This role is being offered as hybrid working based at any of our Core HQ’s. We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, (averaged over a month) working at one of UKHSA's core HQ’s (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London). Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport link and benefit from benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC). Job Summary The role is focussed on leading the team responsible for bringing together existing people datasets and investigating workforce issues to inform decision-making and acts as a centre of expertise within Finance Performance Risk and Assurance (FPRA) on the use and presentation of people and performance-related data. The People Analytics and Insight Lead will be responsible for providing technical and professional leadership for the function. The post holder will have considerable autonomy to deliver actionable insights from the organisation’s existing people data sources, using curiosity, creativity and experience to provide observations which are accurate, relevant and clearly communicated. These should highlight areas of risk and opportunity as FPRA helps the organisation to continue to deliver key strategic priorities. Job Description As a People Analytics & Insight Lead your main responsibilities will include: • Leading the people analytics function by embedding an approach to people analytics within the new directorate, agreeing ways of working, and agreeing the analytics offer to FPRA and People teams and the wider organisation. • Understanding the organisation’s current challenges and applying analytical insight - such as statistical analysis and data modelling techniques - to identify issues, recommend courses of action, and monitor progress against those actions. • Overseeing a core offer of products to key stakeholders by supporting and advising the wider people analytics team to ensure successful delivery. • Generating, extracting and organising people-related data from a range of sources • Developing engaging and accessible approaches to data visualisation to maximise the impact and understanding of people-related issues across the organisation. • Supporting the implementation and rollout of the organisation’s new HR system, ensuring the improved reporting functionality is reflected in the people analytics offer to the organisation. • Building people analytics capability by identifying and supporting relevant development for team members to build increasing expertise and flexibility and creating a targeted “intelligent customer” development offer for FPRA and People Group stakeholders. For a full list of the main duties and responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description. As a People Analytics & Insight Lead your main responsibilities will include: • Leading the people analytics function by embedding an approach to people analytics within the new directorate, agreeing ways of working, and agreeing the analytics offer to FPRA and People teams and the wider organisation. • Understanding the organisation’s current challenges and applying analytical insight - such as statistical analysis and data modelling techniques - to identify issues, recommend courses of action, and monitor progress against those actions. • Overseeing a core offer of products to key stakeholders by supporting and advising the wider people analytics team to ensure successful delivery. • Generating, extracting and organising people-related data from a range of sources • Developing engaging and accessible approaches to data visualisation to maximise the impact and understanding of people-related issues across the organisation. • Supporting the implementation and rollout of the organisation’s new HR system, ensuring the improved reporting functionality is reflected in the people analytics offer to the organisation. • Building people analytics capability by identifying and supporting relevant development for team members to build increasing expertise and flexibility and creating a targeted “intelligent customer” development offer for FPRA and People Group stakeholders. For a full list of the main duties and responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description. Person specification Essential Criteria • Significant experience in leading and developing a motivated, engaged, and high performing team or function • Experience in providing leadership in analytical investigations, data modelling, product and dashboard development • Strong stakeholder management skills and people building skills • Experienced in the planning and delivery of processes and programmes that improve service delivery • Excellent communication skills with the credibility and interpersonal skills to influence and persuade senior stakeholders • Ability to communicate clearly through data visualisation techniques Alongside your salary of £54,416, UK Health Security Agency contributes £15,764 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. • Learning and development tailored to your role • An environment with flexible working options • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity • A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills. Stage 1: Application & Sift Success profiles Required You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on the listed 6 essential criteria, and this will be in the form of a: • Application form (‘Employer/ Activity history’ section on the application) • 1000 word supporting statement. This should outline how your skills, experience, and knowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria. The Application form and supporting statement will be marked together. Longlisting In the event of a large number of applications we will longlist into 3 piles of: • Meets all essential criteria • Meets some essential criteria • Meets no essential criteria Those that 'meet all essential criteria' and those that 'meet some essential criteria' will proceed to Shortlisting. Shortlisting In the event of a large number of applications we will shortlist on the following essential criteria: • Significant experience in leading and developing a motivated, engaged, and high performing team or function. If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview & assessment. Please do not exceed 1000 words. We will not consider any words over and above this number. Feedback will not be provided at this stage. Stage 2: Interview Success profiles You will be invited to a remote interview. Behaviours and technical skills will be tested at interview. The Behaviours Tested During The Interview Stage Will Be • Seeing the Bigger Picture (Lead behaviour) • Leadership • Changing and Improving • Managing a Quality Service You will also be asked to prepare and present a 5–10 minute presentation. The subject of this will be: • How would you lead and leverage the people analytics and insights function, in an organisation that is undergoing significant change? Your presentation should last no longer than 5 minutes and will comprise the first part of the interview. Interviews will be held week commencing 8th September. Please note, these dates are subject to change. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Location This role is being offered as hybrid working based at any of our Core HQ’s. We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, (averaged over a month) working at one of UKHSA's core HQ’s (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London). Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport link and benefit from benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC). Future location UKHSA is investing in a new state-of-the-art National Biosecurity Centre in Harlow, Essex, which will eventually bring together teams currently based at Canary Wharf, Colindale and Porton Down. For more details, please see: Huge biosecurity centre investment to boost pandemic protection - GOV.UK. The new facilities will start becoming operational in the mid-2030s, with full completion by 2038. Staff will move in phases as facilities become available. If you're appointed to a role currently based at Canary Wharf, Colindale or Porton Down, please note that we'll continue investing in these sites for the next decade. As we get closer to the transition, we'll provide full information about relocation support available to staff. Eligibility Criteria Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants). Reasonable Adjustments The Civil Service is committed to making sure that our selection methods are fair to everyone. To help you during the recruitment process, we will consider any reasonable adjustments that could help you. An adjustment is a change to the recruitment process or an adjustment at work. This is separate to the Disability Confident Scheme. 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To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window). Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job Contact • Name : Carmelita Goodwin • Email : Carmelita.Goodwin@ukhsa.gov.uk Recruitment team • Email : recruitment@ukhsa.gov.uk Further information The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. 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