Senior Analyst
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The Vacancy
We are recruiting for the role of Senior Analyst in our Analytics team who provide managers, staff and other stakeholders with critical information and advice.
Let us tell you a bit more about the Senior Analyst role…
Step into a pivotal role within the Cafcass Analytics team, where your expertise will drive the evolution and efficient execution of our business intelligence and reporting systems, aligning with Cafcass’s strategic objectives and supporting the dynamic needs of our stakeholders. Your significant contributions will be vital in shaping the future of data and analytics within our organisation and supporting a range of corporate development and innovation projects.
Collaborating closely with a diverse range of internal stakeholders, you will be key to continuous improvement initiatives, supporting Cafcass’s strategic ambition to ensure that ‘every child, everywhere and every time’ has an exceptional experience when Cafcass is involved in their lives. You will leverage analytics to enhance our processes and practice to better the experiences of children and their families accessing our services. Our recent Ofsted inspection report, referred to Cafcass data as “in another league” praising our “excellent performance management information systems” which “provide leaders with a comprehensive understanding of what the data is telling them”.
Your expert-level understanding of Business Intelligence tools and technology will be instrumental in the design, configuration, and deployment of BI and visualisation tools, playing a senior role in advancing our analytical capabilities. If you’re looking to apply your analytical skills in a role that makes a difference, then we welcome you to explore this opportunity with us.
This role is part of a team that works flexibly and remotely so your location isn’t a critical consideration.
We trust and empower colleagues to work in a hybrid way, providing the resources, equipment and support, so that individually and collectively, we can be the voice of children and young people when the family court makes critical decisions about their futures. We provide extensive wellbeing support for colleagues, as well as excellent benefits, all of which we hope encourages you to join us.
We are proud that Ofsted judged us to be ‘outstanding’ when they inspected us in early 2024, but we haven’t come this far only to come this far. This outcome has energised us to just keep getting better at what we do for children and families.
We are a diverse, inclusive organisation that is a safe space for colleagues with shared aspects of identity and lived experience, which helps ensure we provide a service which promotes the diversity and uniqueness of children and families from all backgrounds. We especially welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds as we strive to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity of the children and families we work with.
In terms of what you can expect to be doing in this role, this is likely to include:
- Analysing and generating insights arising from complex Cafcass data. Providing expert level analysis to clearly communicate the impact for Cafcass, the sector, and children and families. To be innovative and curious in investigating hypotheses, pursuing analysis, incorporating wider context, and monitoring ongoing impact, trend and risk.
- Working with managers and appropriate experts to design and deliver analysis that drives operational improvement and professional challenge in the quality of services to children and families.
- Ensuring Cafcass information requirements are identified, prioritised, analysed and implemented to timescales that meet the objectives of Cafcass’ programmes and projects.
- Providing development level support to Cafcass’ Strategy Team, Operational Management Team (OMT) and the associated projects, including the provision of analytical support to strategic innovations programmes and projects, including support to management information, data requirements and assurance.
- Supporting Cafcass’ systems and processes to meet the information needs of Cafcass and to provide a senior role in the development of new data management systems as required ensuring their integration and compatibility with other data systems across Cafcass.
For a full list of main duties and responsibilities, please refer to the job description.
… and what we’re looking for:
As a Senior Analyst, you will have:
- Degree (or equivalent) in Information Management, Computer Science, Systems Analysis or related IT discipline; or equivalent experience
- Substantial data analysis experience, working with large and complex statistical information. and interrogating database systems
- Demonstrable experience in at least two technical disciplines (such as information architecture, application development, information analysis, database management or operational analytics)
- Experience and knowledge of the Family Justice System and UK Children’s Social Care, or other healthcare/legal frameworks focussed on citizens accessing public services (desirable but not essential)
Before you apply, and to find out more about the role, we recommend reading the job description and person specification
Next steps / timelines
If and when you are ready to apply, our application process is straightforward and quick to complete. You don’t need to complete your application in a single visit, you can start it and come back and amend your responses / update your CV, just make sure you come back before the closing date to submit.
Below we have given you an indication of a timetable we are hoping to work towards, although dates are subject to change.
| Closing date: | Wednesday 17 April 2024 23:59 |
| Initial interview: | Ongoing |
| Final Interview: | Week commencing 22 April 2024 |
We understand you may benefit from finding out more to help you decide to apply. There is a lot of information available at Cafcass Careers but if there is something else you need to find out more about, you can contact Daisy Sheldon (Daisy.Sheldon@cafcass.gov.uk) from our HR Resourcing team if your query is to do with the recruitment process or is HR-related.
If your questions relate more to the role, please contact our Head of Business Analysis, Ben Rolfe (ben.rolfe@cafcass.gov.uk), providing your contact information and best times / methods to get hold of you.
Whilst we will always try and respond a.s.a.p. we wouldn’t want you to miss the closing date before we are able to. If this is the case, we recommend you apply and as part of your application you can ask questions and this may allow us to contact you and provide you with the required information that will help you decide if you still wish to be considered.
Finally, in anticipation of your application being successful, you might want to read about the offer and pre-employment checks process. As part of your application you can highlight any concerns or questions about the pre-employment checks and we encourage all applicants to do so, safe in the knowledge such information will not be shared with individuals involved in the selection process.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Be Their Voice
We are Cafcass – the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service – and we represent children in family court cases in England.
Independently advising the family courts about what is safe for children and in their best interests, we speak up for over 140,0000 children every year when the family court makes critical decisions about their futures, ensuring their needs, wishes and feelings are heard.
Watch our video to find out we don’t just listen to children’s voices but we can be their voice.
If our purpose resonates with you, and you share our ambitions for children - exceptional experiences, for every child, everywhere and every time - then if you join us, you will work alongside like-minded people in a diverse, inclusive and supportive organisation.
You will be trusted to work flexibly and independently using outstanding technology (e.g. touchscreen laptops, iPhone, all with first class support, including IT Trainers) with access to substantial resources (e.g. Cafcass Library has over 27,000 resources on social work, child protection and related topics). You will also have opportunities to develop, whatever team you join, wherever you are in the country and at whatever stage you are at in your career.
Whether you join us in one of our social work roles that work directly with children and families or our corporate and business services teams who provide technology, support and expertise, you will have the chance to make a difference for children and families. You can also find out more at www.cafcass.gov.uk/careers.
Wellbeing
The wellbeing of our colleagues is something we are truly passionate about, as demonstrated by everyone having four dedicated, additional days per year when they are encouraged to spend time focusing on their health and wellbeing.
Colleagues can also have a health and wellbeing cash plan, for which Cafcass pays the basic premium (you can upgrade to include family members), which allows them to claim back some costs of routine health expenses, including dental check-ups, eye tests, physiotherapy sessions and more.
Overall, we foster a holistic approach to supporting our colleagues, benefitting physical, mental and financial health. This is led by a dedicated in-house team, the benefits of which include meaning support is targeted and specific to what colleagues need. Our team can also offer support and guidance when it comes to specific health conditions, such as neuro-diverse conditions, cancer and the menopause.
Our wellbeing offer is further strengthened by an external Employee Assistance Provider (EAP) which provides a free confidential support service 24 hours a day. This means access to clinical and professional expertise which gives you a chance to talk about all kinds of work and personal issues.
If this wasn’t enough, we are especially proud that over 125 colleagues have completed training and receive ongoing support to act as Health and Wellbeing Champions. Furthermore, we have nearly 100 people that have trained to be Mental Health Allies.
Diversity
We represent children and families from diverse backgrounds and having a diverse workforce helps us to fulfil this responsibility authentically.
It also helps us to grow, evolve and innovate, so we particularly welcome applications from individuals from diverse backgrounds as we strive to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity of the children and families we work with.
We are also a Disability Confident Leader, which further underlines our commitment to employ, train, retain and develop the careers of colleagues with disabilities.
Our Diversity Networks provide a safe space for colleagues with shared aspects of identity and lived experience – supported by allies across the organisation. The networks help ensure we provide an inclusive working environment and a service which promotes the diversity and uniqueness of children and families from all backgrounds.
Our current networks include:
Kaleidoscope Network
Colleagues from Black Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.
Mental Health Network
Colleagues who experience, or have an interest in, Mental Health issues.
Pride
Network
Colleagues who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans – LGBT+.
Neurodiversity Network
Colleagues who are neurodivergent, or support someone who is
Together
‘Together with Children and Families’ (which we just call ‘Together’) is the name of our relationship-based practice framework. It applies to the work of every individual in Cafcass, from Social Workers to Leaders and includes our Corporate and Business Support teams.
It is at the heart of what we do and is made up of our values, how these values work in practice, the tools to use to incorporate these values in our work and the impact this will have on the children and families we serve.
This framework encourages us to be pro-active and to look for the strengths in ourselves and others. It also enables us to build positive relationships with our colleagues, our partners and most importantly, with the children and families with whom we work.
We look forward to telling helping you learn more about Together should you join us.
Benefits
We know if you join us you want to be rewarded in a variety of ways, including time away from work to spend time with those important to you, manage your financial present and future, whilst also be trusted to manage your work/life balance.
Therefore, in addition to our unique, holistic approach to supporting your health and wellbeing we also provide:
Generous holidays
28 days holiday (including three for Christmas) rising to 33 days with five years continuous service, which could include your current employment. You can also buy more holiday or sell any you do not need.
This list is just a selection of main benefits and we have a range of policies and processes that allow us to support our colleagues - and their families – and we look forward to providing you with further information about these in due course.
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