Cardiff Metropolitan University Hiring for HR Analyst at Cardiff Full Time

Job reference

21REQ0001781

Date posted

16/12/2021

Application closing date

10/01/2022

Location

Llandaff Campus

Salary

£35,326 – £39,739 per annum

Package

Grade 6A/B

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full Time

Job category/type

Admin/Managerial

Attachments

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Job description

We’re delighted to have won two prestigious awards this year – the Times Higher Education UK University of the Year 2021 and The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide Welsh University of the Year 2021.

Our strong performance has resulted in the University attracting high numbers of well qualified students and we are now seeking additional staff in both our academic schools and professional services departments.

We’re excited to offer a brand new role as a HR Analyst which provides the opportunity to lead the development of a new analytics system in addition to having a strong influence on how the university understands data to support strategic decision making. As our HR Analyst, you’ll have the opportunity to identify and use the right technologies to help improve our understanding of current and emerging workforce issues.

As a key, strategic role within the People Analytics team, you will work closely with the HRMS Manager to create and develop our People Analytics Strategy moving us from descriptive to predictive information. Through data stories that engage our audience and enable decision making, you’ll be able to communicate insights that deliver real value to our customers.

As our HR Analyst, your other key activities will include:
Engage and collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to understand their people data requirements and having reviewed their needs, put in place effective solutions

Lead on the design, implementation and configuration of reporting software

Design, build and maintain a suite of standard reports and dashboards that enables business decision making

Analysis and interpretation of data to determine the root cause of current and emerging workforce issues, to drive improvement and innovation across the organisation

What you’ll bring – essential experience & strengths

As an inquisitive thinker with strong problem-solving and interpersonal skills, you will have experience of using a variety of data tools, programmes and sources to extract, blend and visualise data for different audiences. You’ll be able to create and present standard and bespoke reports with confidence, demonstrating skill when presenting information to different audiences from the top-level committees to managers and support areas.

With experience of using SAP BusinessObjects, SAP Analytics Cloud and/or Cognos BI, you’ll be able to provide data preparation, modelling, forecasting, projections with a high level of accuracy.

Preferably you’ll have experience of implementing an analytics system with the abilty to improve processes and data integrity. You will be an enthusiastic and friendly professional with excellent communication and interpersonal skills coupled with a commitment to providing an excellent student experience.

Why join us?

We have a range of great benefits for employees including:
Annual leave of 35 days, plus 12 bank holiday / concessionary days

Generous pension contributions – membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible and remote working opportunities

Award winning sports and fitness facilities with subsidised membership, plus subsidised physiotherapy/complementary therapy/sports massage

Access to all library facilities

Salary sacrifice schemes including cycle to work

Cardiff Met is a values-based University, we are proud of our culture and we are there for our people. We have a golden thread that underpins our values and behaviours, and this is community; we support each other, we are kind to one another, and we are one team; we are One Cardiff Met. We use our values of Creativity, Innovation, Freedom and Diversity to help guide our decisions and actions. We encourage and embrace inclusion that enables everyone to feel respected and able to perform at their best. We adopt a learning mind-set.

If you would like to talk with us about this opportunity please contact Paul Graham, Human Resources Management Systems (HRMS) Manager, at [email protected].

Should a high volume of applications be received, we may need to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage you to apply as early as possible.

The University is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented communities.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic all recruitment is being conducted virtually. We aim to respond to your application as soon as possible.

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