Local Prevention Data Analyst: BOLD Prevention, Justice Digital, Data and Science, Ministry of Justice

Location:

Stafford;
City of Westminster;
Scotland;
Wales Salary: 58,511 - 70,725 per year Employment:
Flexible Category:
Data Analyst Posted:
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This position is based Nationally Job description

Local Prevention Data Analyst: BOLD Prevention

Location:

National Closing Date:
Thursday 22nd October 2026

Interviews:
Interviews likely to take place from 17th November 2026 (dates are subject to change) Grade: G7(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)
Salary:
London: 63,343 to 70,725, National: 58,511 to 65,329 Working pattern:
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible Working, Job Share Contract Type:
Permanent

Number of Vacancies : 1
* We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAPPlease note that unless you are an existing member of staff at Justice Digital, Data and Science, the only London location being recruited to is 10 South Colonnade, E14 4PU
. We are no longer recruiting to 102 Petty France, SW1H 9AJ
.

The Role Please note this role requires you to pass Security Check clearance. Please click on the link for details. We’re recruiting for a G7 Local Prevention data Lead, here at Justice Digital, Data and Science to be part of our warm and collaborative, to be part of our warm and collaborative Cross-Government and Academia team, which is part of the Better Outcomes through Linked Data (BOLD) partnership.

Public services collect a large amount of data which is used to improve the quality of services offered to the public, but it is often not shared between organisations, making it difficult to understand whether certain services have been effective.

This role sits within the BOLD Prevention workstream, which supports cross-government efforts to improve outcomes for people with multiple needs. The workstream aims to enhance data sharing across organisations, deepen our understanding of individuals' needs, and provide earlier, better-quality information to support decision-making.

This role will lead the development of national-local data products with local authority partners, including linked national justice-local resident datasets, creating a single view of residents needs and experiences to surface to the frontline and developing a scalable frontline tool that can be shared with other areas. The post holder will lead analysis to the data to provide insights to support the national plan to end homelessness, reducing reoffending strategy and place based policy making.

This post requires working closely with data and digital professionals to deliver the products, as well as analysts, policymakers, operational partners, and data providers across government and other organisations.

You’ll receive a range of excellent benefits when you join our department, including:

A generous employer pension contribution of 28.97% through the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
25 days of annual leave, (increasing to 30 days once you have reached 5 years of service),plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King’s birthday.

Flexible working arrangements including hybrid working, working part time or compressed hours. Designed to support a positive work–life balance.

Employees are allocated 10% of their working time for personal and professional development. A 1k per person learning budget is in place to support all our people, with access to best-in-class conferences and seminars, accreditation with professional bodies, fully funded vocational programmes and e-learning platforms. Compassionate maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies, with up to 26 weeks leave at full pay, 13 weeks with partial…