BUSINESS FUNCTION: People
GRADE: ML2/SB1
SALARY: £48,048 to £59,514 per annum
ROLE TYPE: Hybrid
HOURS: 37 per week
Is influencing strategic people management through insights ‘Your Thing’?
If this resonates with your career goals, we encourage you to apply for the position of People Analytics Partner in our People Team. This is an opportunity to impact our decision making process across the employee life cycle, enhancing productivity and engagement throughout Northern.
As a People Analytics Partner, you’ll be pivotal in shaping our people management strategies through data driven insights and actions. You’ll lead the development and implementation of data analytics that support strategic and operation decisions within the People team. Your expertise will transform raw data into compelling stories that guide our leadership strategies. Your responsibilities will include crafting and refining predictive models and analytics frameworks that anticipates future trends.
What’s exciting about this role, is that you’ll also get to lead and work collaboratively with IT specialists and technology partners, on initiatives aimed at improvements to technology and processes within the People team. This includes the integration of analytics tools and the optimisation of data systems to ensure seamless and efficient access to critical data insights. Your efforts will not only enhance the effectiveness of our people management strategies but also promote a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
By improving our people analytics capabilities, you will help drive better business outcomes, such as increasing employee engagement, improving operations efficiencies and advancing our strategic goals. Your role is essential in positioning Northern as a leader in data-driven management, setting standards for excellence and innovation in the rail industry.
If this sounds like your thing, we’d love to hear from you.
Key responsibilities:
As the People Analytics Partner, you’ll have the opportunity to be involved in a role that requires tenacity and drive. Here is a taste of your daily duties:
- Develop and maintain sophisticated reporting systems including dashboards, scorecards, and metrics that monitor and predict people management trends.
- Collaborate closely with the People Services Manager and other key stakeholders to ensure data accuracy and strategic alignment.
- Lead and support various analytics projects, presenting findings to senior management to inform critical decision-making.
- Build and manage a small team focused on delivering high-quality data analysis and reporting.
- Integrate equality diversity and inclusion (EDI) strategies across all analytics and reporting to ensure a diverse and inclusive workforce.
About you:
You are a strategic thinker with a proven track record in data management and analysis within large organisations. Your analytical skills are matched by your ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively. You are innovative, collaborative, and ready to lead a team towards achieving excellent results.
We’re also looking for the following:
Essential:
- Extensive experience in data analysis and management within a large, complex organisation.
- Advanced proficiency with data visualisation and analytics tools (e.g., Tableau, Alteryx).
- Strong leadership abilities, with experience in managing direct reports and influencing senior stakeholders.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the capacity to implement strategic data-driven solutions.
Desirable:
- Degree in a relevant field (Data Science, Business Analytics, etc.).
- Certifications in project management or related areas are a plus.
- Experience in both consultancy and in-house roles is advantageous.
If you’re passionate about using data to drive strategic improvements and lead a team towards success, we’d love to hear from you. Join us in shaping the future of transportation and community connectivity in the North.
Our Benefits:
Because we value our people and reward hard work, we’ve created a benefits package that we think you’ll love. So, you’ll be able to make the most of:
- Opportunities to progress and grow - including comprehensive training schemes and a range of online learning courses.
- Agile working for non-train crew - many of our roles can now be based at both home and the office, which is great if you are looking for flexibility.
- Cycle to Work Scheme - save up to 42% on the cost of a bike, while also spreading your payments throughout the year.
- Free Travel on Northern services - everyone who works at Northern, plus their partners/spouses and dependents, can travel for free right across our full network of services. *Certain eligibility criteria will apply.
- 75% discount with other Train Operating Companies - after 2 years with us, you’ll also get discounted travel on many other rail services in the UK and Europe.
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme - you’ll rarely find a pension as good as a Northern pension, and we top up your pension with a generous 1.5 times your contribution.
- Maternity and Paternity Benefits - we go above and beyond the standard, and mums can enjoy 9 months’ maternity leave on full pay while dads can make the most of 2 weeks’ paternity leave on full pay.
- Employee Assistance Programme - advice, support and useful information 24 hours a day, 365 days a year on everything from family issues to lifestyle matters.
- Exclusive benefits with Northern Perks - enjoy retail discounts, instant vouchers, cashback, wellbeing support and much more.
- Holiday Purchase Scheme - if you join us at Manager or Executive level or above, you can use your salary to buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave each year.
You can find out more here.
About Northern:
Connecting millions of people and communities across the North is our mission. With 2,500 trains a day, we connect people to jobs, friends, family, and the wonders of the North.
We're improving rail travel, enhancing the experience on board and at stations. Customers are at the heart of our business as we improve performance and create a better way to go.
We're driving economic value and sustainable growth for the North and its people. Our commitment to the environment means reducing our impact and enhancing the world around us.
Make a difference. Make it last. Make it easy. Make it happen. Make it yours. These are our values.
Ready to make them yours? Join us on this journey.
Please note that Northern reserves the right to close recruitment for this role before the published closing date if high volumes of applications are received.
However, if you miss the application window for this particular role, please keep checking back for other opportunities. We are always on the lookout for great people to join the Northern Team!
We’re an equal opportunities employer and a promoter of diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We encourage and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of gender, sex, ethnicity, race, religion, education, socioeconomic background, disability, or sexual orientation.
We also have Disability Confident status, which means we’re committed to making the most of the talents that disabled people can bring to the workplace.
