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On behalf of the MOD, we are looking for a Data Analyst - (Inside IR35) for a 6-month contract working on a hybrid basis and with an expectation of 2 days per week in the Bristol, Abbey Wood office

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is a central government department with a mission to protect our country and provide the ultimate guarantee of its security and independence, as well as helping to protect its values and interests abroad.

The MOD is one of the biggest public procurement organisations in Europe and the single largest customer for UK industry. It currently manages approximately £20 billion of spend on capital investments in equipment and infrastructure every year. Over the next decade the MOD is committed to spending over £190 billion on equipment and support. The MOD’s customers include both the armed forces and national security agencies, and it has a diverse range of requirements, including military fighting vehicles, education services, nuclear submarines and facilities management.

The MOD’s aim is to provide its armed forces with the best capabilities to enable them to protect the UK’s security and advance national interests, both now and in the long term.

To do this the MOD has an annual budget of almost £53 billion and a workforce comprising 197,000 people. of which 54,000 are civilians working for the UK MOD.

The work really matters; the MOD offers a range of engaging roles which have a direct impact on the quality of services they provide, in many locations across the UK. We support teams working in HR, Primary Health Care, Corporate Services, and many others.

At a time when Supply Chains are a foundational priority for defence, this is an exciting opportunity to join the Supply Chain Directorate, a key part of the largest and most complex Commercial Function in Government. The MOD spends over £20bn annually across nearly 6,000 contracts, ranging from property and FM, corporate services, complex IT infrastructure and services, food, clothing, and medical supplies to large equipment platforms such as ships, aircraft and vehicles.

The Supply Chain Directorate sits within Defence Commercial. It is responsible for delivering the MODs Strategic Partnering Programme which manages the relationships with our most important suppliers; leads the MOD’s approach to understanding our supply chains and identifying, analysing reporting and mitigating supply chain risk and fragility, and delivers the departments strategic engagement with industry including ins support to small business. We also lead on cross Government supply chain disruption and crisis management as it relates to supply chains.

We provide a range of services to a wide MOD and HMG stakeholder base (Senior Decision Makers, Other Government Departments, Policy Teams, Delivery Teams, and FLCs) our Allies and Industry Partners (UK & Global defence companies of all sizes, as well as Trade Associations & Related Bodies).

We recently launched the Defence Supply Chain Capability Programme (DSCCP) a major transformation project aimed at delivering a step-change improvement in how Defence understands, designs and manages our industrial ecosystem to deliver benefits throughout the end-to-end supply chain. It will enable MOD and Industry, working together as One Defence, to establish a resilient, adaptive and collaborative Defence supply chain that is aligned with Secretary of State’s Defence industrial priorities, acting as a credible deterrent, underpinning our war fighting edge, and driving economic growth across the Defence industrial sector.

We are at the forefront of key supply chain policy decisions and interventions which will fundamentally shape the future for Defence. These include the implementation of Strategic Defence Review which sets the future strategic direction of Defence; shaping thinking for the new Defence Industrial Strategy designed to improve and develop relations with industry and set out the strategic capabilities required for tomorrow; and support work to embed the Supply Chain Directorate in the new National Armament Directorate as part of organisational changes introduced by Defence Reform.

Person Spec:

We are looking for an enthusiastic person who is willing to join a growing multi-skilled and multi-functional team. Training and development will be provided to develop and maintain skills in data analysis and software as required.

This is a new role within the Markets and Sectors team and the post offers excellent opportunities to work with, and influence, senior officials and Ministers through their responsibilities for data analysis on important defence supply chain risks. The successful candidate will have opportunities to deliver a wide portfolio of work, collaborating closely with a range of teams in MOD and across Government, particularly Department Business and Trade (DBT) and Cabinet Office. Part of the role will also be supporting the implementation of a work stream cohering market and supplier data and intelligence across MOD as part of the Defence Supply Chain Capability Programme helping to deliver high quality analysis to deliver answers to key business questions.

Please Note:

“SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance”

As a Data Analyst - (Inside IR35), your main responsibilities will be:

• Supporting the administration and analysis of a survey of suppliers about their supply chain risks and mitigation's. Results from this survey are used in high-profile reports and Dashboards which are seen by MOD Ministers, PUS, MOD’s major suppliers and Senior officials.
• Supporting the continued development of the team’s Economic Dashboard and the externally published Jedhub Annual Economic Report, and you will be responsible for some of the underlying data processing and quality assurance.
• Supporting the development of component level risk assessments in key defence supply chains using available tools relating to supply chain mapping and shipping data with associated training available.
• Lead the delivery of open-source Defence and Markets and Sector news and data for two monthly reports.
• Provide research and engage with internal stakeholders who request market assessments for pre-competition or Category Management strategies as required.
• Be the main point of contact with a 3rd party data provider and lead on the preparation of business cases and approvals for contract renewal, helping to promote the use of the tool across the Department through regular internal communications and user engagement.
• Collaborate with the wider team and Supply Chain Directorate to develop new ideas to feed into the Economic Dashboard and other analytical products.

Essential:

• Experience of delivering analysis of data to inform policy, commercial or other decisions.
• Experience in handling of data sets
• Experience of using Excel to Intermediate level
• Experience of using Power Bi
• Experience in stakeholder engagement or customer service to deliver data-led service improvements.

Desirable:

• Understanding of Supply Chains
• Ability to deliver at pace and having a pro-active approach to their work, anticipating problems and finding solutions in a collaborative way.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, the MOD guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

The MOD guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following “this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.