People Analyst

Action for Children; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

29 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Training and development opportunities

Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages

Pension with employer contribution

Staff discount portal

Job summary

A charitable organization focused on children's welfare is seeking a People Analyst on a Fixed Term Contract. In this role, you will provide crucial people data insights, support recruitment, and assist with employee life cycle metrics. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and proficiency in Excel. You will also lead the protection of confidential data and support senior management with actionable insights. This role is remote and requires permanent UK residence.

Qualifications

• Fantastic attention to detail as a critical thinker.
• Excellent analytical capabilities and ability to translate data into business dialogue.
• Ability to apply project management techniques, including time management.

Responsibilities

• Provide insight for the People Directorate colleagues using data.
• Identify key people metrics in the employee life cycle.
• Ensure data standards and process documentation are maintained.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical capabilities

Proficiency in Excel

Project management techniques

Tools

Business Objects development

Job description

Location: Homebased. Must be located permanently in the UK.

Contract: Fixed Term Contract from April 2026 until 31st January 2027 (covering Maternity Leave) - 35 hours per week.

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave.
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailer's discounts.

Why Action for Children?

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It is the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.

A bit about the role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivating People Analyst on a Fixed Term Contract from April 2026 until 31st January 2027 covering Maternity Leave.

You will provide insight for the People Directorate colleagues and subject matter experts by providing people data and analytical commentary to help the organisation.

You will identify and impact key people metrics and themes in the core areas of the employee life cycle including recruitment, development, reward and benefits, payroll and people process.

How you'll help to create brighter futures

• Providing a first point of contact regarding People related reporting and analytics, that support the service delivery of the People Directorate.
• Ensure that data standards and other process documentation are current, and help to update as we evolve our processes, embedding data standards into everyday People team processes.
• Gain insights through the data we collect, that guide decision making.
• Taking a lead role to protect the confidentiality of all people metrics and associated personal information.
• Supporting and working collaboratively with senior management to define, produce and communicate people insight and trends.
• Presenting context, insight and priorities in a variety of formats.
• Educate and drive adoption within the People team and wider colleagues on how data can be used to their advantage.

Let's talk about you

• Fantastic attention to detail as a critical thinker.
• Excellent analytical capabilities and ability to translate data into business dialogue.
• An ability to provide insights that enhance and complement the raw data/analytics.
• Ability to talk through patterns and themes in an easy, digestible way.
• Proficiency in excel (advanced).
• Ability to apply project management techniques, including time management and organizational skills system skills
• Formal technical training in Business objects development / reporting / dashboard design.

Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements.

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.

Diversity, equality, and inclusion

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.

We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

Want to know more about Action for Children?

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Closing Date: Thursday 5th March 2026.

Interviews will be scheduled week commencing 9th March 2026 by MS Teams.