Principal Workforce Systems Data Analyst

Provide CIC; Colchester; On-site; GBP 67,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Provide CIC is seeking an experienced data-focused HR professional to join our People Services team in Colchester. This role focuses on turning complex workforce information into clear insights and action, aligning systems, and supporting decision-making at the board level.

You will lead a workforce data and systems team, manage reporting for committees and national returns, and work across IT, Finance and Transformation to improve data quality and improve how HR systems interoperate.

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification in workforce information, business information systems or related field.
• Masters level qualification or equivalent demonstrable knowledge in data analytics or workforce systems.
• Prince2 or similar accreditation is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality and accuracy of workforce information across systems.
• Manage day-to-day workforce team activities (recruitment, appraisal, discipline, performance, absence).
• Undertake data analysis on complex datasets, both quantitative and qualitative.
• Collaborate with IT, Finance, Transformation and other teams for reporting.
• Lead workforce data reporting for boards, committees, groups and national returns.

Skills

Data analysis

Insight generation

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Data quality awareness

Education

Degree in workforce information / data analytics

Masters level qualification

Prince2 accreditation

Tools

Access HR

ESR

OLM

EASY Pay

Trac

e-rostering

Job description

Band 8B

Main area Human Resources Grade Band 8B Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 828-PROVIDE4313

Employer Provide CIC Employer type NHS Site Provide HQ Town Colchester Salary £66,582 - £77,368 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 14/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

This is a great time to join our people services team. We are looking for someone who loves data and can bring it to life! Capable of analysing complex information, providing insights which help turn insight into action.

We’re reviewing our systems, aligning data and changing how we use workforce intelligence to support decision-making. This is your opportunity to be part of that change.

You will:

• Produce information from a variety of systems and turn complex workforce data into clear insight, trends and compelling narrative
• Challenge existing approaches and help develop smarter ways of working.
• Improve data quality and how our workforce systems work together.
• Work closely with IT, Data, Finance, Transformation and other teams, giving you fantastic exposure across the organisation.
• Manage workforce reporting for the Board, Committees and Groups, as well as national workforce data returns.
• Use a range of systems including Access HR, ESR, OLM, EASY Pay, Trac and e-rostering.
• Lead and develop a workforce data and systems team.

If you’re someone who enjoys asking "what does the data really tell us?", likes to bring new ideas and turn insight into action, this is an opportunity to make your mark and help shape what workforce information looks like for the future.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for the quality of information held on workforce information systems that will be used to provide the workforce reporting needs. Maintaining and updating systems as required. Ensuring action is taken to improve and maintain data accuracy.

The role is responsible for the day-to-day management (recruitment, appraisal, discipline, performance and absence management) of the workforce team and other team members as required.

The postholder will need highly developed specialist theoretical knowledge and practical experience in undertaking data analysis with both quantitative and qualitative data. The analysis will involve highly complex, sensitive or contentious datasets, potentially conflicting and incomplete data or where expert opinion may differ and will require the creative application of techniques and approaches for which no precedent exists.

Working for our organisation

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people’s homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our colleagues to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:

Vision: Transforming Lives

Values: Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men’s Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and role requirements for full details. To arrange informal please discussions please contact Emma Moss. Director, People Partnering - Enterprise

Education

• Degree level qualification in a relevant discipline which relates to workforce information, business information systems, data analysis and similar or to have developed knowledge and skills to an equivalent standard.
• Highly developed specialist knowledge acquired through a combination of in-depth experience and postgraduate study (Masters level qualification) or equivalent demonstrable knowledge in one of these areas; analytical techniques, workforce systems or electronic HR Systems.
• Prince2 or similar accreditation

Experience

• Extensive Workforce Information Analysis experience Knowledge of the applications and use of role workforce Information systems and analysis within HR specifically and organisations more widely.
• Knowledge and understanding of the role of confidentiality policies, GDPR, Data Protection Act within a workforce analytics setting.
• ESR knowledge

Provide reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time or bring forward the closing date should it have an overwhelming response. We therefore encourage an early application to ensure consideration for this post.

Professional UK clinical registration required for the role? If we require you to hold UK professional clinical registration to undertake a role we appoint you to, Provide will pay for your registration during the first year of your employment.

Provide CIC continues to encourage all colleagues to ensure they have been double vaccinated and received a booster vaccination.

We recognise taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, service users, customers, fellow colleagues, and their families.

Our staff have been trained in 'Anti-Fraud' and will use technology to examine identity/immigration documents.

Disability

If you have a disability and need assistance or more time to complete your application or attending interview, please contact a member of the HR Services Team on 0300 3030 2661 or [e-mail].

Work Trials

Please check with your local Job Centre Plus to see if you are eligible for a Work Trial. If you are interested in trying this job first, please contact the HR Services team and we can help you make the arrangements with the Job Centre and the Recruiting Manager.

We are committed to equal opportunities, flexible working practices and the National Living Wage.

SuccessfulApplicant:

You will be required to bring all your documentation to your interview to show the recruiting manager and again at your pre-employment appointment with the Recruitment Co-Ordinators.

The information that you provide will be treated confidentially. If you fail to provide all of the information, Provide may not be able to fulfil our contractual obligations to you or may be prevented from complying with our legal obligations.