Road Safety Statistics

Are you passionate about producing statistics, leading on development of one the Department’s most important datasets?

Do you have excellent stakeholder engagement and effective communication skills?

Would you relish the opportunity to be involved in supporting the Department’s new road safety strategy, impacting key policy decisions by developing and analysing complex datasets?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

The road safety statistics team manages the statistical data collection, publication and dissemination of road casualty statistics, which are among the most widely used of any of the Department for Transport’s statistical series and support one of its most high-profile policy areas with a wide range of internal and external users of the statistics.

This is an exciting time to join the team with a new road safety strategy published in 2026, and the team’s statistics used to inform high-profile policy areas and strategy commitments for example on e-scooters, rural roads and data linkage. The team also has a stretching programme of work to develop data collection, publication and dissemination pipelines using Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and R.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

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This is a wide-ranging role which will lead the team’s analytical development projects to support the new road safety strategy, as well as continuous improvement of road casualty data and statistics including statistical and geospatial analysis. The post will also contribute to other areas of the team’s work, including data collection, publications and delivering analysis for the wide range of users of the team’s statistics.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

• Leading work to develop and exploit new data linking police recorded collision records with healthcare data, as outlined in the road safety strategy, to improve the understanding of the quality of completeness of police data, and improve understanding of road collision risk.
• Leading work to improve the geospatial data on collisions, including project management of work to develop a new classification of rural roads (a strategy commitment).
• Exploring statistical methods which could add value to the published road safety statistics, engaging with academic experts to develop a robust approach, and developing new tools to present the results to support user understanding.
• Leading work with stakeholders to improve understanding of the police recording of injury severity, by surveying data providers and acting on feedback.
• Supporting the grade 7 team leader in setting the overall strategy (as set out in the team’s published development roadmap) and engaging with stakeholders to exploit opportunities such as new datasets and data linkages.
• Supporting the wider work of the team including developing reproducible pipelines for data processing and publication, and contributing analysis to the team’s statistical publications.
• Providing general support to the team and the wide range of internal and external users of the STATS19 dataset by acting as a subject matter expert, advising on appropriate use of the data and responding to queries from policy colleagues and other analysts.

Colleagues are expected to work with a degree of flexibility, meaning responsibilities may change to support priority delivery.

For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

Candidates must either be a member of the Government Statistician Group or hold a professional statistical qualification as per the requirements for membership of the Government Statistician Group.

If you are not a current member of the Government Statistician Group and are successful in this recruitment campaign, you will be required to complete a statistical test whilst in post if you are successful. We will provide you with the support and training you need to support you with completing this test whilst in post.

Eligibility to join the Government Statistician Group can be demonstrated through a minimum of one of:

• A first- or second-class honours degree (2:2 minimum) in a numerate subject containing taught statistical content (e.g. Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, Economics, Sciences, Psychology, Geography).
• Having achieved a Level 4 Data Analytics apprenticeship and are able to demonstrate Continuous Professional Development via a logbook that has been signed off by an existing member of the GSG profession in the role of manager or mentor, covering 2 years in a statistical/data analysis field in government.
• Having worked in a statistical or data science field for a minimum of two years and being able to demonstrate Continuous Professional Development in applying statistics or data science at the same level as a foundation degree or Higher National Diploma (level five).

You will be required to provide evidence that you hold any essential qualifications at some point during the recruitment process. If you cannot provide evidence, your application will be withdrawn.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

How to apply:

Our selection process ensures a comprehensive assessment of each applicant's qualifications, skills, and potential fit within our organisation.

The selection process for this role will be:

Stage 1: Sift of CV and Personal Statement

Stage 2: Interview

You must be successful at each stage to progress to the next stage.

Stage 1: Sift

At sift, you will be assessed against the following Success Profile elements:

Experience – you will be asked to provide a CV (unlimited wordcount) and personal statement (750-word count). Please provide evidence of your Experience of the following:

• Collecting, processing and analysing complex data, using appropriate coding languages (such as R, SQL and/or BigQuery) and statistical techniques, following good data management practices to deliver high-quality, reproducible results (in line with Code of Practice for statistics standards).
• Working closely and communicating effectively with both technical and non-technical customers (including policy teams) to understand analytical requirements and present the results of analysis to successfully meet user needs, in written reports (such as statistical releases) and orally.
• Leading the delivery of analytical projects to challenging timescales, including forward planning to identify risks and issues, managing others and delivering quality outcomes to meet customer needs.

The sift will take place 02 September 2026.

Stage 2: Interview

At interview stage, you will be assessed against the following Success Profile elements:

• Behaviours – Leadership, Changing and improving and Delivering at pace
• Technical – Acquiring data and understanding customer needs, Data analysis and Presenting and disseminating data

You will also be required to create and deliver a presentation to assess the technical competency presenting and disseminating data. Guidance will be provided if you are invited to interview.

Information about the technical framework can be found on the Competency framework for the Government Statistician Group (GSG) page.

The interviews are expected to take place 10 September 2026.

This interview will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams. Further details will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.

You can find out more about our hiring process, how to apply, and application and interview guidance on our careers site (opens in a new window).

Please note that we will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change.

Further information on the selection process

We will also hold a 12-month reserve list for this role, which may lead to potential opportunities beyond the role you applied for. You can read more about our reserve lists here.

Reasonable Adjustments

As a Disability Confident Leader employer, we are committed to ensuring that the recruitment process is fair, accessible and allows all candidates to perform at their best. If a person with a visible or non-visible disability is substantially disadvantaged, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need during the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

If you need a reasonable adjustment so that you can complete your application, you should contact Government Recruitment Service via dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

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Further Information

For more information about how we hire, and for useful tips on submitting your application for this role, visit the How We Hire page of our DfT Careers website. You can find detailed information about the recruitment process and what to expect when applying for a role.

Pre-employment Checking

If your application is successful but you have been dismissed from the Civil Service, your application could be removed at the pre-employment checking stage depending on the nature of the dismissal.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment. A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

All external applicants and current employees of accredited non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) will be required to undergo a Social Media Check. A Social Media Check is a review of your publicly available online activity, typically across platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and others. The purpose is to identify any public posts or content that could raise concerns for employers, such as:

• Hate speech or discriminatory behaviour
• Threats or acts of violence
• Illegal activity or substance misuse
• Sexually explicit material
• Extremist views or affiliations

Importantly, this check does not involve hacking into your accounts or accessing private messages. It only considers content you have chosen to make public. Employers use this kind of screening to help ensure their workplace remains safe, inclusive, and aligned with company values. It’s not about judging your personality or lifestyle - it’s about checking for potential red flags that might affect the role or company culture. If you have questions or concerns about the social media check, we would be happy to explain in more detail what’s being looked at and how your data is handled securely and fairly.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.