Ministry of Justice UK
Senior Performance Analyst (Ref: 19994)
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Job Summary
This is a Nationally based role
Job Description
Senior Performance Analyst
Location: National*
Closing Date: 29th July 2026
Interviews: w/c 10th August 2026
Grade: SEO (MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)
Salary:
- London: £49,325 – £53,081
- National: £42,914 – £46,182
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Contract Type: Permanent
Number of vacancies: 1
Vacancy number: 19994
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 MAP
Please 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 Senior Performance Analyst here at Justice Digital, Data and Science to be part of our warm and collaborative Digital HMPPS team.
This role aligns against Senior Performance Analyst from the Government Digital and Data Framework
As a Senior Performance Analyst, you will play a leading role in providing insightful analysis to support the performance of Ministry of Justice digital services. You will provide the evidence needed to support decision-making, drive improvements, and develop maturity in performance measurement across a range of digital products and services.
We're looking for a Senior Performance Analyst to join our Digital HMPPS team, where you'll use product analytics to uncover how people interact with our digital services and turn complex data into clear, actionable insight. You'll help shape product decisions, influence service improvements, and ensure we're building services that genuinely meet user needs.
The role would suit an individual who is naturally inquisitive and confident in using data and analysis to challenge performance, ensure measurement focuses on what matters most, and identify opportunities for improvement. You will build positive relationships with stakeholders at all levels across the organisation, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to turn data into actionable insight that improves outcomes for users.
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 pay, and 13 weeks further leave. And maternity support/paternity leave at full pay for 2 weeks, too!
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You can find more details of the Benefits we offer here. To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital, Data and Science please take a look at our blog.
Key Responsibilities:
- You will work with the Lead Performance Analyst in developing and maintain performance frameworks, including metrics aligned to product and service outcomes.
- You will build and manage dashboards and reporting, delivering clear, actionable insights despite data and access constraints, using tools such as PowerBI, and Azure App Insights, and using languages such as SQL/KQL and M queries.
- You will analyse data from multiple sources to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
- You will improve and document data processes to reduce manual effort and eliminate single points of failure.
- You will work with technical teams to improve data access, integration, and move towards automated reporting.
- You will collaborate with product and delivery teams to ensure performance insights inform decisions and priorities, as well as the wider Performance Analyst community to share best practices.
If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!
Person Specification
Essential
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Strong experience using data analysis and visualisation tools, including Azure App Insights, SQL, Power Query, and Power BI, to acquire, analyse and present performance information, with the ability to quickly adopt new analytical tools where required.
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Experience of establishing performance measurement frameworks, driving their adoption and ensuring they are applied consistently to support evidence-based decision-making.
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Ability to identify and implement improvements to performance frameworks, reporting and analytical approaches, encouraging innovation and embedding best practice across teams.
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Ability to understand organisational priorities and translate them into meaningful performance measures and analysis that support strategic decision-making.
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Ability to proactively engage stakeholders at all levels, using effective communication and influencing skills to drive engagement with performance frameworks and performance improvement.
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Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, using evidence and insight to influence decisions, secure engagement and promote the effective use of performance information.
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Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for SC clearance
We welcome the unique contribution diverse applicants bring and do not discriminate based on culture, ethnicity, race, nationality or national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability status, sexual orientation, educational or social background or any other factor.
Our values are Purpose, Humanity Openness and Together. Find out more here about how we celebrate diversity and an inclusive culture in our workplace.
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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Salary Information
Base salary for this role is from £49,325 – £53,081 (London), and £42,914 – £46,182 (National).
New entrants to the Civil Service joining the MoJ are expected to start at the minimum of the pay band. Existing Civil Servants moving on a level transfer will retain their current base salary or move to the minimum of the pay band for the role, whichever is higher. Existing Civil Servants who are promoted will either move to the bottom of the new grade’s pay band or receive a 10% uplift, whichever provides the greater increase.
How To Apply
In Justice Digital, Data and Science, we recruit using a combination of the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability and Success Profiles Frameworks. We shall assess a combination of your Experience, Technical skills and Behaviours during the assessment process.
Stage 1 - Application And Sift:
To apply for this position, you must submit the following as part of your application:
- Detailing your career history (including any relevant qualifications). Your CV will be assessed against the essential criteria outlined within the Person Specification of this advert.
- A Personal Statement (no more than 750 words) which should outline your experience and skills, giving clear examples of work undertaken. It should specifically address the following 3 criteria listed below, using a separate paragraph for each.
- Strong experience using data analysis and visualisation tools, including Azure App Insights, SQL, Power Query, and Power BI, to acquire, analyse and present performance information, with the ability to quickly adopt new analytical tools where required.
- Experience of establishing performance measurement frameworks, driving their adoption and ensuring they are applied consistently to support evidence-based decision-making.
- Ability to identify and implement improvements to performance frameworks, reporting and analytical approaches, encouraging innovation and embedding best practice across teams.
A diverse sift panel will review the information in your CV and Personal Statement to assess the sift criteria specified above. We operate an anonymous shortlisting process. Please ensure your CV and Personal Statement do not include your name or any other identifying details.
Should we receive a high volume of applications, a pre-sift based on your “Strong experience using data analysis and visualisation tools, including Azure App Insights, SQL, Power Query, and Power BI, to acquire, analyse and present performance information, with the ability to quickly adopt new analytical tools where required” will be conducted before the sift.
Please access the following link for guidance on how to apply - Application Guidance
Stage 2 - Interviews:
Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a panel interview held via Microsoft Teams. At interview stage, you will be assessed against the following Success Profile elements - Experience, and the following Behaviours:
- Changing and Improving
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Working Together
- Communicating and Influencing
Appointments are made strictly in merit order. In the event that two or more candidates receive identical interview scores, “Changing and Improving” will be applied as the primary lead criterion to determine the final merit order.
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