Setting a clear overall vision for analytical work in CMPD in collaboration with the Director and other Deputy Directors championing the use of quality analysis so that it has maximum influence over the work of the directorate, the department and its delivery partners. Strong personal leadership, setting a clear vision and objectives for the division, building capability, pride and staff engagement whilst effectively managing performance, continuing to push the boundaries in building a collaborative divisional culture and harnessing expertise from all professions and individuals. Collaborating with colleagues across DWP and externally to ensure the right analysis is developed, understood and applied to drive the successful ongoing delivery of employment programmes, such as Restart, that support hundreds of thousands of people at a cost c400m per annum. Whilst also influencing stakeholders across DWP and HMT to make good funding decisions. Ensuring we have the right MI and analysis in place to support decision making, funding and performance management for the Functional Assessment Service (FAS) contracts delivering c2 million assessments per year, a critical part of the departments delivery infrastructure and costing over 600m per annum. Provide analytical advice at the highest levels through formal submission and verbally (e.g. Perm Sec, Ministers, SoS, HMT) and present analysis and evidence to external organisations e.g. National Audit Office, Office for Budgetary Responsibility, Major Projects Review Group, providers and academics. As a member of the Senior Civil Service and Senior Analytical Leadership Team, the CMPD Lead Analyst has wider leadership responsibilities across the department, visibly leading on activities that support improved diversity and inclusion, talent and capability growth. Person specification The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their knowledge, experience and skills against the following essential criteria: Outstanding, broad and interdisciplinary analytical skills; with extensive experience of leading analytical projects, scrutinising and challenging methodological approaches, and introducing innovation. Proven leadership with a strong track record of designing, developing, and inspiring high-performing, diverse, and multi-disciplinary teams. Skilled in building capability and nurturing talent across professions through inclusive leadership, fostering a culture centred on wellbeing where individuals from all backgrounds can thrive and succeed. Exceptional communication and influencing skills, with a proven ability to build trusted, collaborative relationships with senior leaders, external partners, contractors, and providers. Adept at navigating complex organisational structures to drive alignment and deliver shared outcomes. Experience in developing and utilising analysis to drive continuous improvement, value for money and implementing change, both internally and with large delivery partners (or equivalent). Experience of costing large-scale projects and plans identifying risks, issues, as well as opportunities, while expressing success in terms of customer and monetary outcomes Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Leadership Communicating and Influencing Working Together Seeing the Big Picture Delivering at Pace Benefits Alongside your salary of 81,000, Department for Work and Pensions contributes 23,465 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. DWP have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Working patterns to support work/life balance such as job sharing, term-time working, flexi-time and compressed hours. Generous annual leave at least 23 days on entry, increasing up to 30 days over time (prorata for part time employees), plus 9 days public and privilege leave. Support for financial wellbeing, including interest-free season ticket loans for travel, a cycle to work scheme and an employee discount scheme. Health and wellbeing support including our Employee Assistance Programme for specialist advice and counselling and the opportunity to join HASSRA a first-class programme of competitions, activities and benefits for its members (subscription payable monthly). Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity and shared parental leave pay after 1 years continuous service. Funded learning and development to support progress in your role and career. This includes industry recognised qualifications and accreditations, coaching, mentoring and talent development programmes. An inclusive and diverse environment with opportunities to join professional and interpersonal networks including Womens Network, National Race Network, National Disability Network (THRIVE) and many more. Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience. To apply for this post, you will need to complete the online application process outlined below no later than 23:55pm on Monday 8 September 2025 A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you have provided reasons for any gaps within the last two years; A personal statement (maximum 1250 words explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities, and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the essential criteria in the person specification. Failure to submit both documents will mean the panel only have limited information on which to assess your application against the criteria in the person specification. As part of the online application process, you will be asked a number of diversity-related questions. If you do not wish to provide a declaration on any of the particular characteristics, you will have the option to select 'prefer not to say. All monitoring data will be treated in the strictest confidence and will not be provided to the selection panel. The information you provide when submitting your application will help us monitor our progress towards the Civil Service becoming the most inclusive employer. Reasonable Adjustments At DWP we value diversity and inclusion and actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, especially those that are underrepresented in our workforce. We consider visible and non-visible disabilities, neurodiversity or learning differences, chronic medical conditions, or mental ill health. Examples include dyslexia, epilepsy, autism, chronic fatigue, or schizophrenia. If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should contact senior.recruitment@dwp.gov.uk as soon as possible, before the closing date to discuss your needs. Complete the Reasonable Adjustments section in the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what additional support or adjustments you might need during the recruitment process. For further information regarding reasonable adjustments, please see following link: Reasonable Adjustments, Civil Service Careers Artificial Intelligence For further information regarding the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within applications, please see following link: Artificial intelligence and recruitment, Civil Service Careers Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. This role has a minimum assignment duration of 3 years. An assignment duration is the period of time a Senior Civil Servant is expected to remain in the same post to enable them to deliver on the agreed key business outcomes. The assignment duration also supports your career through building your depth of expertise. As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window). See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Nationality requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. Diversity and Inclusion 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 (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). Apply and further information This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name : senior.recruitment@dwp.gov.uk Email : senior.recruitment@dwp.gov.uk Recruitment team Email : senior.recruitment@dwp.gov.uk Further information The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact: senior.recruitment@dwp.gov.uk If you are not satisfied with the response, you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commission. Attachments CMPD Lead Analyst Pack - FV1 Opens in new window (pdf, 585kB)