18952 - Prisons Data Transformation Lead

We're recruiting for a Prisons Data Transformation Lead here at the Ministry of Justice, to be part of our warm and collaborative Prisons Data Transformation team. The lead role would guide our efforts in enhancing data quality, data accessibility, and data utilisation across the MoJ. This role is pivotal in aligning our Digital products to meet the precise needs of data users while fostering a culture of data-driven decision-making.,

• Leadership and Team Management: Lead a team to understand and manage data requirements for a range of products and services across the business - including via Digital, Data, Analysis, Policy, and HMPPS operations.
• Engagement and Communication: Engage with, and influence, senior partners across the MoJ and beyond to promote the value and use of data, using influence to ensure prioritisation, progress and delivery.
• Relationship Building: Establish strong relationships with colleagues in Digital, Data, Analysis, Policy, and HMPPS spheres to build and maintain a collaborative environment that prioritises delivering high quality outcomes whilst promoting and representing the needs of our users.
• Data Requirements Understanding: Collaborate with Analysis, Strategy, and Policy teams to understand their data requirements. Shape how Digital teams can address these needs through new digital services and enhancements to existing services, thereby filling key evidence gaps.
• Technical Collaboration: Work with technical partners in Data Science, Engineering, and Digital/IT teams to identify and deliver the right data solutions.
• Focus on HMPPS: Support initiatives aimed at improving HMPPS data, with opportunities to contribute to broader business engagement as required.
• Focus on OMU Transformation: Prioritise efforts to drive OMU (Offender Management Unit) transformation, ensuring data practices and solutions are aligned with evolving operational needs and contribute to enhanced outcomes for OMU stakeholders.
If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!

You'll receive a range of excellent benefits when you join our department, including:
• A generous employer pension contribution of 28.97% through the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
• 25 days of annual leave, (increasing to 30 days once you have reached 5 years of service), plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King's birthday.
• Flexible working arrangements including hybrid working, working part time or compressed hours. Designed to support a positive work-life balance.
• Employees are allocated 10% of their working time for personal and professional development.
• A £1k per person learning budget is in place to support all our people, with access to best-in-class conferences and seminars, accreditation with professional bodies, fully funded vocational programmes and e-learning platforms.
• Compassionate maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies, with up to 26 weeks leave at full pay, 13 weeks with partial pay, and 13 weeks further leave. And maternity support/paternity leave at full pay for 2 weeks, too!
You can find more details of the Benefits we offer here. To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital, Data and Science please take a look at our blog.