Hmrc Data Analyst

Higher Executive Officer

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.

1. Application stage

Once you have completed the short application form (basic information only, not assessed) you will need to pass 1 online test:

• Civil Service Numerical Test

Please complete the online test as soon as possible (within 24-48 hours is recommended), the closing date for the test is 23:55 on 16 May 2024. If you fail to complete the online test before the deadline your application will be withdrawn. Guidance for the test will be available when you are invited to take the test. The test is administered online and accessed via the CS Jobs website.

If you meet the minimum pass marks for the online test, you will be invited to provide a:

• CV detailing your job history, qualifications, and experience. We recommend that your CV includes the last 3 years of employment history, plus any other roles that you feel are relevant. A short narrative (up to 100 words per role) outlining what you delivered, and your key achievements, will help you to demonstrate your experience more clearly.
• Personal Statement up to 750 words. This should provide working examples and outcomes that demonstrate how your experience meets the essential criteria and aligns with the key responsibilities. Using the STAR format will help you to structure your examples.

Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.

Please take extra care to tick the correct boxes in the eligibility sections of your application form. We understand mistakes sometimes happen but if you contact us later than two working days (Monday-Friday) before the vacancy closes, we will not be able to reopen your application for you. If you do make a mistake, please contact us via: ubsrecruitmentexcellence@hmrc.gov.uk – Use the subject line to insert appropriate wording for example – ‘Please re-open my application – [insert vacancy ref] & vacancy closing date [insert date]’ To check that you are eligible to apply for this role, please review the eligibility information before submitting your application.

2. Sift

The sift will be carried out against the CV and Personal Statement, with the successful candidates being invited to interview.

3. Interview

If your application is shortlisted, you will be invited to an interview. This will be via Microsoft Teams with a panel of up to 3 people and will last up to 60 minutes, consisting of:

• Experience and Strength questions
• A Technical analytical exercise (full details will be provided if you are shortlisted)

See the Success Profiles framework for how we assess Experience, Strengths and Technical.

Webinars

We will be hosting two webinars to let you know more about the Data Analyst role and the different teams within HMRC. These will take place on the following days:

• Thursday 9 May 2024, 10:00 - 11:00AM
• Tuesday 14 May 2024, 4:00 - 5:00PM

If you would like to attend one of these sessions, please e-mail the RIS Recruitment Service at risrecruitmentservice@hmrc.gov.uk with the slot you wish to attend. You'll be sent a link to join this closer to the time.

Vacancy timeline

• Complete online test and submit application by: 23:55 on Thursday 16 May 2024

These dates are indicative only and subject to change:

• Sift will take place during the weeks commencing 20 May and 27 May 2024
• Interviews will take place between the weeks commencing 3 and 17 June 2024
• Start date although every candidate is different, it’s helpful to have an idea of when you might start in the role. For planning purposes only we anticipate successful candidates starting in post between mid-July and mid-September 2024

We reserve the right to raise the score required at any stage of the process in order to manage numbers.

Eligibility

To check that you are eligible to apply, review this eligibility information

This role is not eligible for sponsorship.

Probation

If you join us as a new employee and have not worked in HMRC or the Civil Service, you are required to complete a 6-month probationary period. If you’ve worked in another part of government or another Government agency, where a probation period has already been successfully completed as a Civil Servant, or you have already completed your probation in HMRC, you might not need to undertake a probationary period, or it might be shorter than 6 months. Usually, where continuity of service is preserved or where you have other eligible periods of service, then any previous period of successfully completed probation will count towards the current period of probation.

Data Analyst Training Programme

A condition of employment is the completion of the Data Analyst Training Programme (DATP). You will need to meet the required standards (of the DATP) to remain on the programme and to be successful in moving from training to the Data Analyst role.

To help you achieve this, your journey through the DATP will be continually evaluated, by modular and work-based assessments, against the Profession framework. You will be supported not only by your manager, but also by our dedicated learning team and business-based coaches and mentors known as Practical Training Officers (PTOs). We also encourage participants to self-assess performance during the DATP and seek support where needed.

The DATP includes several multi-day courses. These courses take place in two specialist training suites, so you may be required to travel to our locations in Newcastle or Liverpool and stay for up to 4 days. HMRC will pay all travel and subsistence expenses.

Interviews will take place via video link.

Sift and interview dates to be confirmed.

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles – if this applies to you, we’ll let you know via your Civil Service Jobs account.

After interview, a single merit list will be created, and appointments will be made in strict merit order until the set demand is filled in each location. If successful, you will be informed which locations are available when we reach your position on the merit list.

Reasonable Adjustments

We want to make sure no one is put at a disadvantage during our recruitment process. To assist you with this, we will reduce or remove any barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate. If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:

• Contact the UBS Recruitment Excellence Team via ubsrecruitmentexcellence@hmrc.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

Diversity and Inclusion

At HMRC we are committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues and creating an inclusive and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society we serve.

Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success, and we welcome applications from all people, from all backgrounds, with the experience and skills needed to perform this role. We’re committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues here at HMRC and want everyone to feel valued and supported to achieve their potential.

Click here for more information on how we make this happen

Additional Security Information

Please note: in addition to the standard pre-employment checks for appointment into the Civil Service, all candidates must also obtain National Security Vetting at Security Check (SC) clearance level for this vacancy. You will normally need to meet the minimum UK residency period as determined by the level of vetting being undertaken, which for SC is 5 years UK residency prior to your vetting application. If you have any questions about this residency requirement, please speak to the vacancy holder for this post.

Important information for existing HMRC contractual homeworkers

Please note that this role is unsuitable for contractual homeworkers due to the nature and/or requirements of the role.

Terms and Conditions

Customer facing roles in HMRC require the ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English and/or Welsh where required. Where this is an essential requirement, this will be tested as part of the selection process.

HMRC has a presence in every region of the UK. For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations.

The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. The evidence you provide in your application must relate to your own experiences.

Any instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating will be investigated and, if proven, the relevant application(s) will be withdrawn from the process.

Recording of interviews is prohibited unless explicit agreement is sought in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulations.

Questions relating to an individual application must be emailed as detailed later in this advert.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

New entrants will join on the minimum of the pay band.

If you experience accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

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

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 (opens in a new window).
See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

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

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) (opens in a new window)
• 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 (opens in a new window)

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 (opens in a new window).

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.

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. You have the right to complain if you feel there has been a breach of the Recruitment Principles.
In the first instance, you should raise the matter directly via ubsrecruitmentcomplaints@hmrc.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their website.