Human Resources Information System Analyst

The HRIS (HR Information Systems) Analyst will play a pivotal role in optimising, standardising and managing key people processes across the employee lifecycle. This is a strategic and technical role – often acting as a bridge between the wider People Team, IT Team, Comms Team and business stakeholders. Working closely with the Head of People Services, this role ensures that our people processes are efficient, engaging, and data informed. This is a critical role in delivering a joined-up, insight-led colleague experience across the organisation, supporting key initiatives including performance management, engagement (via Culture Amp), equity, diversity & inclusion (ED&I), and the optimisation of our HR system (Cezanne).

About The Jockey Club: The Jockey Club stages thrilling sporting occasions and live events nationwide including The Grand National, The Cheltenham Festival & The Derby. Owning & operating 15 courses, millions of people every year enjoy the special experiences we offer through racing, music, food and entertainment on racedays and beyond. As the largest commercial group in British racing, we are guided by our mission to act for the long term good of the sport. Every penny we make goes back into racing to promote excellence within Britain’s second biggest spectator sport.

Our people are what makes this possible. At The Jockey Club, people are at the heart of what we do and drive our success. We are inclusive and actively seek to attract people with unique backgrounds and perspectives. Diverse, collaborative teams are pivotal to our success and support the potential and growth of all our people.

The HRIS Analyst will:

• Lead the configuration, improvement, and user support for the Cezanne People system to ensure it meets the needs of colleagues and managers.
• Collaborate with IT and external vendors to implement system updates and enhancements.
• Conduct end-to-end reviews of existing people processes across areas such as the probation process, onboarding process and performance process.
• Facilitate workshops and process-mapping sessions to understand pain points and gather requirements.
• Develop detailed ‘as-is’ and ‘to-be’ process maps.
• Perform gap analysis for compliance, consistency, and effectiveness.
• Identify process inefficiencies and opportunities for automation, simplification and standardisation.
• Track the performance of people processes, identify issues, and make ongoing improvements.

Change Management:

• Work with the Comms Team to design and implement communication plans that support awareness, adoption, and engagement across all levels of the Company to ensure the new ways of working stick.
• Provide training to the People Team and business users, ensuring they understand the ‘why’, ‘what’ and ‘when’.
• Work closely with the Head of People Services and in partnership with the Talent team, Internal Communications Lead, People Services team, Payroll, and HR Business Partners to deliver an excellent and consistent colleague experience.
• Contribute to cross-functional projects and initiatives that improve colleague engagement, processes, and overall workplace culture.
• Act as a trusted resource for colleagues and managers by promoting user-friendly systems and data-informed practices.

About you:

• Strong experience working with HRIS platforms (ideally Cezanne) and people data.
• Skilled in survey tools and reporting platforms (e.g. Culture Amp, Excel, Power BI).
• Excellent analytical and communication skills – able to present insight in an engaging, accessible way.
• A collaborative team player with a passion for continuous improvement and people-centred design.
• Experience supporting ED&I initiatives and reporting is desirable.
• Able to manage multiple priorities within a part-time (60%) role.

What we offer in return:

• A unique opportunity to contribute to the colleague experience at one of the UK's leading sporting organisations.
• Flexible working arrangements within a supportive and purpose-led team.
• All colleagues can go along to any of our race day or music events free of charge – along with 3 friends or family with our TeamPass Ticket scheme.
• An award-winning pension scheme provider with a generous employer contribution.
• A healthcare cash back plan enabling you to claim money back on health & wellbeing services.
• 25 days annual leave.
• Access to a suite of Learning & Development training resources from renowned providers.
• A whole host of other benefits including free eyecare vouchers, a ride to work cycle scheme & discounts across varying retailers & services.

If you think you have everything we’re looking for and more, then we’d love to hear from you. Don’t hang around, our closing date for this vacancy is 25th March but we reserve the right to bring this forward if we have many applications. This role may be subject to a criminal record check, standard or enhanced DBS check or BHA Suitability Check. By applying you confirm that you are happy for these checks to be carried out.