Social Care Data and Analysis Team Leader

Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills -
Bristol

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Permanent | Part-time
£69,322 a year
19 hours ago

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension
Flexible schedule

Qualifications

Quality assurance
Presentation skills
Leadership

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Reference number

472239

Salary

£69,322

£68,635 per annum (pro rata). Rising to £69,322 per annum (pro rata) on successful completion of probation.

Part-time minimum is 22 hours per week.

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Grade 7

Band A

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

Insight and Research

Type of role

Analytical
Knowledge and Information Management
Strategy

Working pattern

Job share, Part-time

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Location

2 Rivergate, Bristol

About the job

Job summary

We are recruiting a Social Care Data and Analysis Team Leader to join our Data and Insight team.

As a Social Care Data and Analysis Team Leader you will provide leadership for analysis, insight and official statistics relating to Local Authority Inspection and Childrens Social Care. You will oversee the production of high-quality pre-inspection data and analytical outputs that support inspectors, senior leaders and organisational decision-making. Working with internal and external stakeholders, including the Department for Education, you will ensure data is accurate, timely and fit for purpose, while personally leading on the communication of key findings and insights. You will also be responsible for delivering a range of high-profile outputs, including official statistics, Freedom of Information requests, Parliamentary Questions and other ad hoc analysis.

This is a leadership role requiring a strategic and collaborative approach. You will lead and develop a team of analysts, ensuring all outputs are delivered to a high standard and have maximum impact. Working closely with colleagues across Data and Insight and wider business areas, you will drive innovation in the use of data, contribute to cross-organisational projects and help shape the organisations analytical priorities. You will play a key role in divisional leadership, managing change, identifying solutions to complex challenges and representing the organisation with senior stakeholders and external partners.

This is a fantastic opportunity to further your experience in Ofsteds well-established team. The post holder will work with high-achieving professionals at all levels, surrounded by a friendly and supportive team. They will have access to amazing benefits, such as flexible working hours, the Civil Service Pension Scheme, and 32.5 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays. We offer a hybrid working model, so you may also choose to spend a proportion of time working from home.

Job description

Please refer to the job specification for further information.

Person specification

Please refer to the job specification for further information.

Qualifications

Degree level qualification in a numerate discipline or equivalent relevant knowledge and experience or professional qualification. (Essential)
RSS Ordinary Certificate in statistics or equivalent or higher qualification incorporating statistics. (Desirable)

Behaviours

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

Seeing the Big Picture
Making Effective Decisions
Leadership
Delivering at Pace

Technical skills

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

Experience of identifying key issues and underlying causes and identifying solutions that take account of wider policy and operational contexts. (Essential)
Ability to manage the implementation of programmes and projects in order to deliver defined objectives and priorities. (Essential)
Ability to give clear advice to senior managers and stakeholders and to interpret policies correctly but constructively so as to help Ofsted achieve its objectives. (Essential)
Ability to implement quality assurance processes and ensure outputs of the team are successfully quality assured prior to release. (Essential)
Recognised level of expertise in the field of Local Authority inspection and Childrens Social Care to enable effective decision-making & the provision of authoritative advice and guidance to senior and junior colleagues and stakeholders. (Desirable)
Government Statistical Group competency Data Analysis (Essential)
Government Statistical Group competency - Presenting and disseminating data effectively Professional (Essential)

We only ask for evidence of these technical skills on your application form:

Experience of identifying key issues and underlying causes and identifying solutions that take account of wider policy and operational contexts. (Essential)
Ability to manage the implementation of programmes and projects in order to deliver defined objectives and priorities. (Essential)
Ability to give clear advice to senior managers and stakeholders and to interpret policies correctly but constructively so as to help Ofsted achieve its objectives. (Essential)
Ability to implement quality assurance processes and ensure outputs of the team are successfully quality assured prior to release. (Essential)

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £69,322, Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills contributes £20,082 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides .

Full details of the benefits available can be found in our Ofsted Offer brochure.

Ofsted is devoted to equality, diversity and inclusion. Within our Ofsted Strategy 2023-2027 we have stated that we will improve the representation of under-represented groups across the organisation and publish our progress on this annually. We are always looking to expand on our diverse workforce by recruiting candidates from varied backgrounds and differing experiences. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, we continually engage with our 5 staff networks for protected characteristics, and highlight the work of our Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Group. We ensure all candidates are treated with fair and open competition, with all appointments being made on merit and we use our Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) to provide assurance to all candidates of this.

Ofsted is committed to maintaining employee health and wellbeing, whether it is physically, emotionally, financially or socially, and offers a range of benefits to support employees in this. Such benefits include the option to join the Civil Service Pension Scheme, professional and personal development opportunities, 32.5 annual leave days per annum (plus eight days public holiday) and access to counselling and advisory services.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

Application and shortlisting

The selection panel will assess your application based on your evidence you have provided against the essential/desirable criteria as set out in the job specification.

Use the STAR model (Situation, Task, Action, Result) to present your evidence.

You will also be asked to provide information within the Employer/Activity History section of the application form. This information is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV setting out your career history (this may be used in the sifting process).

Interviews

Candidates who pass the benchmark at the shortlist stage will be invited to an assessment and interview where you will be assessed against a mixture of the Civil Service behaviours and on the technical/experience skills as detailed in the job specification.

Interviews will be held during the week commencing 17 August 2026 at 2 Rivergate, Bristol.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .

See our vetting charter .

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

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This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : People Services Delivery Team
Email : [email protected]
Telephone : 03000 131 487

Recruitment team

Email : [email protected]

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, you should email Ofsted recruitment at [email protected] in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recrutiment

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