21445 - Family Justice Performance Analyst, in the Family Justice Analysis team, Ministry of Justice
His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service 21445 - Family Justice Performance Analyst, in the Family Justice Analysis team, Ministry of Justice
Summary
A UK Ministry of Justice quantitative analyst (SEO) role producing performance analysis and dashboards for the family justice system, including the Family Justice Performance Dashboard built with R, SQL and Power BI. Open only to current Civil Service employees, based in Leeds or London with flexible working.
Family Justice Performance Analyst (SEO), in the Family Justice Analysis team
Do you have the passion, values, and ability to help us solve the biggest problems of the justice system?
1. Overview
We have 1 role in the Family Justice Analysis team, within the Civil, Family, Tribunals and Administrative Justice Directorate (CFTAJ)
Roles are open to:
- Existing badged analysts from all professions (GORS/GSS/GSR/GES) either on level transfer or on promotion.
- Other candidates that are not members of GSS, GORS, GSR, professions but possess and can demonstrate similar experience at the appropriate level. Badging opportunities will be available once in post for those who wish to apply.
Please note: this opportunity is only open to individuals currently employed within the Civil Service.
Specialist allowance
Due to the role being analytical, those successful in recruitment will be eligible for a specialist allowance following an analytical interview based on the following values:
- SEO London: £500
- SEO National: £1500
Minimum requirements to apply:
Candidates must be able to show the relevant experience and skills and must meet the criteria for entry:
SEO grade:
- You have significant work experience evidencing use of data and/or analytical skills. Time spent on an analytical PhD can count towards this.
We welcome applications from candidates based across the UK. Candidates will have the option of being based in the Leeds or London HQ offices (with flexible working arrangements available) or your nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office: see this map for more details.
Alternative locations may be available and will be discussed and agreed on the completion of background checks.
Interviews are likely to take place in mid-September 2026 and will be held via MS Teams. We will keep a merit list for a year for those who successfully pass the interview board but who are not offered a post.
1. About the Civil, Family, Tribunals and Administration of Justice Directorate
The Civil, Family, Tribunals and Administration of Justice Directorate sits at the heart of the Department’s policy agenda. It is responsible for the cross-partner family and civil justice and tribunals systems as well as the administration of justice and irregular migration. We are areas of high ministerial interest and work closely with ministers and across-government to make sure that the government continues to deliver vital public services.
Family Justice Analysis is a multi-disciplinary team of social researchers, economists, operational researchers and statisticians. As part of the analytical restructure, the team is embedded in Civil, Family, Tribunals and Administrative Justice Directorate (CFTAJ).
We lead the Department's analysis across the family justice system. It is a varied, fast-paced and rewarding area to work in, with much of our work supporting Departmental and Ministerial priorities. Our work spans children in care proceedings (public law), private law children cases, domestic abuse, family court reform and system performance, providing the evidence needed to inform policy and operational decisions across government.
We work with colleagues across policy, analysis, data and other government departments including the Department for Education (DfE), Cafcass Cymru and Cafcass England to deliver impactful analysis to decision-makers.
1. Why work in the Civil, Family, Tribunals and Administration of Justice Directorate
The directorate is friendly, inclusive and supportive and has adopted flexible working practices designed to ensure personal wellbeing and a genuine work/life balance.
What we offer
- Flexible working arrangements and a focus on equality of opportunity – including welcoming part-time and/or job-share arrangements, compressed hours, working from home or your nearest Justice Collaboration Centres or Justice Satellite Office.
- Career development – regular development and promotion opportunities across a wide range of roles, career development support, with a generous individual learning and development budget.
- Range of new areas of work and new tools and techniques – we pride ourselves on our excellent deployment of well-established analytical methods, but also our progress to date. Progress such as our ambitious and innovative transformation programme to leverage departmental data and drive evidence-based decision-making using cutting-edge tools and techniques (for example: experimentation, personalisation, artificial intelligence).
- Analysts embedded in policy sit at the centre of the Department’s decision making – our transformation programme is focused on maximising our impact on departmental outcomes. The Ministry of Justice’s Senior Team and our Ministerial Team want all decisions to be evidence driven – your analysis will be key in influencing decisions and real-world impact.
- Vibrant community – part of a multidisciplinary team that has a supportive culture and is looking to further develop the community with the help of everyone.
- See the frontline and what your work is influencing – regular opportunities to visit our front-line service providers, including courts, prisons, and probation to better understand the areas your analysis is affecting.
The team is responsible for owning, producing and presenting several regular performance and analytical packs for Ministers, senior system leaders and governance boards. The postholder will help lead the production of high-quality analysis, ensuring that key findings are clearly communicated and supported by appropriate narrative, visualisation and interpretation. They will also provide responsive, ad-hoc analytical support for ministerial advice, briefings and emerging policy or operational priorities.
A key area of responsibility will be leading the analytical monitoring and evaluation of Child-Focused Court areas. This will involve working with policy, operational and external partners to develop appropriate measures, assess implementation and impact, identify variation between areas and ensure findings are communicated effectively to senior stakeholders. The postholder may present analysis at relevant boards, working groups and stakeholder forums, and will support a strong relationship across the Ministry of Justice and stakeholders.
The team also owns the Family Justice Performance Dashboard, with back-end data processing developed in R and the front-end built-in Power BI. The postholder will help lead the regular monthly production and quality assurance of the dashboard, oversee the development of new functionality and ensure that bugs and data issues are resolved promptly.
The job holder will be required to undertake the following duties and responsibilities:
- Process, quality-assure and analyse family justice performance data to provide insights into demand trends, regional disparities and emerging issues, supporting policy and operational decision-making.
- Lead monitoring and evaluation of Child-Focused Court areas, working with partners to develop measures and assess implementation and impact.
- Maintain and develop the Family Justice Performance Dashboard, including monthly production, user access, quality assurance and development of new functionality.
- Support Grade 7 to produce regular and ad-hoc analysis for Ministers, senior leaders, governance boards and other stakeholders.
- Work collaboratively across MoJ, HMCTS, Cafcass, the judiciary and other partners, applying strong analytical, coding, documentation and quality-assurance practices.
The following experience and skills will be required:
- An experienced quantitative analyst with strong technical skills in R and SQL, able to analyse complex datasets and develop robust, reproducible analytical products.
- A proactive problem solver who delivers high-quality analysis at pace, balancing competing priorities while maintaining strong quality assurance.
- A clear communicator who can translate complex analysis into accessible insights, using effective visualisation and reporting to support decision-making.
- A collaborative individual who builds strong relationships across multidisciplinary teams and works effectively with a range of technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- A continuous improver who enjoys developing analytical tools, dashboards and processes, with experience of Power BI, R Markdown and ggplot2 (or the ability to learn quickly).
The following experience and skills are desirable:
- An analyst with experience working in the Ministry of Justice Analytical Platform or a similar cloud-based analytical environment.
- An individual with knowledge of collaborative coding and version control using tools such as Git and GitHub.
- Experience designing automated analytical processes and producing high-quality performance, governance or ministerial reporting.
You'll need to submit an anonymised work history and Statement of Suitability as part of your application. You will not be considered if you do not provide both.
Your work history should meet the following criteria: well structured, succinct, and written in clear language.
Your Statement of Suitability should be no more than 750 words and should give us examples of how your skills and experience match those needed for this role. Consider giving examples that cover all the requirements in the ‘Who you are’ section and use work you have completed to demonstrate how you meet each one.
5a. Selection Process
There will be an initial sift of applicants through comparing submitted evidence against the ‘Who you are’ bullets. This usually takes two weeks, depending on the number of applications.
Those who make it through the initial sift will be invited to a Civil Service Success Profile interview. In the Civil Service we use Success Profiles to help us find the right person for the job. We will be using a mixture of methods to assess your abilities, strengths, experience, technical skills, and behaviours. We highly recommend learning about Success Profiles and using the Situation, Task, Action, Result and Reflection (STARR) framework when structuring your answers.
The highest scoring candidates that pass the interview will be offered the roles. The whole process can take up to a month.
5b. Interview Process
Behaviours
You will be assessed against the Civil service success profiles framework at interview stage:
- Managing a Quality Service
- Delivering at Pace
- Working Together
Please also refer to the CS Behaviours framework for more details at this grade.
For existing analysts from all professions, as well as the three civil service behaviours stated above, you will be assessed on two sets of professional competencies at interview.
For unbadged candidates within the Civil Service), as well as the three civil service behaviours stated above, you will be assessed on your analytical knowledge, experience and abilities, and the impact of your analytical work.
Professional Competencies
- Professional Competency (1) Knowledge & Skills
o GSS - Data Analysis.
o GORS - Knowledge and application of OR Skills and Techniques.
o GES - Analysis of Data.
o GSR - Knowledge and application of GSR technical skills
- Professional Competency (2) Influence & Impact
o GSS - Presenting and disseminating data effectively.
o GORS - Achieving impact with analysis.
o GES - Effective communication.
o 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-reviewed-february-2023
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
6. Applicants invited for Interview
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.
7. Further Information
If you require any additional information about the role, please contact:
Megan.green5@justice.gov.uk