Management Information Analyst

Job description

Job Title: Management Information Analyst (Data Modeller)

Band: Band 3

Salary: £37,845 - £42,007

Available Locations: Liverpool, Norwich

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time, Compressed

Closing Date: 14/09/26

Interview Date(s): 1st/2nd October (subject to change) 

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Job Summary

Government Commercial Agency has an exciting opportunity for a Management Information Analyst to join the Data and Insights team.  

This role will provide a pivotal service in data modelling by providing a clear and comprehensive service to commercial colleagues with reference to their data collection ambitions.

Working in adherence to our master data model, this role ensures that our data collection from Suppliers provides insight to all our stakeholders, which is essential for making informed strategic decisions.  

Key Accountabilities:

• Gathering business requirements and translating them into data capture and validation templates by working with senior stakeholders across the organisation.

• Translating data capture and validation rules to define data templates. Liaising with Data Engineering, Reporting and Commercial colleagues to design effective data models for our commercial agreements management information requirements.

• Providing expert advice on Management Information (MI) and the Report Management Information service where complex issues arise.

• Providing ongoing briefing and support to the wider Data team and key governance forums to ensure new contractual arrangements align with best practice for their data requirements.

Essential Criteria (to be assessed at application stage):

• Highly developed skills in data management and modelling, with a proven track record of using advanced techniques in Excel and an established ability to work with different data formats/coding languages such as JSON, Ruby, and SQL.

• Can effectively translate and communicate across technical and non-technical stakeholders and facilitate discussions within a multidisciplinary team, with potentially difficult dynamics. You can advocate for the team externally and manage differing perspectives, with the ability to produce effective documentation that supports verbal communication.

• Proven track record in communicating with not only internal stakeholders, but also external stakeholders across a diverse private supplier base and commercial partners from other public sector bodies.

• Excellent stakeholder management skills and proven experience in collaborating and engaging with business data owners/stakeholders to continually drive data quality improvements against business objectives and outcomes.

• Can lead work projects, prioritise workload and deliverables of the team to meet deadlines, for example, managing competing pricing model builds across different commercial teams to support commercial agreement procurements.

Success Profiles (to be assessed at interview):

Behaviours:

• Making Effective Decisions

• Changing & Improving

• Managing a Quality Service

Technical: (Please note if successful at sift there will be a technical test at interview)

• Data integration design

• Programming and build (data and analytics engineering)

(A link to the Civil Service Success Profiles Framework is provided below)

Success Profiles Framework

Valuing our people:

• Competitive salary 

• Generous pension scheme

• A discretionary non-contractual performance related bonus 

• Working remotely in addition to working in advertised office location

• Flexi time scheme (available for B1-B6) 

• Minimum 25 days annual leave to a maximum service related 30 days excluding bank holidays

Want to make a difference? Find out more about the rewarding work that we do in our candidate pack.

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.

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Working flexibly, delivering outcomes

GCA operates a smarter working model that balances flexibility with collaboration. Successful candidates are expected to spend at least 26 days per quarter (approximately 2 days per week, pro-rata) at their contracted office, another GCA site, or off-site for meetings. For the remainder of the time, you may work from home or another suitable location that meets business needs.

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.  Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.  

Selection Process

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months, which the Civil Service may use to fill future suitably similar vacancies across government for candidates who are considered appointable following interview. Should you be placed on a reserve list and want to be removed please contact [email protected].

Please note that as part of this recruitment process, if you are unsuccessful at the interview stage but are close to the benchmark score you may be considered for and offered a role at a lower pay band within the same job family.

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Complaints Procedure

 Our recruitment processes are underpinned by the principle of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles details of which can be found at https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/

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If you remain unsatisfied with the response you receive you can then contact the Civil Service Commission at [email protected]

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