People Systems and Insight Manager

People Systems and Insight ManagerSalary: £64,787 per annumLocation: Home Based

This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy

The vacancyHours: Full time - 35 hours per week/ 70 hours over two weeks (nine-day fortnight)The role

We’re seeking an experience and innovative a People Systems and Insight Manager join our People Services Team. The team are focused on providing a simple, efficient and effective service to the organisation, enabling us to support our residents.

This is an exciting new role in the People and Culture Leadership team, which will enable the achievement of our People and Culture Strategy objectives through our people systems and data. Working closely with the wider People and Culture team, IT, operational managers and employees to shape and influence system-enabled solutions, value for money and best practice people processes and services.

You will lead the evolution and adoption of people systems, modernising how we use HR and L&OD technology to support the operational activities and organisational infrastructure. You’ll be focussed on continuous improvement, always looking for opportunities to help us work smarter, not harder, ensuring our people systems are aligned to organisational needs, delivering value and exceptional employee experiences.

The People Systems and Insight Manager will act as the people expert for HRIS (Resource Link), data governance, analytics, reporting and technology in the People and Culture department. You’ll create compelling people insight to support an evidence-based decision-making culture at all operational levels across the business, ensuring strong governance, assurance and continuous improvement.

Communication is key, building trusted relationships with the end users, operational managers and IT. You’ll understand the organisational need, translating this into efficient systems, with an intuitive, self serve model in mind.

While the role is home based the successful candidate will be required to attend team meetings including those that may take place at our head office in Birmingham as required.

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What we’re looking for

The essential requirements for the role include:

• Significant experience and excellent development knowledge of HRIS (Resource link) and other people systems (learning management, reward, ATS, etc)
• Excellence knowledge and proven success in creating evidence-based decision methodologies and data strategies
• Excellent understanding of system infrastructure and regulations, including GDPR and data governance principles
• Experience in leading system configuration, upgrades, integrations and UAT processes
• Experience in project and change management, including working with stakeholders to meet organisational requirements
• Proven experience of leading a high performing team
• Degree or equivalent experience in HR, IT, data analysis, or related field

Why us?

We support our employees to do what they do best, whether that’s through flexible working, learning new skills or being part of a friendly and supportive workplace culture. We also offer a great benefits package including Blue Light Card discount, holiday trade scheme, volunteer days, Occupational Sick Pay, Occupational Maternity Pay and more.

As part of our commitment to our employees and offering flexibility, we now offer a nine-day fortnight, providing employees with the opportunity to work their hours across nine days and have a three-day weekend every other week. Further details on how this works will be discussed with successful candidates upon an offer being made.

An offer of employment will be subject to the satisfactory completion of basic disclosure check, satisfactory references, and induction training.

Closing date for applications: 3 June, with interviews taking place 10 June

Due to the nature of this role this advert may close earlier than the closing date listed and once sufficient applications have been received. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.

About us

At Housing 21 we pride ourselves on being passionate about people and are committed to investing in those who work for us to help them to be the best they can be.

When you work for us, you will be joining an organisation that holds the Investors in People Platinum standard and was rated the UK’s third Best Place to Work in 2024 by Glassdoor. Our people are our foundation, and we know how important it is to support them to do what they do best, whether through flexible working, learning new skills or being part of a friendly and supportive workplace culture.

We are incredibly proud of the culture we have created and celebrate the positive difference we make to society. If you think you’re ready for a new challenge and able to make a difference, then come and join us!