Analyst (Quantitative)

East Midlands (England), East of England, London (region), North East England, North West England, Scotland, South East England, South West England, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the Humber

Job Summary

Make a difference

Every role at CQC contributes to our mission, if you’re looking for a new role in Analysis that gives a true sense of meaning and purpose, then you’ve found it! As a Quantitative Analyst, you’ll help turn data into actionable insights that shape health and social care across England.

Picture this

Imagine joining a team where your analysis helps shape how health and care services are understood, improved and held to account. Your work will help bring people’s experiences to life through data, supporting decisions that make a real difference.

• As a Quantitative Analyst in Strategic Insight, you might get the chance to explore relationships between a range of quantitative date, helping us better understand the quality of care.
• You might also see some of your analysis published in our annual State of Care report or other independent voice publications.
  
  

Job Description

The role

You’ll be key in helping us deliver our work. In this role, you’ll:

• Shape meaningful analysis: Work with colleagues and stakeholders to understand what insight is needed and design analysis that supports organisational priorities.
• Create clear actionable insights: Develop visualisations, reports and summaries that turn complex data into clear, actionable findings for a range of audiences.
• Support strong data practice: Help ensure data is collected, prepared and stored to high standards, promoting a positive data culture across CQC.
  
  

The role

You’ll be key in helping us deliver our work. In this role, you’ll:

• Shape meaningful analysis: Work with colleagues and stakeholders to understand what insight is needed and design analysis that supports organisational priorities.

Create clear actionable insights: Develop visualisations, reports and summaries that turn complex data into clear, actionable findings for a range of audiences.

Support strong data practice: Help ensure data is collected, prepared and stored to high standards, promoting a positive data culture across CQC.

Person specification

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We’ll be looking for the following skills, knowledge and experience in your application form:

• Experience analysing quantitative data to produce clear findings, including preparing, cleaning and combining data from different sources.
• Experience delivering analytical insight through reports, dashboards or visualisations that explain findings in a simple and engaging way for different audiences.
• Experience working with others to deliver analysis, including gathering requirements, understanding stakeholder needs and contributing within multi‑disciplinary teams.
  
  

Essential Skills And Experience

• Educated to degree level or have equivalent professional experience.
• Strong quantitative analytical skills.
• Understanding of qualitative methods.
• Previous experience of working in an analytical role.
• Proven ability in application of techniques for analysis of data and synthesis of findings, and knowing how to involve team in analysis and synthesis.
• Knowledge of how and when to practically apply existing best practice methodologies and solutions.
• Experience of developing data models and understand where to use different types of data models. Including understanding of industry-recognised data-modelling patterns and standards.
• Proven ability set up a system to get data ready for use and specify how data should be cleansed and prepared.
• Experience of working flexibly and in multi-disciplinary teams with the ability to engage well with colleagues and other stakeholders.

Good decision-making skills and capability to make sound judgements.

Ability to identify problems and resolve or escalate as appropriate.

Ability to understand stakeholder needs and manage stakeholder expectations through the use of data and insight.

Proven ability to tailor the communication of insight in the most appropriate and compelling way for the audience, including through storytelling and visualisation.

The Benefits

We Offer a Wide Range Of , Including

• Annual leave starting at 27 days per year, rising to 32.5 days with service, plus bank holidays (usually 8 days per year).
• Training and development opportunities.
• Wellbeing initiatives, such as gym discounts and meditation.
• NHS pension scheme, with around 14% employer contribution.
• Discount schemes (including eligibility for a Blue Light card, at a cost of £4.99 and valid for 2 years), reward vouchers, car leasing and more!
  
  

Please see our page for the full list.

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 (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

tbc

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

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

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

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.

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

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.

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).

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job Contact

• Name : Recruitment Team
• Email : recruitment@cqc.org.uk
  
  

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitment@cqc.org.uk