Regional Office - Safety Analyst

This is a Group based role responsible for developing and providing assurance against Group strategy and supporting the continuous development of safer custody intelligence capability across the Group. It is a specialist role responsible for the analysis of complex and diverse data sets from the prison group establishments. This is a non-operational role with no line management responsibilities., The post holder will be responsible for providing strategic and tactical safer custody intelligence analysis and for supporting the operational safety of the Group. The job holder will support the development of reporting data sets by providing analytical support for management information and statistics in relation to safety within PSP groups. They will develop and maintain data analysis tools to manage, summarise and present data in an understandable and usable format to internal and external stakeholders. They will ensure that this information is used by the Senior Management Team to influence decision making relating to safer custody and violence reduction. The role will apply specialist analytical techniques to the maintenance and development of management information and statistics. There will be a requirement to produce high quality statistical analysis, both on a regular and an ad hoc basis. Responsibilities, Activities and Duties The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

• Provide accurate and in-depth data analysis to support decision making by the prison group director in relation to the prison group establishments in cooperating data links within safety including group security information including substance misuse, external data in relation to knife crimes, gang related violence etc.
• Provide support and guidance to establishment based Safer Custody Analysts with regards to the thematic area through briefings, building informal and formal relationships and effective communication. Will support Safer Custody Analyst to identify reasons and causes of violence and self-harm incidents and ensure information is documented, explored and utilised.
• Will play a critical role in developing the safer custody intelligence picture on a range of threats impacting on each establishment and the Group as a whole, drawing on existing safer custody intelligence products as well as developing their own analysis. The job holder will contribute towards the development of establishment policy, procedures and practice and ensure consistency of application.
• Will develop and maintain data analysis tools for use within the prison group team. Responsible for monitoring and responding to all data requests into the prison group within specified timescales.
• Responsible for designing, operating and updating a range of reporting systems and databases, collating and supplying data for routine and ad hoc management reports safeguarding the confidentiality, integrity and availability of official data.
• Develop and evaluate information and intelligence gathered by the establishment based Safer Custody Analysts to ensure effective use of data and resources and provide a level of assurance to the Governor and the Prison Group Director.
• Regularly attend establishment safer custody meetings and contribute to information sharing providing advice and support to the committee.
• Responsible for the production of complex strategic reports including in-depth research and statistical analysis, the drafting of narrative and graphical representations in relation to management information.
• Regularly provide the Prison Group Director with a full overview of safer custody intelligence analysis to support the Group assurance process. Will undertake assurance process of local quality checks of ACCT documents, VR paperwork, safer custody documentation etc.
• Produce reports and provide ad hoc contributions and briefing for Prison Group Director and Group Safety Lead.
• Supporting non-analytical colleagues in use and interpretation of data.
• Deliver coaching and training around safer custody themes and issues within establishments.
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder. Behaviours
• Changing and Improving
• Making Effective Decisions
• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together, The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone's circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.
For nationally advertised roles, the successful candidate(s) will be appointed to a MoJ office location, which may include their nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. This will be discussed and agreed on the completion of pre-employment checks. Some of MoJ's terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid. HMPPS welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the HMPPS' Flexible Working policy. If you are a current NPS employee, this vacancy may be available on a Loan basis for up to 2 years. Applications are invited from suitable qualified staff. The Loan/Secondment is subject to the approval of the selected candidate's Business Unit, which should be obtained before confirmation of appointment.

The job holder should have knowledge of:
• The National Statistics protocols and procedures and understanding the implications of the 2007 National Statistics Acts.
• Analysing complex information using a range of statistical techniques.
• Have a good grasp of intelligence and data analytical techniques, research skills, information handling requirements.
• Developing systems to ensure data and analysis meet an appropriate level of quality assurance.
• An understanding of a range of statistical packages, for example: SAS, Excel, Access.
Excellent knowledge of a wide range of quantitative and qualitative analytical skills including:
• Descriptive statistics and data presentation
• Statistical forecasting
• Simulation modelling
• Regression
• Time series analysis
Ability
• Demonstrate strong communication skills
• Build productive working relationships
• Deal effectively and assertively with staff at all levels
• Have good briefing and presentation skills
• Will be a proficient user of administrative IT tools such as MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  
  Annual Leave
-The holiday year runs from 1 March. If you work a non standard work pattern your leave entitlement may be expressed in either hours or days as appropriate. Leave entitlement is calculated on a pro-rata basis and you will be advised of your actual entitlement on appointment. If you were appointed internally and your leave was previously calculated in days, this will continue to be the case. Bank, Public and Privilege Holidays -You are entitled to 9 days (66 hours 36 minutes) in recognition of bank, public and privilege holidays. These hours are added to your annual leave allowance. There is a requirement to work some public and bank holidays subject to your shift pattern and the operational needs of the establishment Pension -The Civil Service offers a choice of two pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best. Work Life Balance HM Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) is keen to encourage alternative working arrangements. Work life balance provides greater opportunities for staff to work more flexibly wherever managers and establishments can accommodate requests to do so. HMPPS offers flexible working subject to completion of a satisfactory probationary period and NVQ Season Ticket Advance -After two months' service, you'll be eligible to apply for a season ticket advance to purchase a quarterly or longer-period season ticket for travel between home and your place of work Childcare Vouchers For any moves across the Civil Service may have implications on your ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchers Training HMPPS is committed to staff development and offers a range of training and development opportunities, including areas such as Equality and Diversity, Dealing with Challenging Behaviour, Suicide Prevention and Anti Bullying Programmes -There are opportunities to access promotion programmes and HMPPS provides a variety of training appropriate to individual posts -All staff receive security and diversity training and an individual induction programme into their new roles Eligibility -All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up post -All external candidates are subject to 6 months probation. Internal candidates are subject to probation if they have not already served a probationary period within HMPPS -All staff are required to declare whether they are a member of a group or organisation which the HMPPS considers to be racist 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. Should you feel that the recruitment process has breached the recruitment principles you are able to raise a formal complaint in the following order
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• To the Civil Service Commission (details available here)
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