
Working Pattern
This post is available on a full time, part time or job share basis, and flexible working hours can be accommodated.
HM Treasury is proud of a diverse and inclusive work environment, committed to fairness and the promotion of equality of opportunity for all. We know that having a range of experiences, ways of working and thinking makes us a stronger organisation, better at developing policy that is reflective of the communities we serve. We embrace different views and experiences and value the fresh perspective that people from a variety of circumstances bring to the work we do. We welcome applications from candidates who have not previously worked for the Civil Service, mid- and late-career changers with transferrable skills, people from all backgrounds and circumstances regardless of disability, ethnicity, LGBT+ identity and socio-economic status.
Some of the Benefits our people love!
- 25 days' annual leave (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus 8 public holidays and the King's birthday (unless you have a legacy arrangement as an existing Civil Servant). Additionally, we operate flexitime systems, allowing employees to take up to an additional 2 days off each month.
- Flexible working patterns (part-time, job-share, condensed hours) and arrangements
- Generous parental and adoption leave packages
- Access to a generous Defined Benefit pension scheme with employer contributions of 27%
- Access to a cycle-to-work salary sacrifice scheme and season ticket advances
- A Rental Deposit Advance Scheme to help meet the total costs of deposits for privately rented homes
- A range of active staff networks, based around interests (e.g. analysts, music society, sports and social club) and diversity (e.g. women in the Treasury, ethnic minority network, LGBT network, faith and belief network)
For more information about the Treasury, role, salary, benefits and how to apply please follow the Apply link.
We will be running Candidate Drop-In Sessions for this role to give you greater insight about the role as well as the chance to learn more about HM Treasury and the recruitment process. If you would like to join us, please find the details within the Apply link.
If you need any reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process, please tell us about this in your online application form, or speak to the recruitment team by email
Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of appointment based on fair and open competition and appointment on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners' Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact the recruitment team by email
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment.