Dynamic Graduate Scheme (DGS)

UK Home Office; Croydon; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

The UK Home Office is offering a Dynamic Graduate Scheme in Croydon, aimed at building talent in Digital Data and Technology. Graduates will enjoy two placements within various teams, engage in real projects, receive tailored training, and actively contribute toward organizational goals in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Civil Service pension with employer contribution of 28.97%

Tailored training throughout the scheme

Coaching and mentorship support

Qualifications

• You need to hold a minimum 2.2 degree within any subject at the time of application.
• Passion for developing a career in Digital Data and Technology.
• Proven commitment to learning and ability to adapt to change.

Responsibilities

• Engage in tasks including data analysis, project management, and developing business analysis skills.
• Establish project controls and prepare performance reports.
• Analyze and manipulate data to provide insights to stakeholders.

Skills

Analytical

Problem-Solving

Communication

Teamwork

Organizational

Education

Minimum 2.2 degree in any subject

Job description

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Base pay range

Dynamic Graduate Scheme (DGS)

Location - Croydon

A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.

Contract type - Permanent

Business area - Home Office - Digital Data and Technology

Qualifications - To apply for this role, you need to hold a minimum 2.2. degree within any subject at the time of application.

Are you passionate about technology, driven by curiosity, and eager to learn? Do you excel at problem-solving and analysing data, adapt easily to change, and enjoy building strong stakeholder relations? Then our scheme could be the perfect next step in your career.

The world of Government Digital and Data Profession is moving at pace and skills are in high demand.

Home Office Digital, Data and Technology is seeking to strengthen its early talent pipeline and is investing in building internal capability as a means of addressing resourcing challenges.

In your first year of the Dynamic Graduate Scheme, you will complete two 6-month placements designed to give you broad exposure to multidisciplinary teams working across Digital and Data projects. You will also be encouraged to work proactively and flexibly, contributing to team goals whilst taking ownership of individual tasks, under the guidance of senior colleagues.

During the second year, you will complete a 12-month placement in a chosen specialism.

We also provide tailored training throughout the scheme, along with coaching and mentorship to support your development.

Main Responsibilities

During your first year of the scheme, you’ll engage in a broad range of tasks which will be subject to your placement and may include:

• Establishing and maintaining project controls, keeping the project manager aware of the project status. Preparing project performance reports, presenting statistics and researching new information.
• Analysing and manipulating data across a range of sources, using analytical techniques including data mining, time series, forecasting and modelling, to identify and predict data trends and to provide business insights to stakeholders.
• Managing, collecting, migrating, and cleaning data to ensure data quality.
• Helping to create and maintain realistic plans, and to remove blockers for your team, keeping delivery on track within quality, cost, and time constraints.
• Developing key Business Analysis skills including requirements engineering, workshop facilitation, and process mapping, using these to enhance understanding of various project approaches and software engineering lifecycles, such as Agile, Waterfall and Incremental, whilst exploring resources and industry best practices.
• Designing, building and testing data products based on feeds from multiple systems using a range of different storage technologies and access methods.
• You will be a graduate having already attained a minimum 2.2 degree in any subject and have a genuine passion for developing a career in Digital Data and Technology.
• Proven commitment to learning, which includes actively developing yourself and others.
• Proven ability to adapt to change and remain resilient in fast-paced environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Evidence effective people skills, through being a team player and being able to build effective stakeholder relations.
• Demonstrate robust analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proactive with strong planning and organisational skills.
• Demonstrate logical and critical thinking, with the ability to investigate, evaluate and quickly grasp new and complex issues or concepts.
• Be willing to support and make a positive contribution to the Dynamic Graduate Scheme and work collaboratively with the cohort.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Government Administration

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