People Data and Insight Analyst

Job title: People Data and Insight Analyst Location: Hybrid / Ealing W5 5TL Salary: £47,464.00 - £50,000.00 Contract: 12 month Fixed term contract Working Hours: 35 hours per week across Monday – Friday DBS Requirement: Basic DBS About A2Dominion We are a UK housing association committed to a new vision – providing homes people love to live in. With over 38,000 homes in management across London and southern England, we provide a wide range of homes for social, affordable, and private rent, specialist services, as well as homes for sale and shared ownership. Role Overview As People Data and Insight Analyst you will play a key role in delivering high-quality data insights to support strategic People decisions and organisational performance. This role is responsible for producing reporting and analysis across key People lifecycle activities, including performance, salary, and bonus reviews, as well as managing cyclical requirements such as Gender Pay Gap reporting. Working within People Services, the postholder will also support data cleansing and migration as part of ongoing transformation initiatives, while ensuring strong data governance and GDPR compliance. Acting as a subject matter expert, you will promote data integrity, provide actionable insights, and contribute to building a data-driven culture across the organisation. Key Responsibilities Data Analysis & Insight: • Analyse People Services and workforce data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities that inform strategic and operational decisions. • Produce dashboards, scorecards, and narrative reports that clearly communicate insights to non-technical People Services and senior stakeholders. Help People services and business leaders interpret data and embed insight into decision-making. • Use advanced analytics techniques (e.g. predictive modelling, segmentation, regression) to provide forward-looking insight, not just descriptive reporting. Support cyclical processes (performance, reward, pay gap reporting) by producing reports and analysis to highlight key themes and implications. Data Quality & Governance • Partner with the Data team and colleagues to ensure People data is accurate, consistent, and well-governed and ensure adherence to the hub and spoke framework to certify datasets • Work with the People Services Systems Manager to conduct UAT testing of People Services systems, process data, and support the People Services Systems team. • Monitor data quality, identifying root causes of issues and recommending process improvements. • Act as People Services’ data steward, ensuring GDPR compliance, robust governance, and high data quality by managing People data assets, maintaining integrity and security, and representing People services in data stewardship meetings. Innovation & Continuous Improvement • Develop and enhance the use of analytics tools (e.g. Power BI, SQL & Excel) to improve reporting and insight capability. • Proactively seek opportunities to automate standard reporting and free capacity for deeper analysis. • Stay up to date with external trends in People analytics, benchmarking, and regulatory reporting, bringing new ideas into People Services Stakeholder Engagement • Work closely with People Business Partners and senior managers to understand their needs, framing analysis that answers business questions. • Educate stakeholders on how to use data effectively to improve decision-making and operational efficiency. More About You • Educated to GCSE level or equivalent in Maths and English (Grades A • - C) • Degree in a numerate, analytical, or business-related discipline (e.g. Data Analytics, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, People Analytics, or similar). • CIPD or equivalent HR qualification, or demonstrable experience applying analytics in an HR/People context. • Evidence of continuing professional development in analytics, data science, or business intelligence (e.g. Power BI, SQL, or equivalent training). • Experience working with HR systems and payroll data. • Advanced skills in analytics and visualisation tools including Power BI & Excel (SQL, Python/R desirable) • Knowledge of data governance and GDPR requirements. • Experience in producing executive-level reports and presenting insight to non-technical audiences. • Previous experience of gathering, interpreting to support the accurate reporting for regulatory requirements such as Gender Pay Gap • Excellent communication and storytelling skills, able to simplify complexity • Background in HR analytics, workforce planning, or business intelligence Desirable • Training in data visualisation and storytelling (e.g. data design, dashboarding, advanced Excel, or similar) • A good understanding of data structures and databases • Knowledge of statistical modelling techniques Why A2Dominion? As an employee of A2Dominion, we want you to feel rewarded and have a choice of flexible benefits, salary exchange benefits, and rewards and discounts that work for you, wherever you are in your life. We offer a wide range of staff benefits. For this role, these include: • 25 days’ holiday (Plus Bank Holidays) • Up to 8% contributory pension • In addition, all permanent and fixed-term employees receive a generous annual allowance of up to £300 to use towards health and lifestyle benefits for both you and your family. Diversity & Inclusion We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, and we guarantee an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria. Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the process - just contact our Resourcing Team at resourcing@a2dominion.co.uk We know some people hesitate to apply if they don’t meet every requirement. If that’s you, we encourage you to apply if your skills and experience align – please get in touch with us to talk it through. At A2Dominion, we value diversity, embrace flexibility, and are a family-friendly employer. Everyone belongs here. Join us and help make a lasting difference in the lives of our customers. This Vacancy is being managed by Hollie Furness – Hollie.Furness@a2dominion.co.uk. The role closes on 11 June 2026; we reserve the right to close early upon appointment of the right candidate.