Head Of Data Analytics

Are you an innovative Data Analytics Specialist, looking for an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation? If so, we would love to hear from you!
About us
Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) has the ambition to be a leader in the use of Data Analytics in internal audit and counter fraud and investigation. We were established in 2015 as an executive agency of His Majesty’s Treasury (HM Treasury) to improve the quality of internal audit for central government. We lead the government internal audit profession and function.
We are looking for a Head of Data Analytics to lead a team of six Data Analytics specialists. You will build the team to use software tools such as IDEA, Excel and Power BI to prepare data, run advanced analysis and report this to internal audit colleagues and customers. In addition, you will build positive relationships with both colleagues in customer facing teams, and data specialists across government and in the private sector to understand and develop services to meet their needs, as well as collaborating to ensure all benefit from the latest thinking and development in Data Analytics.
About the role
Key accountabilities
• Lead the GIAA Data Analytics specialist team
• Identify and develop with the team new Data Analytics services to support GIAA activities
• Carry out Data Analytics using R or Python and develop dashboards to report to customers
• Manage resources to deliver to GIAA quality standards and meet agreed timescales for delivery
• Develop relationships with strategic delivery partners to deploy additional resources when demand exceeds availability of GIAA internal resources
• Collaborate with other Data Analytics specialists across government and the private sector in researching and developing innovative approaches to Data Analytics suitable for internal audit and counter fraud and investigation activities
About you
Required qualifications
A degree or equivalent experience in a field such as engineering, mathematics, physics or computer science with proven experience in the use of Data Analytics. Alternatively, a professional qualification to chartered or equivalent in internal audit or accountancy (IIA/CCAB or equivalent) with proven experience in the use of Data Analytics.
Our ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience in conducting Data Analytics using R or Python with appreciation of how this may be applied to internal audit and counter fraud and investigation activities. You will have strong leadership skills, with the ability to communicate the results of complex analysis in a clear and concise manner, considering non-expert customers. A good knowledge of the latest Data Analytics approaches and a track record of applying these to deliver benefits for an organisation is a must!
About us
GIAA are committed to being an inclusive employer. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, and we welcome applications from candidates who wish to work flexibly, for example, part-time, term time or job share. We have an expectation for all colleagues to attend their local workplace for a minimum of 60% of their working week. This enables all our people to benefit from the positivity and enhanced wellbeing of spending time with colleagues and teammates and to combine this with individual working when this is most beneficial for specific activities.
Workplace attendance is usually your local GIAA office location and can also include time spent attending our customers' sites. For people with a part-time or compressed hours working pattern our expectation for 60% workplace attendance would be applied on a pro-rata basis.
Benefits
• Competitive salaries and in-year rewards
• Flexible working
• A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Discount on big brands
• Volunteering days
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work Schemes
• Free eyesight tests
• Family-friendly HR policies
• 25 days’ annual leave increasing by one day per year of service to 30 days after 5 years’ service
• Geographically based Agency
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 at GIAARecruitment@giaa.gov.uk

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