HR Tech & Data Insights Coordinator

Salford Council; Swinton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Salford City Council is enhancing its People Technology and Information team to shape how HR systems and workforce data support decision-making. You’ll help develop iTrent, automate processes, and turn data into meaningful insights for managers across the authority.

The role focuses on system development, testing, and governance, with clear guidance to staff and a strong emphasis on data quality and information security. A practical, collaborative approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting or developing an HR, payroll or similar business system.
• Working with data, reporting or management information.
• Using Microsoft Excel confidently and accurately.
• Testing system changes, reviewing processes or supporting improvements.
• Investigating problems and finding practical solutions.
• Understanding the importance of data quality, information security and UK GDPR.
• Explaining systems or information clearly to people with different levels of technical knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Shape and improve our HR technology, supporting the administration, configuration and ongoing development of iTrent and other HR systems.
• Turn ideas into improvements, helping take system changes from testing through to implementation and change control.
• Make processes simpler, identifying opportunities for automation, self-service and better ways of working.
• Bring workforce data to life, producing reports and helping identify trends, patterns and insights that support better decisions.
• Be a problem solver, investigating system and data issues and working with colleagues, suppliers and partners to find practical solutions.
• Champion good-quality information, supporting data-quality checks, reconciliations, statutory reporting, audit requirements and information security.
• Help people get the best from our systems, providing clear, practical guidance to colleagues and managers.

Skills

Analytical

Curious

Data-driven

Tools

iTrent

Power BI

Tableau

BusinessObjects

Excel

Job description

Salford City Council is enhancing its People Technology and Information team to shape how HR systems and workforce data support decision-making. You’ll help develop iTrent, automate processes, and turn data into meaningful insights for managers across the authority.

The role focuses on system development, testing, and governance, with clear guidance to staff and a strong emphasis on data quality and information security. A practical, collaborative approach is essential.