Data Analytics Specialist

Government Internal Audit Agency; Greater London; Ibrido; GBP 60.000 - 71.000; Tempo pieno

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Descrizione del lavoro

The Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) seeks a Data Analytics Specialist to advance our data analytics capability within the Data Analytics team in London. You will develop scripts in R and Python to prepare data and run advanced analytics for auditors and investigators.

You will build visualisations, apply AI models, and develop tools to enable colleagues and external customers to use AI safely. The role includes training others, collaborating with government data teams, and exploring

Competenze

• Experience applying data analytics in public sector or cross-government work.
• Ability to translate analytics into actionable insights for auditors.

Mansioni

• Develop scripts and apps using R, Python, and Shiny/Django for analytics across government organisations.
• Produce reports and visualisations for auditors and investigators.
• Document, maintain, and collaborate on code with DevOps and Git.
• Lead upskilling activities and engage with data teams across government.

Conoscenze

R programming

Python programming

Data visualization

Strumenti

Shiny

Django

DevOps

Git

Descrizione del lavoro

The Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) is driven by its unparalleled access across government to build 'better insights, better outcomes' for our clients.

This role offers a strong platform for career progression within the Agency and the wider civil service, providing opportunities to develop leadership, stakeholder engagement and strategic relationship management skills across government.

The Agency's unique access across the public sector exposes you to different risk and control environments, allowing you to gain insights, apply experience, contribute meaningfully, and continue developing professionally.

Data Analytics Specialist

Company: Government Internal Audit Agency Salary: £60,468 to £70,510 a year Hours: Full-time Location: London, SW1H 0NB Working pattern: Hybrid - 2 days remote Job type: Permanent Posting date: 19 Oct 2026 Closing date: 9 Nov 2026

Summary

The Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) is driven by its unparalleled access across government to build 'better insights, better outcomes' for our clients.

This role offers a strong platform for career progression within the Agency and the wider civil service, providing opportunities to develop leadership, stakeholder engagement and strategic relationship management skills across government.

The Agency's unique access across the public sector exposes you to different risk and control environments, allowing you to gain insights, apply experience, contribute meaningfully, and continue developing professionally.

This role is to be a specialist in the application of data analytics in our Data Analytics team. You will develop scripts and applications using R and Python to prepare data, run advanced data analytics and report findings to auditors and investigators using impactful visualisations. You will use LLMs and AI models in your analysis and develop tools to enable colleagues and external customers to safely and effectively use AI.

You will provide training and support to increase data analytics capabilities across the organisation. You will also engage with data teams across government and in the private sector, and support research and development activities to learn the latest innovative techniques in data analytics. As you apply these to GIAA activities, you will improve the efficiency of our organisation.

Job description

Develop scripts and applications using R, Python, and various web application frameworks like Shiny and Django, to carry out advanced data analytics to support internal audit and counter fraud and investigation (CF&I) activities across many government organisations.

Produce and present reports detailing analysis outputs and visualisations for GIAA colleagues and customers.

Document, maintain and collaborate on code using tools such as DevOps and git.

Suggest and implement improvements to our current scripts, packages, data pipelines, applications and quality assurance processes, to incorporate coding best practices and quality standards.

Lead activities to upskill members of the GIAA data analytics network and promote the benefits and use of data analytics across the agency.

Engage with data teams across government and the private sector to investigate new data analytics approaches suitable for internal audit and CF&I activities.

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Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

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