Do you want to use your analytical skills to help shape Scotland’s future?
The Scottish Government works to make Scotland a more successful country and a better place to live. Having the right people producing and communicating powerful analysis is vital to helping us achieve this.
Our statistical roles are ideal for motivated, creative people who want to use their skills to make a real difference to the lives of people in Scotland. You’ll have the opportunity to work across a wide range of policy areas including Health, Education and the Economy contributing high‑profile analysis from the outset and being supported to develop your expertise.
Statisticians are involved in designing, collecting, analysing and publishing statistics. Roles within the Scottish Government are varied and require strong data skills, technical ability and analytical thinking to identify patterns and trends. We’re looking for people who can clearly communicate what statistics show to a wide range of audiences, and who have strong people skills to build effective relationships with policy colleagues and data users to improve our statistics.
You can find out more information about what it’s like to work in the statistics profession on our careers website.
The posts we are recruiting for in this campaign are within Scottish Government agencies and non-ministerial offices such as National Records of Scotland and Social Security Scotland, and potentially other roles in the Scottish administration too. In line with our current ways of working, we follow a hybrid working approach, where colleagues use a mix of office based and home working. Hybrid policies may differ depending on which role you are allocated.
Further information about Statistics group can be found on the Statistics profession - Scottish Government Jobs site.
Responsibilities
Typical duties are as follows: (individual posts may differ)
- Assist in collecting and acquiring data that provides evidence for Government policy and decision making.
- Use technical abilities to clean, process and manage the data for analysis.
- Support in making sense of what the data is saying using data management and statistical techniques to provide insights.
- Assist in communicating the messages from the data to a range of audiences via statistical publications.
- Work with users to ensure statistics and data produced meet their requirements.
- Use innovative approaches to improve processes in the production of statistics.
- Work in a collective and collaborative environment across individual teams and the Statistics Group as a whole.
Qualifications
A minimum of a 2:2 undergraduate degree or a master’s degree or PhD, and applicants should either:
- Be a member of the Government Statistics Group (GSG), or;
- Demonstrate how your qualifications contain formal training on statistics or data, or;
- Have a minimum two years’ experience in a statistics or data related field.
If you have not yet completed your degree or relevant post graduate qualification, any job offer will be conditional on this. Please note: If you fail to demonstrate how you meet the minimum qualifications as stated above, your application will be automatically sifted out.
Applicants who are not currently a member of GSG will be required to sit a knowledge test before their application proceeds to sift.
Success profile
Success profiles are specific to each job and they include the mix of skills, experience and behaviours candidates will be assessed on. The Success Profile will include the Professional / Technical skills, Experience and Behaviours.
Assessed at application and interview (see "how to apply" section below for more information)
- Acquiring data and understanding customer needs – Sto Level
- Data analysis - Sto Level
Assessed at Interview only
- Presenting and disseminating data effectively - Sto Level
You can find out more about the skills required, here: Government Statistics Group Behaviours Assessed at application and interview (see "how to apply" section below for more information)
- Developing Self and Others – Level 2
- Delivering at Pace – Level 2
Assessed at application only (see "how to apply" section below for more information)
- Working Together – Level 2
Assessed at Interview only
- Changing and Improving – Level 2
Find out more about Success Profiles.
How To Apply
Apply online, attaching a CV (please ensure you clearly state how you meet the qualification element (GSG member details or qualification info) and provide a supporting statement (of no more than 1000 words) which provides evidence of how you meet the following criteria. Please note your supporting statement should cover just the criteria from the listed below:
CriteriaSuccess profiles element
1. Builds working relationships and collaborates effectively to deliver a shared goalBehaviours - Working Together2. Takes ownership of personal development and supports others to develop skills and improve
