Pre-GORS

• Understands appropriateness of different analytical approaches
• Identifies and communicates key messages from analysis for expert and non-expert audiences
• Checks own work for errors

Strand 1 - Understanding analytical requirements

Level 2 (Minimum expectation)

• Follows direction to meet the requirements for their analysis
• Works with others to solve problems

Level 2 (Experienced)

• Develops relationships with stakeholders to understand their analytical requirements
• Understands the wider context of their analysis

Level 3

• Leads scoping conversations with stakeholders
• Challenges stakeholder assumptions appropriately and constructively

Grade 7 and Grade 6

• Proposes analytical projects to address business needs
• Identifies analytical opportunities in the wider stakeholder community

Strand 2 - Communicating analytical impact

Level 2 (Minimum expectation)

• Provides summaries of analysis using appropriate methods
• Shows an awareness of limitations in their analysis

Level 2 (Experienced)

• Clearly communicates results in an audience appropriate way – visually, orally, and written
• Communicates the results and impacts of a piece of analysis
• Identifies and conveys limitations and caveats with data or analytical techniques
• Presents own work and ideas on effective analytical approaches

Level 3

• Independently briefs analytical outputs
• Ensures outputs understood and used appropriately
• Effectively communicates analysis to senior and non-technical customers, covering appropriate caveats, limitations and key uncertainties

Grade 7 and Grade 6

• Ensures analysis is appropriately communicated, including potential impacts of uncertainty
• Leads on technical reports
• Champions and defends analytical work of their team to stakeholders

Strand 3 - Quality assurance of analysis

Level 2 (Minimum expectation)

• Demonstrates consistent sense checking and review of one’s own work for errors or inconsistencies and takes action to resolve issues

Level 2 (Experienced)

• Seeks out and appropriately uses department- recommended analytical best practice guidance and templates
• Carries out agreed quality assurance of their work, flagging any change to activities resulting from changing circumstances
• Ensures QA is integrated into analysis and highlights residual risks to key stakeholders.
• Acts on feedback to continually improve the quality of analysis produced

Level 3

• Knows QA procedures and ensures appropriate, proportionate QA for all analytical work
• Ensures QA is carried out and communicates with caveats and limitations
• Plans end-to-end QA process within model design cycle
• Proactively seeks feedback to ensure that analysis continues to meet and adapts to customer needs

Grade 7 and Grade 6

• Manages QA, highlights and records risks and escalates issues appropriately
• Ensures analysis supplied from outside team is fit-for-purpose (e.g., other teams, government bodies, contractors)
• Leads on QA strategy for team’s work and ensures appropriate sign off
• Ensures that work is continually evaluated and considers ways to improve