People Analytics

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 341243**Salary**:

- £32,136 - £38,551- National: £32,136 - £34,546. London: £35,857 - £38,551. For details of our pay on appointment policy, please see below under the heading ‘Salary’.- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- DEFRA - COO - Human Resources**Type of role**:

- Analytical
- Human Resources
- Statistics**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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- Birmingham, Bristol, Exeter, Leeds, London, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Reading, Warrington, YorkAbout the job

**Job summary**:
Join our dynamic HR team at Defra group We're on the lookout for a People Analytics Specialist (HEO level) to bring their analytical prowess to the table. As part of our expert service team, you'll dive into HR data from across our organizations, crafting insightful reports and interactive dashboards.

From crunching numbers for statutory reports to designing cutting-edge Power BI tools, your role will be pivotal in shaping strategic decisions. Whether it's understanding employee engagement or identifying drivers of success, you'll be at the forefront of HR analytics.

We're looking for someone with proven analytical skills, capable of handling both quantitative and qualitative data. A customer-focused mindset and knack for meeting deadlines are essential, as is the ability to translate complex analysis into plain language for non-technical audiences.

**Job description**:
As a vital member of our team, you will play a crucial role in delivering actionable insights and analysis across Defra group. Your expertise will drive data-driven decision-making, ensuring that stakeholders in HR and beyond have the necessary information to achieve their objectives effectively.

This role requires a blend of analytical skill, creativity, and a customer-centric mindset to deliver impactful outcomes in a dynamic environment.

What will your responsibilities entail?
- Delivering timely analysis and insights across Defra group in line with expectations
- Taking the lead in conducting thorough data analysis on people data and presenting impactful findings
- Providing well-supported, user-friendly insights to stakeholders across HR, facilitating data-driven decisions and ensuring positive outcomes for customers
- Demonstrating a willingness to understand HR and broader departmental priorities to effectively collaborate and influence colleagues
- Creating self-service dashboards for stakeholders to enhance decision-making efficiency. This involves automating critical reports and assisting users in interpreting and utilising dashboards and analytical tools
- Employing initiative, creativity, and expertise to address data requests and implement process improvements
- Monitoring personal performance and prioritising tasks to respond to team priorities effectively

**Person specification**:
**Essential Criteria**:

- Strong analytical prowess, adept at manipulating and cleansing data across various datasets to fulfil customer requirements
- Meticulous attention to detail, ensuring high-quality work and maintaining standards in self and peer-reviewed work
- Proficiency in Excel and Power BI, leveraging these tools to provide actionable insights tailored to customer needs
- Proven track record of delivering analytical solutions aligned with customer requirements, employing a range of statistical, analytical, and visualisation techniques
- Potential involvement in designing data collection methods, including surveys and qualitative data gathering.
- Effective communication of complex analyses to non-technical audiences through diverse mediums such as data visualisation, reports, and briefings
- Consistent delivery of analytical projects within specified deadlines and to exemplary standards
- Experience in scoping and delivering analyses to support decision-making processes and meet customer needs
- Demonstrated ability in engaging, negotiating, and influencing stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes and adhere to best practices
- Evident proficiency in relationship-building and provision of expert advice
- Efficiently managing customer expectations while delivering effective results
- Current membership of a government analytic profession, or willingness to work towards membership

**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Changing and Improving
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together

**Technical skills**:
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £32,136, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs contributes £8,676 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension