Data Analytics Specialist
Summary
Grade 7 data analytics specialist at the Government Internal Audit Agency, developing R and Python scripts and web apps (Shiny, Django) to run advanced analytics for internal audit and counter-fraud work across government, using LLMs/AI, producing visualised reports, and upskilling colleagues in analytics.
- Job grade: Grade 7
- Contract type: Permanent
- Business area: GIAA - IRD Data Analytics
- Type of role: Analytical, Architecture and Data
- Working pattern: Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time
- Number of jobs available: 2
Location
GIAA expects employees to maintain a regular presence at their contractual designated work location and to travel to other GIAA locations or client sites as required for critical meetings and field assignments. Consequently, the contractual location must be selected from those advertised and be within a reasonable daily commuting distance from the employee’s home address.
Existing GIAA employees appointed into this new role will be allowed to remain at their current workplace location.
About the job
Job summary
The Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) is driven by its unparalleled access across government to build ‘better insights, better outcomes’ for our clients.
This role offers a strong platform for career progression within the Agency and the wider civil service, providing opportunities to develop leadership, stakeholder engagement and strategic relationship management skills across government.
The Agency’s unique access across the public sector exposes you to different risk and control environments, allowing you to gain insights, apply experience, contribute meaningfully, and continue developing professionally.
This role is to be a specialist in the application of data analytics in our Data Analytics team. You will develop scripts and applications using R and Python to prepare data, run advanced data analytics and report findings to auditors and investigators using impactful visualisations. You will use LLMs and AI models in your analysis and develop tools to enable colleagues and external customers to safely and effectively use AI.
You will provide training and support to increase data analytics capabilities across the organisation. You will also engage with data teams across government and in the private sector, and support research and development activities to learn the latest innovative techniques in data analytics. As you apply these to GIAA activities, you will improve the efficiency of our organisation.
Job description
- Develop scripts and applications using R, Python, and various web application frameworks like Shiny and Django, to carry out advanced data analytics to support internal audit and counter fraud and investigation (CF&I) activities across many government organisations.
- Produce and present reports detailing analysis outputs and visualisations for GIAA colleagues and customers.
- Document, maintain and collaborate on code using tools such as DevOps and git.
- Suggest and implement improvements to our current scripts, packages, data pipelines, applications and quality assurance processes, to incorporate coding best practices and quality standards.
- Lead activities to upskill members of the GIAA data analytics network and promote the benefits and use of data analytics across the agency.
- Engage with data teams across government and the private sector to investigate new data analytics approaches suitable for internal audit and CF&I activities.
Person specification
- Experience in interpreting customer needs and conducting advanced data analytics using R or Python to deliver services to meet their expectations.
- Communicate clearly and effectively the results of complex analysis to colleagues and customers who are not experts in data analytics.
- Demonstrate an aptitude for connecting business problems to analytical solutions, proactively working with others to implement them and researching and horizon scanning to identify new methods and opportunities.
- Strong organisational skills, experience leading and managing multiple ongoing projects at pace and building strong relationships with stakeholders and customers.
- Experience of two or more of the following areas: generating outputs using quarto; developing web applications in R or Python frameworks; building AI products; maintaining Azure environments; building and reviewing business critical models.
To apply for this role, you will need to submit your employment history, personal details and provide a statement of suitability of no more than 750 words, referring to the person specification.
Please note only your statement of suitability will be assessed at the sift stage.
Interviews will be held on Teams.
Candidates invited to interview will be required to give a short presentation to the interview panel followed by questions. At interview you will be assessed on experience, strengths and the following technical skills: Delivering advanced analytics, Understanding product delivery, and Coding.
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this role
Qualifications
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Delivering advanced analytics
- Understanding product delivery
- Coding
Benefits
Benefits
- Competitive salaries and in-year rewards
- Flexible working
- A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
- Discount on big brands
- Volunteering days
- Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work Schemes
- Free eyesight tests
- Family-friendly HR policies
- 25 days’ annual leave increasing by one day per year of service to 30 days after 5 years’ service
- Geographically based Agency
Things you need to know
Artificial intelligence
Selection process details
Recruitment Timeline
- Closing date: 09 November 2026
- Shortlisting: w/c 09 November 2026
- Interviews: w/c 30 November and 07 December 2026
This timeline is indicative and may be subject to change. We will inform you if there is a substantial change to the recruitment timeline.
If your contact details change at any time during the selection process, please ensure you update your Civil Service Jobs profile.
Please note that only applications submitted through Civil Service Jobs will be accepted.
Eligibility Statement
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role in the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government. Checks will be performed as part of pre-employment checks in line with this. Please refer to the Candidate FAQ document attached to the advert for more information.
Everyone working with government assets must complete Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks. Additionally, individuals appointed to the Treasury group will be subject to National Security Vetting. The level of security vetting required for this role is Security Check (SC)
To allow for meaningful checks to be carried out, applicants will need to have lived in the UK for at least 3 out of the past 5 years. In exceptional circumstances, for example if you have been working abroad on a government posting, a lack of residency would not be a bar to security clearance however the Department will need to consider eligibility on a case-by-case basis once the advert closing date has passed.
Please read the Vetting Charter for information on what to expect during the vetting process and what will be expected from you. Many areas of your life may be explored during your vetting journey, and it is important that every individual, regardless of their background and experiences, should feel comfortable going through this personal process, whilst having confidence that it is fair, proportionate, and inclusive.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
Nationality requirements
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)
- 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
Working for the Civil Service
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
Diversity and Inclusion
Apply and further information
Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Katie Woodhouse
- Email : giaarecruitment@giaa.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : giaarecruitment@giaa.gov.uk
Further information
Attachments
| Grade 7-Data Analytics Specialist-Candidate Pack Opens in new window (pdf, 1095kB) |
| Success Profiles - Candidate Overview Opens in new window (pdf, 616kB) |
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