Details

Reference number
397353

Salary
£41,571 – £45,784

Successful candidates will be offered the minimum of the pay scale and in some circumstances salary negotiations will be dependent on the demonstration of skills and experience. All our roles come with an excellent benefits’ package, including the generous Civil Service Pension Scheme. Further salary increases depend entirely upon the outcome of our annual pay negotiation with central government. If you are a current Civil Servant transferring to us, your salary will be discussed in line with our pay policies.

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Higher Executive Officer

Band D(IT)

Contract type
Permanent

Business area
Data

Type of role
Analytical
Statistics

Working pattern
Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time

Number of jobs available
2

Contents

• Location
• About the job
• Benefits
• Things you need to know
• Apply and further information

Location

Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT1 4LB : Cardiff, Wales, CF14 3UZ : Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 8FT

About the job

Job summary

We are looking for two Higher Statistical Officers to join our growing Analytics team at Companies House.

These posts are an opportunity to join our Analytics division, where you will use data analysis techniques to develop new analytical outputs and overhaul existing work. We are making fundamental changes to how analysis is performed in Companies House and this is an exciting time to join us! You will be able to contribute to our fundamental approach to analytical work and make a lasting organisational change. Recent and upcoming legislative reform is changing the way in which we operate, driving demand for good quality data insights to show the impact of these changes and aid decision making. Our analytical teams have access to a new Cloud Data Platform, which is allowing us to analyse data in brand new ways.

Our Analytics teams are within our Data Directorate. We are recruiting into our Corporate Performance and Statistics teams. As an analyst in one of these areas, you would be responsible for the development of new data products for internal or external users. This work requires strong data analysis and dissemination skills, creative vision and attention to detail. This team is part of a busy function so the ability to prioritise work will be key as will engaging with stakeholders.

Companies House offers a flexible and welcoming culture that promotes a healthy work life balance as well as a proactive approach to wellbeing that allows us to be our best at work. We recognise that people are the key to our success so offer a fantastic benefits package including flexible working with no core hours, 30 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays and 1 privilege day as well as enrolment into the Civil Service Pension scheme with a contribution rate averaging 28%.

We are able to consider both full-time and part-time hours for this role. For part-time, this is a minimum of 0.8 so 4 days per week or equivalent hours.

Find out more about what a great place Companies House is to work

Job description

The successful candidate will:

• Use data analysis skills to develop and maintain data products that demonstrate how we as an organisation are performing from a strategic and operational perspective, including against policy objectives. This would include extracting data from the Cloud Data Platform, conducting exploratory data analysis using appropriate analytical software, and visualising/presenting insights to customers. Quality assurance of analysis produced through peer review.
• Use data dissemination skills to report on key performance metrics across Companies House. This could include building and maintaining our corporate reporting products in Power BI.
• Deliver short-term analytical projects to inform core objectives across Companies House. Completing and taking ownership of analysis to answer stakeholder questions. This includes requirements gathering and data collection/extraction through to presenting and disseminating insights from the data.
• Develop excellent working relationships with stakeholders within and outside the team. Working with stakeholders to ensure metrics accurately represent operational/organisational realities. Explain analytical concepts and methodology in a digestible way for non-technical colleagues and influence stakeholders in appropriate data usage.
• Contribute towards analytical best practice. Work should be aligned with best practice standards set out by the Government Analysis Function and Government Statistical Service (where relevant). Proactively look for ways to improve our analytical processes.

Person specification

We are looking for the following skills, experience, qualifications and membership which will be assessed at sift and interview.

As part of the process we will assess against the from the Government Statistician Group competency framework.

Qualifications and Membership

Candidates must have at least one of the following:

• A first- or second-class honours degree (2:2 minimum) in a numerate subject containing taught statistical content (e.g. Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, Economics, Sciences, Psychology, Geography).
• A higher degree, e.g. an MSc or PhD, in a subject containing formal statistical training (e.g. Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Sciences, Business Studies, Psychology, Geography or similar).
• Have worked in a statistical/data science field and are able to demonstrate continuous professional development (via a CPD Logbook) in statistics or data science at the same level as a foundation degree/HND (level five).
• Have achieved a level four apprenticeship including at least two years in a statistical/data analysis field in government and are able to demonstrate continuous professional development in statistics/data analysis (via a CPD logbook signed off by a manager or mentor who are members of the statistical profession).

Applicants who are not already members of the Government Statistician Group (GSG) will be required to do an online test as part of the application process to join the GSG.

Experience

We are looking for someone who has:

• Practical experience in applying data analysis techniques using statistical programming languages (e.g. R, Python, SQL).
• The ability to prioritise work and deliver outputs to deadlines in a context of changing business needs.
• Experience of taking the leading role in a team, with the ability to overcome challenges and ensure delivery of quality business outcomes.
• The ability to develop in-depth knowledge of complex administrative data sources.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate complex analysis to non-technical stakeholders.
• A degree in a numerate discipline or equivalent professional experience.

Behaviours

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

• Managing a Quality Service
• Changing and Improving
• Working Together

Technical skills

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

• Acquiring data/Understanding customer needs
• Data analysis
• Presenting and disseminating data effectively
• Candidates must have at least one of the qualifications listed above. You will be asked to provide details in your application.
• Membership of the Government Statistician Group (GSG). You’ll be required to do an online test as part of the application process to join the GSG if you aren’t already a member (in which case you’ll be exempt).

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

• Candidates must have at least one of the qualifications listed above. You will be asked to provide details in your application.
• Membership of the Government Statistician Group (GSG). You’ll be required to do an online test as part of the application process to join the GSG if you aren’t already a member (in which case you’ll be exempt).

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £41,571, Companies House contributes £12,043 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

We believe that our success is driven by the well-being and satisfaction of our team members at all levels of the organisation. At Companies House we’re committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that goes beyond the ordinary, ensuring your career journey with us is not only fulfilling, but also rewarding. We pride ourselves on offering a quality work-life balance with our employee wellbeing being central to our working practices.

Head to Our benefits – Working for us – Recruitment (companieshouse.gov.uk) to find out more about the fantastic benefits package we have at Companies House.

We celebrate diversity…

As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity, being committed to ensuring we’re representative of the citizens we serve and creating an inclusive environment. Everyone in Companies House brings something different, and so will you. To fulfil our commitment to recruiting and attracting diverse talent we welcome applications from underrepresented groups. We also welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

We are proud to be a disability confident leader. Our recruitment process is fully inclusive and we can make adjustments as needed through our process. These could include having an interview buddy, extra time at interviews/assessments and receiving interview questions in advance, to name a few.

If you require any reasonable adjustments at application stage, or if you’d like to discuss any person-centred adjustments, please contact us by emailing recruitmentCH@companieshouse.gov.uk.

Where will you be working?

You will be aligned to our Cardiff, Belfast or Edinburgh Offices, where we are currently using a hybrid approach to the way we work. Our approach to hybrid working provides opportunities for you to be adaptable in the way you work so that you can achieve a healthy balance between your work and home life. The degree of choice you have will depend on business need, your role and your day-to-day work activities and will be discussed at offer stage.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

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

In your application form we’d like you to:

• Tell us about your employment history, including any key responsibilities and achievements.
• Write a 250 word (max) statement providing details of your qualifications (referring to the ‘Qualifications and Membership’ section of the person specification). Applications submitted without details of degree studied, grades and credits (including predicted) will not be considered. Please detail which applies to you.
• Write a 250 word (max) statement providing details of your membership of the Government Statistician Group (GSG). You’ll be required to do an online test as part of the application process to join the GSG if you aren’t already a member (in which case you’ll be exempt).
• Write a personal statement of 750 words (max) where you detail how you meet the following, including examples to demonstrate your level of skill and experience:

• Practical experience in applying data analysis techniques using statistical programming languages (e.g. R, Python, SQL).
• The ability to prioritise work and deliver outputs to deadlines in a context of changing business needs.
• Experience of taking the leading role in a team, with the ability to overcome challenges and ensure delivery of quality business outcomes.

What will the process look like?

Sift

• Once the advert has closed we will sift applications – this involves reading through them all, please bear with us as this can take some time.
• We may raise the score required if we receive a high number of applications.
• At sift candidates will be assessed against the following experience and qualifications:

• Practical experience in applying data analysis techniques using statistical programming languages (e.g. R, Python, SQL). (Experience)
• The ability to prioritise work and deliver outputs to deadlines in a context of changing business needs. (Experience)
• Experience of taking the leading role in a team, with the ability to overcome challenges and ensure delivery of quality business outcomes. (Experience)
• Plus at least one of the following qualifications (please tell us which of the four that apply to you in your personal statement):

• A first- or second-class honours degree (2:2 minimum) in a numerate subject containing taught statistical content (e.g. Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, Economics, Sciences, Psychology, Geography).
• A higher degree, e.g. an MSc or PhD, in a subject containing formal statistical training (e.g. Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Sciences, Business Studies, Psychology, Geography or similar).
• Have worked in a statistical/data science field and are able to demonstrate continuous professional development (via a CPD Logbook) in statistics or data science at the same level as a foundation degree/HND (level five).
• Have achieved a level four apprenticeship including at least two years in a statistical/data analysis field in government and are able to demonstrate continuous professional development in statistics/data analysis (via a CPD logbook signed off by a manager or mentor who are members of the statistical profession).

Government Statistician Group test

• In order to progress through the sift stage, applicants will be asked to confirm (and provide evidence) that they are GSG badged or are willing to complete an online statistics test. You must successfully pass this test (as well as provide sufficient evidence of the sift criteria listed above) to progress to interview stage.
• Once your application have been sifted, you will be invited (via email) to complete the GSS online multiple-choice test. This is a timed test and must be completed and submitted within 7 days to be considered for the next stage of the process. You are encouraged to try the mock tests before attempting the real test.
• Please ensure you inform us ahead of the test if you require any reasonable adjustments to be considered.
• Guidance for the test will be available when you are invited to take the test. The tests are administered online and accessed via the CS Jobs website.
• Please note: If you are already a member of the GSG, you are exempt from sitting the online test. To prevent your application being rejected please ensure you answer this question in your application form, when prompted.

Interview

• Successful candidates from the sift stage will be invited to attend a virtual interview, which will conducted using Microsoft Teams.
• We use a blended interview technique, allowing us to find out more about you.
• We use the Success Profile framework and at interview we will use Success Profiles assessing the Behaviours and Technical Skills listed in the advert.
• As part of your interview, you will be asked to complete a data presentation exercise. This will be assessing Technical Skill: Disseminating and presenting information effectively. You’ll have 30 minutes before your interview to work on this before the panel join the call for you to present your ideas/findings, and then move onto the Technical and Behaviour questions. Details of the presentation exercise will be shared at the beginning of your interview, on the Teams call (this will be invigilated by a member of the recruitment team).
• A reserve list may be held for period of up to 12 months from which further appointments can be made.

Key dates (dates are indicative only and could be subject to change)

• Closing date – 18 May 2025 (23:55)
• Sifting – w/c 19 May 2025
• Government Statistician Group test – w/c 26 May and w/c 2 June 2025
• Interviews – w/c 9 June and w/c 16 June 2025

We’re committed to being diverse and inclusive, so please make your application anonymous by removing all identifying personal information (such as names and dates) from your employment history and personal statement.

Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of recruitment based on fair and open competition with decisions made on the basis of merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

We understand that you might use AI and other resources for your application; however, please ensure all information you provide is factually accurate, truthful, and original and doesn’t include ideas or work that isn’t your own. This is so that your application is authentically and credibly your own. Your application may be rejected if evidence of plagiarism or reliance on AI is detected. Examples include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence (AI), as your own. If you are invited to interview, please be aware the use of AI tools is prohibited (including recording or note taking) and any suspected use may result in the termination of your interview and subsequent withdrawal from the campaign.

More information on the ways you should and shouldn’t use AI can be found here.

Sponsorship

Companies House cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign. Companies House holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify. Should you apply for this role and require sponsorship, your application may be rejected, and any provisional offers of employment withdrawn.

Successful candidates must pass a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check before they can be appointed.

BPSS is an entry level security check. It uses the Police National Computer (PNC) to make sure a candidate has no convictions. The check returns evidence of any current criminal record and un-spent convictions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements for Security Check (SC) before they can be appointed.

The requirement for SC clearance is to have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years. Failure to meet the residency requirements will result in your security clearance application being rejected.

Further information on National Security Vetting

Nationality statement

Candidates will be subject to UK immigration requirements as well as Civil Service nationality rules. If you’re applying for a role requiring security clearance, please be aware that foreign or dual nationality is not an automatic bar. However certain posts may have restrictions which could affect those who do not have sole British nationality or who have personal connections with certain countries outside the UK.

As part of our recruitment process, it is essential for all candidates to independently verify their eligibility to work in the UK before applying. This includes a thorough check of your right to work to ensure compliance with UK employment laws, being mindful of the recent changes to going rates detailed on GOV.UK.

Please ensure you have the necessary documentation and permissions in place. Our team is dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce and encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply. However, it is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure they meet the UK’s legal requirements to work.

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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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Katie Jones
• Email : kjones6@companieshouse.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitmentch@companieshouse.gov.uk

Further information

We welcome applications in Welsh / Rydym yn croesawi ceisiadau yn y Gymraeg. Selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit, on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. In accordance with the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles, our recruitment and selection processes are underpinned by the requirement of appointment on the basis of merit by fair and open competition. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact infopoint@companieshouse.gov.uk in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commission .
info@csc.gov.uk
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