Associate Data Scientist

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

- 373931**Salary**:

- £32,603**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- DVSA - Strategy Planning and Performance**Type of role**:

- Digital**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
- Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Oldham, SwanseaAbout the job

**Job summary**:
**Do you enjoy exploring data to uncover insights that empower strategic decisions and service improvements?**

**Can you creatively use statistical tools to reveal patterns and solve complex data challenges?**

**_ If so, then we'd love to hear from you_**

We heavily invest in our colleague development to enable them to advance on to other positions more quickly by having the chance to hone their abilities on leading technologies which helps to make Britain's roads safer.

There’s never been a better time to join the DVSA.

Our **Digital-first vision** is supported by a clear strategy which allows our staff to develop and grow.

Click to find out more the award-winning services we work on and what’s on offer for you, helping drive your career forward.

**We offer hybrid working - giving you greater flexibility about where and when you work.**

**Job description**:
You will:

- Support DVSA by using Data Science to create change and undertake the development of statistical models to find patterns in data and transform them into organisational insight.
- Engage with Service and Product owners to understand and define their data science requirements and make recommendations to address complex problems to inform strategic and operational decision making.
- Contribute to data science initiatives and supports foundation work to implement plans for delivery of a new data science platform and solutions for the business.
- Ensure self and team complies with DVSA (DfT) policies/statutory obligations when managing people, performance and finances. Ensures appropriate governance is in place.
- Suggest and helps implement improvements to existing services.

For further information please see the attached Role Profile.

**Additional Information**

This role can be based in Bristol, Swansea, Nottingham, Newcastle, Oldham, Birmingham or Leeds. Your presence at one of these locations will form part of the working arrangements agreed with you. We operate a hybrid working model giving you greater flexibility about where and when you work. Our expectation is that you will spend a minimum 60% of your time at your base location. Visits to other DVSA sites or work locations count towards this.

**Person specification**:
The post holder will:

- Be inquisitive.
- Explore and visualise data.
- Use data ethically and appropriately.
- Be innovative and adaptable.
- You are a strong and effective communicator.

There may be an element of travel associated with this role to other DVSA offices, with some infrequent overnight stays.

Please take note that DVSA does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship.

**About Us**

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) helps keep Britain moving, safely and sustainably.

We do this by helping people through a lifetime of safe and sustainable journeys, helping them keep their vehicles safe to drive, and protecting them from unsafe drivers and vehicles.

We’re working hard to:

- Make roads safer.
- Improve services for our customers.
- Make road transport greener and healthier.
- Harness the potential of technology and data.

We’re committed to giving all our colleagues purpose, professionalism and pride in what we do. We work in supportive, diverse and inclusive teams where everyone is valued. You can grow, develop and progress, and make a real difference to society.

To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace and making DVSA a great place to work visit our Careers website.

**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Delivering at Pace
- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing

**Technical skills**:
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

- Associate Data Scientist - Delivering business impact (Skill level: working)
- Associate Data Scientist - Programming and build (Skill level: working)
- Associate Data Scientist - Data engineering and manipulation (Skill level: working)

**Benefits**:

- An environment with flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
- Exceptional pension with an employer contribution of an average of 27%.
- Generous Annual Leave - 25 days holiday, increasing by 1 each year of service, up to 30.
- 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.