People Data Analyst - Team Manager

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Job summary

Are you experienced in leading data-driven teams to develop workforce analytics that guide strategic decisions?

Are you keen to improve and develop processes using data tools and technologies?

If so, we have an exciting opportunity for a People Data Team Manager to join our team at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and we\’d love to hear from you!

Overview:

People are at the heart of everything the Department does, and that is reflected in the work of the HR function’s People Data Team. The People Data Team Manager plays a pivotal role within the HR directorate’s Workforce Planning and People Data team, shaping and enhancing the employee experience and the Department’s employment offer through workforce analytics. Under the support of the People Data Team Leader, you will set the team’s direction and lead evidence-based decision-making using insights drawn from HR systems and reporting products that you and your team develop. Your work will be instrumental in informing people processes and practices across the Department.

This is a key role within the HR directorate’s Workforce Planning and People Data team, a dynamic group of policy, data, and HR systems professionals. The team provides evidence-based insights to inform workforce decisions and shape future planning. As People Data Team Manager, you will lead efforts to ensure that workforce strategies and policies are grounded in robust quantitative and qualitative research. While your primary focus will be managing the People Data Team, you will also contribute to broader HR priorities, including pay and location planning.

The successful candidate must demonstrate strong technical skills and expertise, along with leadership abilities and a commitment to developing team members. This role involves guiding the team towards achieving their goals, creating a positive work environment, and ensuring your own continuous professional growth and that of your colleagues. You will manage and work alongside the People Data Team’s Leader to foster and build capability in the team, informally mentoring and coaching team members to improve performance, expertise, and resilience.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership: Support the People Data Team leader with day-to-day management of the People Data team, providing guidance and supporting the ongoing development of colleagues in the team. Build capability in the team to improve resilience in future and to encourage the retention of skills and expertise. Take an innovative approach to leadership and foster a culture that encourages the team to contribute to how their work is carried out.

Reporting and analysis: Collaborate closely with the People Data Team Leader to ensure that workforce management reports are produced accurately and on time. Oversee the day-to-day operations related to data reporting, including managing regular structural changes across the Department’s systems landscape. Work hands-on with the team to analyse data using tools such as Power BI to make informed decisions, providing detailed insights to colleagues across functions.

Reporting innovation: Find ways to better inform stakeholders and senior leaders on workforce ‘health’ and influence positive change on the employee experience and employment offer through HR data and reporting. Explore new methods and techniques to improve the quality of data and reporting, utilising the current HR systems landscape.

Continuous improvement: Support delivery of the team’s reporting plan, using initiative to ensure that we have the right reporting products to allow our stakeholders to monitor workforce trends and any required interventions or decision-points linked to the employee experience and journey. Support the change management around this programme, building both your own and the team’s capability.

HR Transformation: Support the team leader with the Department’s internal transformation of HR and Finance services and the delivery of the Government Business Services (formerly Government Shared Services) programme.

HR systems management: Pro-actively explore ways to improve our systems, data management, and reporting offer. Work closely with colleagues to ensure accurate information is being maintained and reported.

Person specification

People Data and Reporting: A proven track record of delivering people analytics, including data collection, maintenance, analysis, reporting and building capability in others. A willingness to continuously develop your own understanding and knowledge of HR analytics.

Analytical Expertise: Experience of working in a data and reporting environment in the Civil Service or wider public sector would be beneficial but not essential. Ability to develop narratives based on your understanding of data and proactively influence decision making is crucial. Qualitative experience is key to developing the team’s scope and value. Understanding statistical methods to accurately interpret meaning from data and some level of proficiency in statistical software and programming languages would be beneficial to the role.

Data Visualisation: Experience working with and developing data visualisation tools familiar to HR is essential (e.g., Power BI, SAP Analytics Cloud).

Change Management: Demonstrable experience of having supported teams through significant change and/or improvement work programmes with the ability to manage small scale projects.

HR Knowledge: Experience of working with HR systems, performance metrics, and key-performance indicators. A solid understanding of HR practices and principles and data handling having worked in or closely with teams from other HR functions and disciplines.

Leadership Skills: Experience supporting and developing a team of workforce data analysts, clarifying expectations for team performance and empowering team members to deliver results and improve performance.

Stakeholder Management: Able to build relationships and actively collaborate with stakeholders at all levels using your knowledge to support and inform decisions.

Communication Skills: Exceptional communication skills, written and verbal, with experience of navigating through varies and complex workforce situations. You will be able to articulate complicated data sets in a way that enables senior leaders to make informed decisions, often at pace.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Analyst

• Industries

  Government Administration

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