Head of Operational Analysis and Statistics

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Building Digital UK (BDUK) is helping to bring fast and reliable broadband and mobile coverage to hard-to-reach places across the UK - transforming peoples lives and driving economic growth. The Operational Analysis and Statistics team sits at the heart of BDUKs delivery of Project Gigabit the governments programme to roll out fast, reliable digital connectivity across the UK.

We are a multidisciplinary analytical team, bringing together statisticians, operational researchers, geospatial analysts and data specialists. We provide the analysis, data and insight that underpin BDUKs major delivery decisions from designing contracts and assessing supplier proposals, to tracking delivery and reporting progress.

The team plays a key role in:

supporting operational decision making including contract design, affordability assessments and delivery assurance

producing BDUKs official statistics and management information, ensuring high standards and transparency

developing and maintaining business critical models, tools and datasets that inform how and where interventions are delivered

providing clear, actionable insight through an observatory approach turning complex data into evidence for senior leaders and ministers

supporting BDUK's external engagement through providing data and tailored analysis for FOIs, PQs, press releases

We work closely with colleagues across BDUK including delivery, commercial and finance teams as well as wider DSIT analytical teams. Our work directly shapes investment decisions worth billions of pounds and supports the governments ambition to reach nationwide gigabit coverage.

As a team, we combine fast paced operational support with longer term improvement continuously strengthening our data, tools and analytical methods to improve how government delivers large scale infrastructure programmes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Set strategic direction for two Grade 7-led multidisciplinary teams (GES, GORS, GSG, Geography) spanning statistics, data intelligence and geospatial analysis.
• Contribute to the BDUK and Digital Infrastructure Analysis Senior Management Team, driving innovation, efficiency, and continuous professional development across the analyst community.
• Run an operational place-based analytical service that is responsible for managing the detailed scope of BDUK's flagship Project Gigabit programme and supporting the delivery of a >1bn+ pipeline of procurements and contract changes required for nationwide coverage.
• Drive continuous improvement in the underpinning data, tools and processes, including the implementation of automated assurance of our interventions.
• Oversee and drive forward the production of BDUKs official statistics and management information, ensuring compliance with the Code of Practice for Statistics and supporting high-quality decision-making, ministerial briefings and responses to parliamentary question.
• Provide an observatory function, supporting the team in surfacing information from our large analytical platform effectively and delivering clear, actionable insights to our customers to inform business decisions.
• Understand the market's commercial build plans to inform economic modelling, forecasting and evaluation