People Data Partner

Are you passionate about transforming workforce data into meaningful stories that drive action? Do you thrive on uncovering insights, identifying trends and helping leaders make informed decisions? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

Join us as our People Data Partner where you will play a pivotal role in helping our organisation make evidence-based people decisions. Combining data expertise, analytical thinking and strong storytelling skills, you'll transform complex workforce information into clear, actionable insights that improve colleague experience, organisational effectiveness and business performance.

This is an exciting opportunity to influence strategic decision-making, champion a data-informed culture and help shape the future of our workforce through the effective use of analytics, dashboards and emerging AI capabilities.

What you'll be doing

As our subject matter expert for workforce analytics and reporting, you'll:

• Analyse and interpret complex workforce data, identifying key trends, risks and opportunities.
• Develop impactful dashboards, reports and visualisations using tools such as Power BI and Excel.
• Deliver meaningful insights across recruitment, retention, diversity and inclusion, engagement, absence, learning, performance and workforce planning.
• Partner with leaders and People colleagues to provide evidence-based recommendations that support organisational priorities.
• Conduct deep-dive analysis into workforce challenges and opportunities, helping stakeholders understand the story behind the data.
• Lead on statutory and regulatory workforce reporting, including Gender Pay Gap and Office for National Statistics submissions.
• Drive improvements in data quality, governance and reporting capability across the organisation.
• Support transformation programmes through workforce modelling, forecasting and scenario planning.

You'll bring a blend of technical expertise, commercial awareness and excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.

We're looking for someone who has:

• Experience in people analytics, workforce analytics, business intelligence, statistics or a related field.
• Advanced dashboard development and reporting skills, particularly using Power BI and Microsoft Excel.
• Experience working with HR Information Systems (HRIS) and workforce data.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability with the ability to turn data into practical recommendations.
• Excellent storytelling and report-writing skills, bringing data to life through compelling narratives and visualisations.
• A solid understanding of workforce metrics, people analytics methodologies and data governance principles.
• Knowledge of GDPR, UK employment data requirements and data protection legislation.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• The confidence to present complex information in a clear, engaging and accessible way.
• A passion for continuous improvement and a curiosity for emerging trends in people analytics, AI and workforce planning.

Why join us?

This is a unique opportunity to make a real impact by helping shape workforce strategy, enhance organisational performance and improve the experience of colleagues across the business. You'll work with a wide range of stakeholders, influence senior decision-making and help build a culture where data and insight drive meaningful change.

If you're excited by the prospect of combining people, data and technology to make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.

This is a hybrid role, enabling you to base yourself from home if you wish.Travel will be required from time to time so being happy to travel within our operating region is a must.

Our operating region includes Hampshire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Dorset, Devon, Cornwall and London.

What’s in it for me

We invest in our colleagues because we know if they have a better day at work, the service our customers receive will be better. The Aster Offer is our offer to our colleagues to ensure they have a great day at work and includes things like:

• Flexible working – whilst some roles need to be carried out in a specific place at a specific time, where possible we encourage our colleagues to work to their own schedule at a location that suits them, their team and our business’ needs
• A focus on colleague wellbeing – workshops, an employee assistance programme offering counselling and support, mental health training and a health cash plan
• We invest in colleagues’ careers and development through our leader and colleague development frameworks
• Defined Contribution Pension and attached life assurance
• Volunteering hours available to all colleagues to enable them to give back
• Savings at cinemas, gyms, holidays, days out, various shops and eateries and lots more
• Enhanced leave
• We celebrate colleagues who go above and beyond with a range of personalised recognition initiatives

Ready to apply?

To apply, please use information provided in the advert and role profile to let us know why you’d be good for the job. Please submit a copy of your up-to-date CV along with a supporting statement.

We create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and believe that creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work is the right thing to do.

All candidates will be required to verify their right to work in the UK prior to commencement of employment with the Aster Group & it’s subsidiary brands.