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Are you passionate about data and people?

Interested in discovering statistical themes and translating them into powerful insightful and visual narratives?

Do you enjoy making a difference through shaping how organisations manage, understand and value data beyond simple spreadsheets to support making evidence based decision?

If so, then please apply! We’re looking for you join us here at the Portfolio and Project Delivery Directorate (PPDD) within the Corporate Delivery Group in the Department for Transport (DfT) for our next exciting chapter as we take forward enhancing the Project Delivery profession.

The Portfolio and Project Delivery Directorate (PPDD) has been recently created to drive and support delivery of Department for Transports (DfT) large and complex portfolio of capital infrastructure and transformation projects worth over £200 billion. Following a series of recommendations for improvements in the Lessons from the transport for the sponsorship of major projects report (25 Apr 2019) – a joint report by the DfT and Infrastructure Projects Authority. The Department has developed a high-profile Project Delivery Improvement Programme, focussing on themes such as how to improve the department’s portfolio management, ensuring roles and responsibilities in the sponsorship and delivery of projects are clear, promoting the right behaviours and culture, and building our own ‘people’ capacity and capabilities.

The Department is strengthening the capacity of teams who lead the central efforts on portfolio management, project assurance and project delivery capability, so they can lead the change across the Department’s project delivery work.

You will be helping the Department make that step change in how it delivers its large and complex portfolio of projects through data insights. The Department’s ambition is to be best in class and be a showcase for other Departments. There is a lot of interest from the centre of Government and the Department is sharing its journey with the Infrastructure Steering Committee chaired by the Chief Executive of the Civil Service.

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to

• Work with the Head of the Project Delivery People Team to develop and take forward the next phase in our data strategy to capture and build a sustainable picture of the Project Delivery profession including 500+ People, Workforce, Resources, Learning and Development, and the lived experience in DfT to enable better data collection and inform strategic evidence based decision making
• Work with Group HR data analyst colleagues to support analysing People Data from annual People Survey and Pulse Survey results to inform future work and organisations climate assessment
• Developing a calendar for data drops/harvesting - agreed with a range of data owners to build up a comprehensive data warehouse of Project Delivery data
• The creation and refinement of analytical products (ad hoc analysis, analytical projects and dashboards) using Power BI primarily as well as other tools
• Converting data into coherent insights and weaving in narrative from contextual developments from across DfT and beyond

For a more detailed description of the role and its responsibilities, please see the attached role profile.

About you

To be successful, you will need to be someone who has excellent data analytical and presentation skills. Be able to use these skills to effectively manage a challenging workload, whilst still being able to deliver a high-quality output within agreed timescales.

You will have good interpersonal and influencing skills, being able to communicate complex information to a range of stakeholders so it is clear to understand through various communication styles and techniques.

We are seeking someone with a keen eye for detail, being able to draw out key points and themes from information and data, and share it with others to assist with decision making including making initial recommendation.

You enjoy collaborating with others and has a flexible approach when completing tasks, you thrive building strong working relationships with others.

Additional information

There will be some travel involved with this role, if your first location preference is not London you will be required to attend the DfT London Office a minimum of twice a month. There may also be a requirement to attend meetings/events across various regional offices within the UK, this could occur 1-2 times a month, this may include overnight stays.

A minimum of 40% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace, although requirements to attend other locations for official business, or carry out detached duty in another DfT workplace, will also count towards this level of attendance.

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Making Effective Decisions
• Changing and Improving
• Delivering at Pace

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) Profession - Data Analyst - Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) Profession - Data Analyst - Data visualisation.
• Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) Profession - Data Analyst - Statistical methods and data analysis skills

Job contact :

Name :
Mr Lee Smith
Email :
[email protected]

Recruitment team :

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