Internship - Analysis

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 347996**Salary**:

- £410- The weekly pay rate for the placement will be £410.00 (which will be paid monthly)**Job grade**:

- Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Fixed term
- Internship**Length of employment**:

- This full-year placement is available on a fixed-term basis for the duration of the internship. The placement will run from 1st September 2024 until 31st August 2025.**Business area**:

- ATE - Data & Analysis**Type of role**:

- Analytical
- Project Delivery**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- YorkAbout the job

**Job summary**:
**Are you currently working towards a degree with an interest in active travel?**

**Do you have a curious personality?**

**Looking for a placement during your degree?**

**If so, we would love to hear from you**

**Job description**:
Scratch the surface with a full-year Internship where you will join our analysis specialists in Active Travel England (ATE).

Our placements are designed to give you an insight into working within government on delivering its mission to make walking, wheeling and cycling an attractive choice for everyday trips.
- Our Data, Digital and Analysis directorate _provides data analysis, modelling, insight, and tools to support wider ATE activities. The Analysis team focuses on collating, modelling, and visualising data to provide insight into national strategies and policies. The Data and Digital team use data science and software development techniques to deliver the tools that transport authorities need to ensure cost effective investment in active travel._

We want you to challenge us, to question norms and to make the most of every opportunity.

During your placement, you will discover:

- The role of analysts in a government organisation,
- How we will transform how data and analysis is used in active travel planning,
- The tools upon which we can make a lasting change.

To get the most from your placement, you will spend at least 60% of your time on site in our York office. This way you can engage with other employees whilst learning and developing skills within a work-based context, having space to collaborate.

**Who are ATE?**

Active Travel England is the Government’s executive agency responsible for making walking, wheeling and cycling the preferred choice for everyone to get around in England.

ATE is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Transport. We are innovative, collaborative and impactful.

We recognise the importance of diversity and inclusion as we welcome fresh ideas. We are committed to building an inclusive working environment in which each employee fulfils their potential and maximises their contribution.

We particularly welcome disabled and ethnic minority applicants, as they are under-represented within ATE.

**Responsibilities**

**On your placement, you will**:

- Assisting with daily tasks related to your field of study
- Collaborating with various team members on projects
- Carrying out research and gathering data
- Attending and participating in meetings and workshops
- Creating and maintaining documentation and reports
- Learning about ATE’s policies, procedures, and culture
- Providing ideas and suggestions in brainstorming sessions
- Helping organise and manage events
- Performing administrative tasks as needed
- Observing and learning from experienced staff members

**Person specification**:
**We are looking for someone who is/has**:

- Studying for a degree in analysis (in your final two years at university)
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Good organisational skills and good attention to detail
- Hard working and motivated
- Open to taking on new roles/tasks and delivering quality results to set deadlines

**Additional Information**

A minimum **60%** of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace, although requirements to attend other locations for official business, or carry out detached duty in another DfT workplace, will also count towards this level of attendance.

**Qualifications**:

- Studying for a degree in analysis (in your final 2 years at university).**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Developing Self and Others
- Working Together
- Working Together

**Benefits**:
Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.

Find out more about what it's like working at the Department for Transport.

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**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.- How