Lead People Insights and HRIS

at  The Royal Society of Chemistry

ARE YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT LEVERAGING DATA TO DRIVE STRATEGIC DECISIONS AND ENHANCE ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE? THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY (RSC) IS SEEKING A DYNAMIC AND EXPERIENCED PEOPLE INSIGHTS AND HRIS LEAD TO JOIN OUR PEOPLE AND CULTURE TEAM.

About Us: The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is a not-for-profit organisation with a thriving international community of over 60,000 members, an internationally renowned publisher of high-quality chemical science knowledge and the professional body for chemists in the UK, with a reputation as an influential champion for the chemical sciences. Our purpose is to help the chemical science community make the world a better place.
Role Overview: As the People Insights and HRIS Lead, you will lead the management, development, system integration, and enhancements of our new HRIS (Workday). You will work closely with colleagues in People & Culture and Technology teams to ensure we maximise the value of the system, produce clean data, and generate valuable insights to inform actions and decision-making. Your data-driven recommendations will enable us to develop and deliver our people strategy and optimise our workforce.
At the RSC we embrace flexibility and offer hybrid working, which means our teams come together when they need to collaborate.
Although this role is contractually based at our Cambridge or London office, you will be able to work from home within the UK, with the expectation that you will attend the office as needed for your role.
In this role it is expected that you will attend the office 1 day per week. If you need flexible working arrangements, please outline this in your application. Travel to both the Cambridge and London will be required for this role.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS:

• Advanced knowledge of Workday technology: Expertise in applying Workday technology, ideally within a global organisation.
• Problem-solving abilities: Ability to deal with complex and varied problems and come up with appropriate solutions.
• Vendor management: Able to lead conversations with external vendors around technology requirements.
• Proactive approach: Able to identify opportunities to derive value and identify potential technology issues before they arise and put in place measures to exploit or address them.
• Influencing skills: Strong influencing skills to drive initiatives and gain stakeholder buy-in.
• Planning and project management: Strong planning and project management skills are essential; manage time well, recognise priorities, and accomplish all objectives.
• Communication skills: Good communication skills – able to communicate across cultures at all levels.
  Why Join Us? At the RSC, we are committed to fostering a high-performing organisation that amplifies the impact of chemical sciences through data-driven decision-making and strategic partnering services. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape our Workday solution, support our international organisation, and be an influential part of our People & Culture transformation journey.
  How to Apply: If you are interested in this role, please apply before the end of the closing date. When applying, you will need to provide an up-to-date CV and a supporting statement (no more than 500 words) indicating how your skills and expertise match the competencies outlined in the Job Description. Download the full job description here.
  Visit our Work For Us website to learn more about us, our benefits, equal opportunities statement and inclusive culture pledge.
  At the RSC, we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply. We particularly encourage applications from disabled and ethnic minority candidates.
  As a part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we endeavour, where possible, to offer an interview to candidates meeting the essential criteria of the role, who has a substantial physical/mental impairment which impacts their ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.
  We are committed to making our recruitment processes accessible to all and as part of this, we are flexible in the ways we give and receive information. If you would like to apply using a different format, please contact the Recruitment Team at jobs@rsc.org or on +44 (0) 1223 432229 and we will do our best to put any reasonable adjustments in place.

• HRIS Management: Own and enhance the Workday HRIS, advise on setup and implementation, lead functional configuration changes, and manage the development roadmap and budget.
• Strategic Workforce Planning: Develop and maintain workforce planning capabilities and provide data-driven recommendations for optimisation.
• People Strategy Development: Shape and optimise the organisation’s people strategy with data insights and collaborate with stakeholders.
• Risk Management: Identify and report on workforce risks, and support risk mitigation strategies with data insights.
• Data Infrastructure and Tools: Develop workforce analytics models and metrics, recommend data collection and analytics tools, and ensure data quality and security.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, present data visualisations and recommendations to leadership, and promote data literacy within the team and organisation.