HR Analytics Project Manager (12-Months Fixed Term Contract)

-; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading university in Greater London seeks an HR Analytics Project Manager to enhance its HR capabilities through analytics. This hybrid role requires managing projects focused on data-driven decision-making and developing dashboards using MS Power BI. Candidates should have proven experience in HR analytics, strong project management skills, and the ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams. The position offers 41 days of holiday, a pension scheme, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

41 days' holiday

Defined benefit pension scheme

On-site nursery and gym

Enhanced family leave policies

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering HR analytics projects.
• Ability to translate business and technical requirements into actionable solutions.
• Strong knowledge of HR Analytics best practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop HR Analytics service offering for stakeholders.
• Capture reporting requirements and design future-state solutions.
• Coordinate with leadership to define analytics roadmap.
• Project manage cross-functional stakeholders for timely delivery.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

MS Power BI

Data analytics

Project management

Education

Degree-level education or equivalent

Tools

MS Power BI

Job description

About us

Join UCL, London's Global University, where we tackle some of the world's most pressing challenges through world-class teaching and research. Our HR Division plays a critical role in attracting, developing, and retaining exceptional talent to support this mission. Within HR, the Strategy and Development team drives transformation by introducing best practices, leveraging data-driven insights, and delivering innovative HR service offerings. We work collaboratively across Centres of Excellence to ensure consistency and continuous improvement, shaping a modern HR function that supports UCL's ambitious goals.

About the role

As an HR Analytics Project Manager, you will help build the foundations of our HR Analytics capability, leading a range of projects focused on data analytics within the HR, people and culture function. This is an exciting opportunity to transition from static reporting to dynamic, interactive dashboards using MS Power BI. You will manage end-to-end delivery; liaising with senior stakeholders, gathering data requirements, and building a backlog of reports and dashboards that meet organisational needs. Your role will involve coordinating cross‑functional teams, ensuring robust testing, and embedding continuous improvement. Ultimately, you will enable data-driven decision-making across HR and the wider organisation, helping us tell compelling stories through insights.

Key responsibilities include

• Developing a comprehensive HR Analytics service offering to enable stakeholders to access accurate, actionable data
• Capturing current reporting requirements and designing future‑state solutions using advanced visualisation tools
• Working with the leadership team to define an analytics roadmap aligned with technical standards and design principles
• Project managing and coordinating cross-functional stakeholders to ensure timely delivery against agreed plans
• Liaising with technical teams to remove business and functional barriers and ensure smooth implementation
• Designing testing protocols to guarantee dashboard accuracy and secure sign-off from data owners.

Please note, this is a 12-months fixed term contract available to start immediately. The role is offered on a hybrid basis at our London Kings Cross office – the postholder will be based onsite at Bidborough House 2-days per week (plus additional days if required).

Job Ref: C14-00190

Closing Date: 04-01-2026 - 23:59 (UK time)

About you

You are a seasoned Project Manager with proven experience delivering HR analytics projects. You have a good understanding of analytics and can confidently translate business and technical requirements into actionable solutions. You are skilled in stakeholder engagement and liaise directly with Leadership Team members, HR People Partners and technical colleagues to lead initiatives independently rather than waiting for direction. You will bring strong knowledge of MS Power BI and visualisation techniques, combined with the ability to develop and prioritise a reporting backlog. Additionally, your communication and influencing skills allow you to collaborate effectively across multi‑disciplinary teams, and your proactive approach ensures you drive progress and deliver results.

You will also be able to demonstrate the following:

• Degree-level education or equivalent experience
• Experience working alongside and managing multi-disciplinary teams
• In-depth knowledge of HR Analytics best practice
• Proven experience delivering projects and services end-to-end, preferably in HR Reporting and Analytics.

Although not essential, holding a qualification within project management and/or HR would be beneficial.

What we offer

• 41 days' holiday (27 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays, 6 closure days)
• Option to purchase 5 additional days' annual leave
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, and immigration loan
• Relocation support for eligible posts
• On-site nursery and gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay
• Staff Support Service (employee assistance programme)
• Discounted medical insurance

Full details: UCL Rewards and Benefits .

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We particularly encourage applications from candidates underrepresented in UCL's workforce, including those from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people, and - for Grade 9 and 10 roles - women.