# Deputy Director – Insights, Data Science, Economics and Analysis (IDEA Unit) **Company**: Government Digital Service **Location**: Bristol, South West **Work arrangement**: hybrid **Experience**: senior **Salary**: GBP 81,000 - 117,000 per year **Category**: IT **Industry**: Technology **Apply**: https://www.jobsgopublic.com/job/deputy-director-insights-data-science-economics-and-analysis-idea-unit-113238?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_b39354ba-614 ## Description The Government Digital Service (GDS) is the digital centre of government. We are responsible for setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government. As Deputy Director, you'll lead the Government Digital Service's IDEA Unit – a high-performing, cross-disciplinary analytical capability at the heart of government's digital and data reform agenda. You'll provide strategic leadership for a team of analysts, economists, data scientists and researchers who deliver the insight, evaluation and evidence base behind some of the UK Government's most ambitious programmes, including One Login, the National Data Library, AI adoption, service transformation and system reform. **Responsibilities** - Provide collective leadership as part of GDS's Senior Leadership Team, shaping strategy and direction and making sure IDEA's work supports organisational priorities and government reform goals - Lead and inspire the IDEA Unit, creating an inclusive, high-performing culture across a multidisciplinary team of economists, analysts, researchers and data scientists - Set the strategic vision for analysis and evidence in GDS, making sure outputs are high quality, timely and influential with senior decision-makers across Whitehall - Oversee economic analysis and evaluation of major programmes, including One Login, the National Data Library and AI adoption, ensuring value for money, reduced risk and strong funding cases - Champion data science, automation and AI solutions that drive efficiency, productivity and innovation across GDS operations and government services - Ensure robust data infrastructure and governance, including pipelines, dashboards and performance frameworks that underpin strategic decision-making - Act as Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) for major analytical programmes, such as the Digital Dashboard, the Data and Analytics Strategy or cross-government workforce insights - Represent and connect the system, building partnerships with senior leaders in government, academia and industry and shaping thought leadership in digital, data and AI - Develop talent and capability, building a sustainable pipeline of analytical leaders and embedding professional standards across the 4 analytical professions **Person specification** We're interested in people who: - Have proven system leadership across multiple analytical disciplines, overseeing and enabling work spanning economics, data analytics and AI or data engineering, and making sure each discipline is used to maximum effect in large, complex programmes - Bring strategic vision and thought leadership, with the ability to set direction, champion innovation and act as an authoritative voice on the role of data, economics and AI in transforming government services and delivery - Are inspiring people leaders, with a track record of leading diverse, high-performing teams across disciplines, creating inclusive and collaborative cultures and investing in professional development and future talent pipelines - Have delivered impactful analytical programmes at scale, leading analysis, modelling or evaluation that has informed senior decision-making, funding and strategy in a complex policy or operational delivery context - Communicate and influence with impact, explaining complex analytical and technical insights to Ministers, senior officials and non-technical audiences, shaping debate and securing buy-in at the highest levels - Have credibility in at least one analytical profession, or equivalent applied experience, with the confidence and authority to lead, inspire and challenge across other disciplines such as economics, data science and AI engineering **Benefits** - Flexible hybrid working with flexi-time and the option to work part-time or condensed hours - A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97% - 25 days of annual leave, increasing by a day each year up to a maximum of 30 days - An extra day off for the King's birthday - An in-year bonus scheme to recognise high performance - Career progression and coaching, including a training budget for personal development - A focus on wellbeing with access to an employee assistance programme - Job satisfaction from making government services easier to use and more inclusive for people across the UK - Advances on pay, including for travel season tickets - Death in service benefits - Cycle to work scheme and facilities - Access to an employee discounts scheme - 10 learning days per year - Volunteering opportunities (5 special leave days per year) - Access to a suite of learning activities through Civil Service learning ## Skills ### Required - data science - economics - analytical skills - leadership - communication --- Source: [Apply at jobsgopublic.com](https://www.jobsgopublic.com/job/deputy-director-insights-data-science-economics-and-analysis-idea-unit-113238?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)