Policy Advisor - Welsh Language
Location
Titchfield, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
12/20/2024
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Description
ONS operates a flexible hybrid working model across the UK, with colleagues linked to one of our contractual locations in Newport, Titchfield (Fareham), or Darlington and working between office and remote throughout the week.
As part of the hybrid working arrangement there is a 40% minimum office attendance requirement. Attendance is typically at your contractual office, with occasional travel to alternative locations. Due to estates constraints, there are currently temporary exceptions to this for colleagues based at Darlington who are required to attend the office for a minimum of 20% of their work time.
Due to current location restrictions, only those currently contractually on homeworking contracts can select these locations as a preference.
This post is available for eligible colleagues with greater flexibility on attendance (which includes those on Homeworking contracts) to apply. Candidates will need to discuss their current greater flexibilities with the Hiring Manager to agree an arrangement that meets the needs of the individual circumstances and on-going needs of the business.
Job Summary
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK’s largest producer of official statistics, covering a range of key economic, social and demographic topics. These include measuring changes in the value of the UK economy, estimating the size, geographic distribution, and characteristics of the population, and providing indicators of price inflation, employment, earnings, crime, and migration.
This role is part of the GSS Policy and Coordination team, which produces guidance and promotes collaboration to support the collection, production, and communication of official statistics in Government. In line with the UK Statistics Authority strategy and the GSS strategic vision, we bring departments across government together to promote the production and publication of official statistics that serve the public good.
The Methodology and Quality Directorate (MQD) incorporates the important work of both the Methods and Statistical Design teams and the Quality and Improvement teams into one directorate. MQD is responsible for the statistical methods that underpin statistical production and analysis, turning statistical theory into practice and ensuring high quality and continuous improvement. We enable better statistics and research by ensuring Government analysts both inside and outside ONS have the methods required to do their important work and are supported to innovate and upgrade outputs.
Job Description
The team is part of the Methods and Analysis Capability Division in the Methodology and Quality Directorate. The directorate ensures that data and analysis in government are aligned with the vision of the UK Statistics Authority and of the National Data Strategy. Also, it ensures that quality standards and frameworks, including the office’s recently revised Welsh language scheme, are known and followed. We promote and embed good policy practices to support the production of quality statistics across government. We provide a forward-looking, efficient, professional, and accessible service.
You will support the implementation of our Welsh language scheme, which sets out how the ONS will ensure that where relevant our public business in carried out bilingually. As well as corporate functions, this includes support to ONS staff to learn and use their Welsh, fostering Welsh language ability within the workforce.
Responsibilities:
You will support the implementation of our Welsh language scheme, which sets out how the ONS will ensure that where relevant our public business in carried out bilingually. As well as corporate functions, this includes support to ONS staff to learn and use their Welsh, fostering Welsh language ability within the workforce.
Responsibilities:
Essential Criteria:
Welsh
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
The Office for National Statistics is part of the Civil Service, and as such we share a number of key benefits with other departments, whilst also having our own unique offerings to support our 5400 valued colleagues across the business.
Whether you are hearing about us for the first time or already know a bit about our organisation, we hope that the benefits pack attached (bottom of page) will give you a great insight into the benefits and facilities available to our colleagues, and our fantastic working culture.
Inclusion & Accessibility
At ONS we are always looking to attract the very best people from the widest possible talent pool, and we are proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunities employer. As a member of the Business Disability Forum and a Disability Confident Leader we’re committed to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.
As part of our application process, you will be prompted to provide details of any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process that you need. If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments before applying, please contact the recruitment team in the first instance.
If you would like an accessible version of any of the attachments or recruitment documents below or linked to in this advert, please contact the recruitment team who will be happy to assist.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Applicants may utilise AI resources in their submissions; ensuring all information provided is factually accurate, truthful, and original, avoiding any form of plagiarism to maintain the authenticity and credibility of the application process.
Please note that all campaigns may be subject to withdrawal at any stage if the internal resource position changes.
Assessment at application stage will be based on our job history and personal statement.
Your personal statement should be no longer than 1250 words. You should use this space to provide evidence for each essential criteria within the person specification. As the criteria are scored, we would recommend that you give clear examples for each including the impact of your actions. Success Profiles Behaviour examples are not required at this stage.
In cases where there is a high number of applications the sift pass mark may be adjusted and candidates will be invited to interview in merit order, i.e. those scoring the highest.
Should you be invited to interview, you will be assessed using various assessment techniques aligned to the new Civil Service Success Profiles, where you'll be assessed against all the behaviours outlined in the advert.
A presentation or test may be required as part of the interview process. Further information will be provided to successful candidates prior to interview if necessary.
Interviews will be conducted by Video Conference.
A reserve list may be held for a period up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made.
The Sift will be conducted from 13/01/2025
Interviews will be conducted 21/01/2025
For the full terms and conditions of the post, please see attachment.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
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:
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.
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).
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 :
If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact recruitment.complaints@ons.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission
As part of the hybrid working arrangement there is a 40% minimum office attendance requirement. Attendance is typically at your contractual office, with occasional travel to alternative locations. Due to estates constraints, there are currently temporary exceptions to this for colleagues based at Darlington who are required to attend the office for a minimum of 20% of their work time.
Due to current location restrictions, only those currently contractually on homeworking contracts can select these locations as a preference.
This post is available for eligible colleagues with greater flexibility on attendance (which includes those on Homeworking contracts) to apply. Candidates will need to discuss their current greater flexibilities with the Hiring Manager to agree an arrangement that meets the needs of the individual circumstances and on-going needs of the business.
Job Summary
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK’s largest producer of official statistics, covering a range of key economic, social and demographic topics. These include measuring changes in the value of the UK economy, estimating the size, geographic distribution, and characteristics of the population, and providing indicators of price inflation, employment, earnings, crime, and migration.
This role is part of the GSS Policy and Coordination team, which produces guidance and promotes collaboration to support the collection, production, and communication of official statistics in Government. In line with the UK Statistics Authority strategy and the GSS strategic vision, we bring departments across government together to promote the production and publication of official statistics that serve the public good.
The Methodology and Quality Directorate (MQD) incorporates the important work of both the Methods and Statistical Design teams and the Quality and Improvement teams into one directorate. MQD is responsible for the statistical methods that underpin statistical production and analysis, turning statistical theory into practice and ensuring high quality and continuous improvement. We enable better statistics and research by ensuring Government analysts both inside and outside ONS have the methods required to do their important work and are supported to innovate and upgrade outputs.
Job Description
The team is part of the Methods and Analysis Capability Division in the Methodology and Quality Directorate. The directorate ensures that data and analysis in government are aligned with the vision of the UK Statistics Authority and of the National Data Strategy. Also, it ensures that quality standards and frameworks, including the office’s recently revised Welsh language scheme, are known and followed. We promote and embed good policy practices to support the production of quality statistics across government. We provide a forward-looking, efficient, professional, and accessible service.
You will support the implementation of our Welsh language scheme, which sets out how the ONS will ensure that where relevant our public business in carried out bilingually. As well as corporate functions, this includes support to ONS staff to learn and use their Welsh, fostering Welsh language ability within the workforce.
Responsibilities:
- Implementing the ONS Welsh Language Scheme and associated action plan across the office.
- Driving Welsh language transformation across the office, effectively influencing stakeholders and utilising a wide range of tools.
- Carrying out an audit of Welsh language capability of UKSA, ONS and OSR staff to understand the current position and develop an approach to meeting future needs.
- Developing and leading a formal network and wider community of ONS Welsh speakers and learners, running associated promotional events, supporting growth of the Welsh language.
- Establishing and running a cross-organisation network of ONS teams undertaking Welsh language activities, involving external experts with the aim of sharing and encouraging best practice in ONS.
- Provision and management of all aspects of Welsh language translations, including effective procurement of service to ensure work is to a high standard in a timely manner.
You will support the implementation of our Welsh language scheme, which sets out how the ONS will ensure that where relevant our public business in carried out bilingually. As well as corporate functions, this includes support to ONS staff to learn and use their Welsh, fostering Welsh language ability within the workforce.
Responsibilities:
- Implementing the ONS Welsh Language Scheme and associated action plan across the office.
- Driving Welsh language transformation across the office, effectively influencing stakeholders and utilising a wide range of tools.
- Carrying out an audit of Welsh language capability of UKSA, ONS and OSR staff to understand the current position and develop an approach to meeting future needs.
- Developing and leading a formal network and wider community of ONS Welsh speakers and learners, running associated promotional events, supporting growth of the Welsh language.
- Establishing and running a cross-organisation network of ONS teams undertaking Welsh language activities, involving external experts with the aim of sharing and encouraging best practice in ONS.
- Provision and management of all aspects of Welsh language translations, including effective procurement of service to ensure work is to a high standard in a timely manner.
Essential Criteria:
- Be able to read and write in Welsh to a good standard (for example, National Centre for Learning Welsh level Advanced, Common European Framework of Reference for Languages level B2, or Association of Language Testers in Europe level 3) able to quality assure external translations and supply brief translations as part of the job responsibilities above.
- Have a successful record of policy development, implementation, and evaluation; and a solid understanding of the processes that lead to the delivery of successful outcomes in either of these contexts.
- Able to successfully engage with large numbers of stakeholders, including senior colleagues, and build effective cross-organisation working relationships.
- Have excellent organisational skills with the ability to coordinate workstreams, monitor and report on progress, and resolve issues to ensure activities are completed on time and to a high standard.
- Have the ability to communicate effectively and efficiently to maximise understanding and impact.
Welsh
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
- Communicating and Influencing
- Changing and Improving
The Office for National Statistics is part of the Civil Service, and as such we share a number of key benefits with other departments, whilst also having our own unique offerings to support our 5400 valued colleagues across the business.
Whether you are hearing about us for the first time or already know a bit about our organisation, we hope that the benefits pack attached (bottom of page) will give you a great insight into the benefits and facilities available to our colleagues, and our fantastic working culture.
Inclusion & Accessibility
At ONS we are always looking to attract the very best people from the widest possible talent pool, and we are proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunities employer. As a member of the Business Disability Forum and a Disability Confident Leader we’re committed to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.
As part of our application process, you will be prompted to provide details of any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process that you need. If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments before applying, please contact the recruitment team in the first instance.
If you would like an accessible version of any of the attachments or recruitment documents below or linked to in this advert, please contact the recruitment team who will be happy to assist.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Applicants may utilise AI resources in their submissions; ensuring all information provided is factually accurate, truthful, and original, avoiding any form of plagiarism to maintain the authenticity and credibility of the application process.
Please note that all campaigns may be subject to withdrawal at any stage if the internal resource position changes.
Assessment at application stage will be based on our job history and personal statement.
Your personal statement should be no longer than 1250 words. You should use this space to provide evidence for each essential criteria within the person specification. As the criteria are scored, we would recommend that you give clear examples for each including the impact of your actions. Success Profiles Behaviour examples are not required at this stage.
In cases where there is a high number of applications the sift pass mark may be adjusted and candidates will be invited to interview in merit order, i.e. those scoring the highest.
Should you be invited to interview, you will be assessed using various assessment techniques aligned to the new Civil Service Success Profiles, where you'll be assessed against all the behaviours outlined in the advert.
A presentation or test may be required as part of the interview process. Further information will be provided to successful candidates prior to interview if necessary.
Interviews will be conducted by Video Conference.
A reserve list may be held for a period up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made.
The Sift will be conducted from 13/01/2025
Interviews will be conducted 21/01/2025
For the full terms and conditions of the post, please see attachment.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
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
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.
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).
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 : Michael Willmott
- Email : Michael.Willmott@ons.gov.uk
- Email : recruitmentoperations@ons.gov.uk
If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact recruitment.complaints@ons.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission
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