Gss Summer Student Placements 2025

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

- 369780**Salary**:

- £22,699- National min £22,699, London min £25,991 per annum (will vary by department)**Job grade**:

- Administrative Officer- Summer Placement**Contract type**:

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

- up to 3 months**Business area**:

- GSS - Statistical and Analytical - Positions across Government Departments**Type of role**:

- Analytical
Information Technology
Science
Statistics**Working pattern**:

- Full-time, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 10Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Birmingham, Bristol, Darlington, Fareham, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newport (Gwent), Sheffield, Wolverhampton, YorkAbout the job

**Job summary**:

- Are you studying a numerate degree and seeking a summer placement?
Are you interested in pursuing a career in statistics?
Are you excited by challenge that will put your statistical skills to the test?

If the answer is yes, we have an exciting opportunity for you in the Government Statistical Service.

You could be spending your university summer placement in one of our departments across the UK, working at the heart of government, in roles that really make a difference, including;
- Supporting the transport network and infrastructure to keep the UK on the move
- Safeguarding our natural environment to sustain a thriving rural economy
- Supporting immigration and passports, drugs policy, crime, fire, counter-terrorism and police

There may be opportunities in the following departments;
- Department for Works and Pensions (DWP)
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
- Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
- Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
- Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Local Communities (DLUHC)
- Department for Transport (DFT)
- Cabinet Office (CO)
- Office for National Statistics (ONS)

**Job description**:

- The work is high profile and you might find yourself working with requests from Ministers and other senior officials. You will work with existing team members focusing on research work which will form part of larger projects. This role may also include:

- Being exposed to multiple arms of government such as central policy, delivery of frontline services, finance and long term strategy;
- Working with a variety of professions including analysts, policy, delivery and IT specialists
- Working in a government environment which promotes a healthy work-life balance and encourages learning and development
- Joining a community of placement students and network across the GSS

The summer placement will for a continuous period of up to 3 months, between June - August 2025**Person specification**:

- These placements are an opportunity for you to put into practice the techniques you have learnt during your studies within a working environment. You will work with others, including Data Scientists to learn new techniques and understand how the work across the GSS influences and shapes policy decision making.

You will have the opportunity to learn the skills required for professional life whilst working for the GSS which has been ranked as one of the top 100 graduate employers in the country (rated by the graduates themselves).

job offer during their placement ready for when they have graduated
- a fantastic opportunity not to be missed.

**Person Specification**
- Experience in collection, manipulation and analysis of data and presenting research results (theoretical or practical understanding of basic statistics).
- IT literate, with experience of working with a variety of software, especially Excel, including experience of or aptitude for statistical software.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate analysis to non-specialists
- Ability to work as part of a team to deliver quality statistical advice and analysis, often to tight deadline

**Qualifications**:

- You must be currently studying for a highly numerate degree (e.g. mathematics, engineering, chemistry, physics) and expecting to achieve a 2:2 or above.

In the qualifications section, please ensure you include details of;
1. The degree you are studying
2. Your current year of study,
3. Your expect graduation year
4. Predicted grade.

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

- Working Together
- Communicating and Influencing

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

- Presenting and Disseminating Data
- Data Analysis

**Benefits**:

- The Government Statistical Service is a community for all civil servants working in the collection, production and communication of official statistics. Our statisticians work across a range of government departments, agencies and other public bodies playing a pivotal role in government decisi