ID 2753
The Welsh Government operates name-free recruitment. The recruiting panel will not see personal information such as a candidate’s name and address during the sifting process. This policy is in line with our commitment to end bias and promote equality and diversity.

Key tasks

• Extracting, building and analysing people data from internal and external sources and presenting it in a clear and compelling way for stakeholders and senior leaders
• Lead the analysis of HR data to provide routine insights that support business decisions and HR strategies (e.g., recruitment, retention, diversity, performance).
• Develop and maintain routine outputs (including dashboards, reports, and visualisations) that communicate key HR metrics and trends to key stakeholders in partnership with the Data Visualisation Service.
• Collaborate with HR business partners and HR functional leads, focusing on extracting insights from data and building replicable reporting that inform HR operational planning and decisions.
• Ensure data quality and consistency in all analyses, adhering to functional standards and ethical standards; driving improvements and providing assurance on the integrity of the information.
• Ensure good data management through quality assurance, storage and maintenance of all people data in line with Welsh Government Policy and legal requirements.
• Through analysis, identify the root cause of current and emerging people analytics issues, working with senior officials to drive improvements and innovation.
• Provide support to upskill team members, and HR partners, in data and digital literacy, basic analysis techniques and best practices around the use of insights to inform planning and decision-making.
• Collaborate across HR functions, with other analysts and wider organisation to understand data needs and provide data-driven recommendations for process improvements

As the function and role evolves, the role holder will develop professional analytical skills working in partnership with experts in the formal Government Research Service (GRS). The role offers the opportunity to develop insight which will feed into the decision-making of senior leaders within Welsh Government, including the Permanent Secretary, ExCo and the Board. It also provides the opportunity to:

• develop knowledge and understanding of the analysis and presentation of workforce and organisational performance data from a range of sources;
• develop analytical and data presentation skills through advanced use of Power BI, Microsoft Excel, R, Python, and other relevant tools;
• develop experience of automating regular reporting using Reproducible Analytical Pipelines;
• develop communication and collaboration skills by working with a wide variety of stakeholders including senior leaders and HR partners.
• develop understanding of a range of user needs and develop new ways of analysing and presenting data to meet these needs