People Desk Analyst

People Data Analyst

If you’ve already cracked the GCHQ Christmas conundrum and are wondering what else to do with your analytical problem-solving skills – we might just have something to pique your interest and keep your capacious brain entertained.

We need a brilliant data manipulator to turn our HR management information into digestible, useful, insightful reporting.

You’ll be part of a brand-new team with aspirations to provide a level of service previously reserved for high end dining and expensive concierge environments. Why? Because the work we do changes lives, and we need to be able to demonstrate how impactful we are being.

But we don’t want to just fill your brain, we know we need to reward you in other ways, so we offer you

• A package of reward that includes a very generous contributory pension, a cafeteria style benefits offer including Green Commute cycle to work scheme, health and dental, life insurance and more
• A focus on wellbeing and personal development to help you thrive and grow
• The opportunity to be part of a network of Oasis charities offering opportunities to develop your career in new directions and locations
• A genuinely competitive salary and true flexibility to operate and contribute
• And of course, a positive and motivational environment set up to ensure everyone is supported and included

Who are we?

At Oasis we exist to enable everyone to fulfil their potential – regardless of background, circumstance or label. We are unashamedly proud of what we bring to the communities in which we operate. Our story is told through a multi-faceted organisation that extends across support for homelessness and housing (Oasis Community Housing), secure education for young people (Oasis Restore), community hubs (OCL) and human trafficking (Stop The Traffik) and of course our network of 52 Oasis Academies (Oasis Community Learning). We are proud that we don’t just talk a good game – we actively engage and change lives for the better.

We’re creating a new People Service Desk team as part of our mission to deliver an ever-improving support HR service to our network of 53 schools that is educating over 25,000 young people across the UK every week. As our People Data Analyst , you’ll play a vital part in bringing together all the information our stakeholders and other interested parties need. This is an opportunity to be an important contributor in our new team. but also to be part of an organisation that is playing a fundamentally key role in local communities across the UK.

There is a full job description attached and as an experienced Data Analyst you’ll inevitably understand what is expected, but if feel your expertise and experience would match the headlines below then we would love to hear from you.

What you’ll be doing

In this role you will develop and deliver comprehensive HR MI to support projects and initiatives in the People Services and wider People Team. Some of your core responsibilities will include:

• Partner with People Services and wider People Team stakeholders to understand their MI needs and provide timely, accurate, and clear analytics, including regular and ad-hoc reporting, interactive dashboards, advanced data modelling, scenario planning, and research projects.
• Analyse data to identify trends or key issues, providing actionable insights to stakeholders.
• Drive process improvements and promote innovation within the People Team.
• Resolve data and MI technical issues and maintain advanced MI knowledge.
• Manage MI system and dataset access, ensuring compliance and data integrity.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for our HR team to be able to display a proactive, accountable and problem-solving approach so we’ll be looking for evidence of:

• Significant experience in integrating and analysing HR data from multiple sources (including HR Information Systems) to create relevant reporting and dashboards.
• Advanced Excel skills, Power BI and an experienced user of MS Office. Experience with Midland HR/iTrent HRIS is strongly advantageous.
• Demonstrable experience in analysing, modelling, and interpreting employee data and management information.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build excellent relationships with stakeholders and translate complex data into clear business language.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work to deadlines and prioritise effectively.

What next

If you’d be interested to explore this opportunity further, we’d invite you initially to send us your CV to our recruitment contact at Highfield Partners. Once Tom and the team have reviewed them all, they will conduct informal meetings with those most closely matching the description outlined above. Successful candidates will then progress to our more formalised application stages, which will include completing our application form and our assessment phase. We aim to conclude our selections by early January.

At Oasis, we’re deeply committed to Inclusion, Diversity and Equality at Oasis. You can find out more about in this recent article: (15) Why is Inclusion, Diversity and Equality so important to Oasis? | LinkedIn