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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
Vacancy Approach
External
Location
National
Region
National
Closing Date
15-May-2026
Post Type
Permanent
Civil Service Grade
SEO
Number of jobs available
1
Reserve List
12 Months
Job ID
17301

Descriptions & requirements

Job description

SEO Intergeneration Harm Analyst

Location: National

Closing Date: Friday 15 May 2026

Interviews: Interviews are likely to take place w/c 15th 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
Additional Information

Working Arrangements & Further Information

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). All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estate capacity.

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 role: all successful candidates will be appointed to the nearest viable office nearest to their home postcode and on its respective pay scale.  This will be at either a HQ building (subject to desk allocation, a Justice Collaboration Centre (JCC) or a Justice Satellite Office (JSO) – See Map. All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estate capacity). 

For current MoJ employees, your base location will need to be changed to the nearest viable office (to your home postcode), either at a HQ building, JCC or JSO within the National Office Network and moved its location’s respective pay scale (any legacy arrangements/locations will need to be amended).

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.

MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain their grade on lateral transfer.

All candidates who are currently in receipt of Mark Time / Pay Protection should ensure they are familiar with the new policy on permanent and temporary promotion which can be found on the employee intranet.

Flexible working hours

The Ministry of Justice offers a flexible working system in many offices. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week. MoJ 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 MoJ’s Flexible Working policy.

Benefits

The MoJ offers a range of benefits:

Annual Leave

Annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after five years’ service.

There is also a scheme to allow qualifying staff to buy or sell up to three days leave each year. Additional paid time off for public holidays and 1 privilege day. Leave for part-time and job share posts will be calculated on a pro-rata basis.

Pension

The Civil Service offers a choice of pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.

Training

The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.

Networks

The opportunity to join employee-run networks that have been established to provide advice and support and to enable the views of employees from minority groups to be expressed direct to senior management. There are currently networks for employees of minority ethnic origin, employees with disabilities, employees with caring responsibilities, women employees, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees.

Support

  • A range of ‘Family Friendly’ policies such as opportunities to work reduced hours or job share.
  • Access to flexible benefits such as voluntary benefits, retail vouchers and discounts on a range of goods and services.
  • For moves to or from another employer or moves across the Civil Service this can have implications on your eligibility to carry on claiming childcare vouchers. You may however be eligible for alternative government childcare support schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. More information can be found on www.GOV.UK or Childcare Choices. You can determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
  • Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave.
  • Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens.

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

As a Disability Confident employer, MoJ are committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talent and abilities, by making adjustments throughout all elements of the recruitment process and in the workplace. MoJ are able to offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns.

For more information on applying for a role as a candidate with a disability or long-term condition, please watch our animated videos.

You will be able to request reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process within the application form. If you need additional help completing the application form, please contact the TBS Recruitment Enquiries Team.

Diversity & Inclusion

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 Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.

A Great Place to Work for Veterans

The "Making the Civil Service a Great Place to work for veterans" initiative includes a guaranteed interview scheme to those who meet the minimum criteria to provide eligible former members of the Armed Forces with opportunities to secure rewarding jobs. Allowing veterans to continue to serve their country, and to bring highly skilled individuals with a broad range of experience into the Civil Service in an environment, which recognises and values your previous service in the Armed Forces.
For further details about the initiative and eligibility requirements visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans

Redeployment Interview Scheme

Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ is committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.

MoJ is able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidates will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion.

Civil Service Nationality Rules

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) https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families
  • 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) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules

Reserve list

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles.

Contact Information

MoJ:

If you require any assistance please call 0345 241 5359 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

Please quote the job reference 17301

HMPPS

If you require any assistance please call 0345 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

Please quote the job reference 17301

 

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

 

Allowance

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 

Application form stage assessments

Experience
We will assess your experience for this role via the following methods
CV or Work History, Experience Questions, Statement of Suitability
Experience Questions Application Form Question Word Limit
250
Statement of Suitability
Guidance for the Statement of Suitability
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.

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
Evidence of Experience
CV or Work History, Experience Questions, Statement of Suitability

Interview stage assessments

Interview Dates
Interviews are likely to take place w/c 15th June 2026
Behaviours
Changing and Improving
Making Effective Decisions
Working Together
Technical
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

Other Assessments

Which assessment methods will be used?
Presentation
Level of security checks required
Baseline Personnal Security Standard (BPSS)

Use of Artificial Intelligence (Al)

Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.  Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.