SEO Intergeneration Harm Analyst

Location: National

Closing Date: Friday 15 May 2026

Interviews: Interviews are likely to take place w/c 15^th June 2026 (dates are subject to change)

Grade: Senior Executive Officer (SEO)

(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)

Salary: The national salary range is £42,914 - £46,182, London salary range is £49,325 - £53,081. Your salary will be dependent on your base location.

Working pattern: Full Time, Part Time, Flexible Working

Contract Type: Permanent

*We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP

Overview

We’re recruiting for an SEO Intergenerational Harm Analyst, here at the Ministry of Justice. This role sits in the Cross-Government and Academia division in the department’s Data Directorate and is part of the BOLD partnership. Our division is focused on using data to improve services and outcomes for people with complex needs and/or vulnerable cohorts.

Public services collect a large amount of data which is used to improve the quality of services, but it is often not shared between organisations. We aim to bring this data together so that decision-makers and frontline practitioners can better understand the entire picture of what people are experiencing, who they are, what works, and subsequently support both strategic and operational decision-making. The team does more than link data; it also offers advanced tools and expertise in data analysis, such as large language models (such as AI tools that can understand and generate text), or frontline tools containing live data to support caseworkers.

The Families and Intergenerational Harm team sits in the BOLD Prevention workstream and leads the development of a robust evidence base on children affected by parental imprisonment, by building our understanding of the scale, characteristics, and needs of this hidden population.

This role will support a new project exploring methods for identifying children and families affected by parental imprisonment specifically in an operational setting, to enable earlier intervention. The postholder will work in a multidisciplinary team using innovative approaches and AI to deliver on a manifesto commitment to support to children affected by parental imprisonment.

The Role

Ultimately, the role aims to improve outcomes for vulnerable children and contribute to more effective rehabilitation and reduced intergenerational offending.

This is an exciting post with high ministerial interest and cross-government collaboration. The postholder will bring together data held across the Ministry of Justice, His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service, HM Revenue & Customs, the Department for Education, and wider partners to support the identification of children affected by parental imprisonment. They will be pivotal in supporting the BOLD discovery work, leading cross-government data sharing arrangements, adapting our methodology to an operational setting, driving data quality, ensuring ethical and responsible use of data and delivering high-quality analysis.

Key Responsibilities

The core responsibilities are:

• Work collaboratively with stakeholders and colleagues across the organisations and professions to identify use cases for data and analytical project, co-creating deliverables as require and sharing findings with others.

• Deliver data sharing work by working closely with HMRC, DfE and other partners to support the development of data‑sharing agreements and provide analytical input into cross-government use cases considering data protection and ethics and understanding the potential of data for analysis.

• Deliver innovative analytical work to improve data coverage on children affected by parental imprisonment, by analysing datasets, improving matching methodology and working closely with social researchers to identify barriers to self disclosure.

• Design and develop a monitoring dashboard to assess the quality of data matching across local authorities, and coordinate updates with DfE and other stakeholders.

Benefits

• 37 hours per week and flexible working options including working from home, working part-time, job sharing, or working compressed hours.

• 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

• Staff have 10% time to dedicate to develop & grow

• Generous civil service pension based on defined benefit scheme, with employer contributions of 28.97% from April 1st 2024 (Contribution Rates)

• 25 days leave (plus bank holidays) and 1 privilege day usually taken around the Kings’ birthday. 5 additional days of leave once you have reached 5 years of service.

• 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!

• Wellbeing support including access to the Calm app.

• Bike loans up to £2500 and secure bike parking (subject to availability and location)

• Season ticket loans, childcare vouchers and eye-care vouchers.

• 5 days volunteering paid leave.

• Free membership to BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.

• Some offices may have a subsidised onsite Gym.

Person Specification

The following essential experience and skills:

• Data and quantitative analysis: experience of manipulating large complex datasets across government, applying complex analytical techniques to generate insights and visualisations.

• An understanding of data sharing, ethics, and quality assurance.

• Experience of using analytical tools and languages such as R, or python.

• Experience of managing analytical projects: from scoping and planning through to delivery, stakeholder coordination and ensuring quality and timeliness.

• Ability to communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

• You must meet the requirements for BPSS clearance. You must be willing to apply for SC clearance. SC - Guidance Pack for Applicants - GOV.UK. Application for SC clearance will depend on the specific projects taken forward

The following experience and skills are desirable:

• Knowledge of government data on offending, education or benefits data.

• AI or data linking knowledge will be beneficial.

Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for BPSS clearance.

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.

This role is open to both badged and unbadged analysts. Applications from members of the Government Statistical Group (GSG), Government Operational Research Service (GORS) and other analytical professions are welcomed.

For other candidates that possess and can demonstrate similar experience at the appropriate level badging opportunities will be available once in post for those who wish to apply.

Specialist allowance

Those successful in recruitment will be eligible for a specialist data and analysis allowance following an analytical interview, currently set at the following level: 

• SEO London: £500  

• SEO National: £1500 

How to Apply

Candidates must submit a current CV as well as a Statement of Suitability of up to 1000 words outlining how you meet the requirements set out in the Person Specification above.

We are recruiting using a combination of the Professional Competencies and Success Profiles Frameworks. We will assess your Experience, Technical Skills and the following Behaviours during the assessment process:

• Changing & Improving

• Making Effective Decisions

• Working Together

For existing analysts from all professions, in addition to the three Civil Service behaviours listed above, you will be assessed on two sets of professional competencies at interview. 

For external (non-Civil Service) candidates and unbadged Civil Service candidates, in addition to the three Civil Service behaviours listed above, you will be assessed on your analytical knowledge, experience, and abilities, as well as the impact of your analytical work. 

Professional Competencies  

Professional Competency (1) Knowledge & Skills  

• GSS - Data Analysis.  

• GORS - Knowledge and application of OR Skills and Techniques.  

• GES - Analysis of Data.  

• GSR - Knowledge and application of GSR technical skills  

Professional Competency (2) Influence & Impact  

• GSS - Presenting and disseminating data effectively.  

• GORS - Achieving impact with analysis.  

• GES - Effective communication.  

• GSR - using and promoting social research  

For more information regarding Professional Competency (2) please refer to the analytical profession internet links below. Please note that some aspect of the professional competency may overlap with the MoJ competencies listed above. We therefore recommend that in providing evidence for the professional competency, candidates focus on the technical and methodology aspects of the competencies that are specific to the profession. We will use evidence presented for the MoJ competencies in assessing the wider skills candidates have. 

Government Statistician Group (GSG): Further information, including a user guide, can be found within the link below:   

GSG Competency Framework 2021 

Government Social Research Service (GSR): Further information can be found within the link below:  

GSR Competency Framework 2022 

Government Operational Research Service (GORS): Further information can be found within the link below:   

GORS Competencies  

Government Economic Service (GES): Further information can be found within the link below:  

GES Professional Standards 2022  

A diverse panel will review your application against the Person Specification above.

Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a 1-hour panel interview held via video conference. You will be required to give a 5-minute presentation at interview. Details of this will be sent to those candidates who are invited for interview.

Should you be unsuccessful in the role that you have applied for but demonstrate the capability for a role at a lower level, we reserve the right to discuss this opportunity with you and offer you the position without needing a further application.

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months, from which further appointments may be made.

Terms & Conditions

Please review our Terms & Conditions which set out how we recruit and provide further information related to the role and salary arrangements.

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please feel free to contact datarecruitment@justice.gov.uk