Government Analysis Function opportunities

Broaden your career horizons

Across the Government Analysis Function there are many opportunities to help broaden your career horizons. This could be building your network of peers through mentoring, volunteering, participating in a function activity or developing your skills and career by applying for a loan or secondment.

The Analysis Function (AF) is committed to creating an inclusive analytical community where all our members have the chance to thrive, with access to a breadth of career and development opportunities. This page is updated to bring you the latest loan, secondment, volunteering, shadowing and vacancies from across government ensuring you have a clear view of opportunities available to build your skills and contribute more widely and ensuring equal and transparent access to opportunities.

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If you’d like to know more or to find out how to promote vacancies within your area, please contact the team at Analysis.Function@ons.gov.uk.

What opportunities are available?

Mentoring

Mutual mentoring focuses on a partnership between a Senior Civil Servant (SCS) analyst and an analyst who is Grade 6 or below. Both partners will experience being both a mentor and a mentee, with sessions split into two halves to include a reverse mentoring-style discussion about D&I followed by a more traditional mentoring discussion.

Applications have now closed for the Analysis Function mutual mentoring scheme, but you can find out more in our Analysis Function mutual mentoring programme article.

Join the Analysis Function Diversity and Inclusion Working Group

The Analysis Function’s D&I group is looking for new members!

Through delivering the AF D&I Strategy, the group aims to create a truly diverse and inclusive analysis community that is reflective of the UK society we serve. The group has been involved in much interesting work including developing the Inclusion Toolkit and organising popular Leaders in Analysis events.

If you are interested in joining, please email Analysis.Function@ons.gov.uk.

Data Science Accelerator 2022 – Mentors needed!

The Data Science Accelerator and Data Visualisation Accelerator programmes application window has now closed and the team are looking for mentors, experienced in data science or data visualisation techniques, to support the upcoming cohorts.

This is a valuable opportunity to develop your leadership and coaching skills, while helping to increase data capability across the public sector. Mentors will need to be able to commit one day a week to support their mentee while they work on their projects.

The Data Science Accelerator cohort runs from 4 April to 24 June. The Data Visualisation Accelerator runs from 11 April to 1 July.

To express your interest about becoming a mentor, or to ask any questions, please email Data.Science.Accelerator@ons.gov.uk.

Loans and secondments

Loans and secondments are types of placements which can last for varying periods of time. They are a great way to experience a new role, develop skills in a new area or department and can span both inside and outside the Civil Service.

Loans and secondments are usually advertised on Civil Service Jobs, please subscribe to our Opportunities page to receive notifications for any specific opportunities promoted across the AF.

Our professions arrange annual external secondment programmes including the annual Government Statistical Service (GSS) BBC secondment. 2022 will be the sixth year that the GSS has collaborated with the BBC to offer professional development secondments to experienced analysts with four exciting opportunities starting in January next year.

Read Danielle’s account of her experience of working for the BBC on a secondment.

Understand more about the different types of roles available across the Government Analysis Function

Careers in analysis are broad and varied, contributing to decision making at the heart of government. Our Career Framework is a great resource to consider typical analytical roles at various levels across government and to understand more about the skills and experience needed. Interested in applying for a role? Why not visit our careers pages to find out more about careers in government analysis.

Analysis Function (AF) Coffee Connect

An informal networking opportunity, AF Coffee Connect is a great way to meet analysts and build your network to broaden your understanding of working as an analyst across government. Each month participants are matched randomly and conversations held over coffee. Email Analysis.Function@ons.gov.uk to sign up.

Volunteering, shadowing and exchange programmes

Current opportunities (shown in order of closing date)

Higher Analytical Officer, Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. Closing date Wednesday 25 May 2022.

Ofsted is looking for people interested in social care and in using data to help keep safe the most vulnerable children in England. If you have an analytical mind, some numeracy and want to make a national impact with your work, Ofsted are recruiting up to seven Higher Analytical Officers (B2/HEO/HAO grade) to work part or full-time in the Schools, Regional, or Social Care teams. Roles are currently hybrid with a 60% in office requirement, offices are Bristol, Birmingham and London.

Further information including how to apply on Civil Service Jobs: Higher Analytical Officer, Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills.