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Government Recruitment Service; Chadderton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service Pension 28.97% of salary

25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays

Flexible working options

Job summary

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) seeks a People Analytics and Insights Lead to build and lead its analytics capability, turning workforce data into strategic insight for senior leaders. You will apply forecasting and predictive techniques to identify risks and opportunities, shaping talent and capacity decisions across DVSA.

You will work with HR colleagues and stakeholders to deliver continuous improvements in reporting, dashboards and analytics products, ensuring accuracy,

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of analytics or BI teams.
• Experience delivering people analytics, workforce reporting or BI products.
• Strong knowledge of SAP SuccessFactors and Power BI.
• Experience translating workforce data into actionable insights.
• Ability to work with senior stakeholders and influence decisions.
• Knowledge of governance, data protection and audit requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of people analytics and workforce insight products for strategic planning.
• Develop predictive analytics to identify trends, risks, and future workforce needs.
• Translate data into clear insights with reports, dashboards for senior leaders.
• Improve analytics methods, tools, and visualisations to boost decision making.
• Collaborate with Strategic Workforce Planning, HR and stakeholders to meet needs.
• Maintain and improve workforce reporting, dashboards, analytics for accuracy.
• Be SME for SAP SuccessFactors and Power BI; improve reporting quality.
• Enhance automation and standardisation of reporting and MI arrangements.
• Work with Digital/Shared Services and system suppliers to optimise data structures.
• Ensure governance, QA and compliance for workforce data and audit needs.

Skills

Team leadership

Reporting improvements

Advanced analytics

Tools

SAP SuccessFactors

Power BI

Job description

Can you turn complex workforce data into clear, actionable insight?

Have you delivered people analytics, workforce reporting or business intelligence products that support better decision-making?

Are you confident leading a team, improving reporting processes and using tools such as SAP SuccessFactors and Power BI?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) helps keep Britain moving, safely and sustainably. This role sits in the People and Places directorate, supporting strategic workforce planning and people‑related decision‑making through high-quality workforce data, reporting and insight. You will lead the people analytics function, helping transform HR Management Information services into a modern, insight‑led service that supports senior leaders and stakeholders across DVSA.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here


• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday.


• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work‑life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

Find out more about what it's like working at DVSA.

People Analytics and Insights Lead

As People Analytics and Insights Lead, you will build and lead DVSA’s people analytics capability, transforming workforce data into powerful insight that shapes strategic decisions at the highest levels of the organisation. You will use analytics, forecasting, and predictive techniques to identify workforce risks and opportunities, helping the Agency make informed decisions about talent, skills, capacity, productivity, and future workforce needs.

Working closely with senior leaders, you will drive a shift from retrospective reporting to forward‑looking workforce intelligence, positioning people analytics as a key enabler of organisational performance and long‑term workforce strategy.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

• Lead the delivery of people analytics and workforce insight products, providing high‑quality analysis, reporting and evidence to support strategic workforce planning and people‑related decision making.


• Develop and apply predictive analytical approaches to identify workforce trends, risks, opportunities, and future workforce implications.


• Translate complex workforce data into clear and compelling insights, making recommendations, reports, dashboards, and presentations tailored to a range of stakeholders, including senior leaders.


• Support the development of DVSA's people analytics capability by introducing improved analytical methods, tools and visualisation techniques that enhance workforce understanding and organisational decision making.


• Work collaboratively with Strategic Workforce Planning, HR colleagues, and business stakeholders to understand analytical requirements and ensure outputs support organisational priorities.


• Lead the development, maintenance and continuous improvement of workforce reporting, dashboards, and analytics products, ensuring they remain accurate, relevant, and aligned to business needs.


• Act as the team’s subject matter expert for SAP SuccessFactors, Power BI, and workforce data, identifying opportunities to improve reporting processes, data quality, and user experience.


• Evaluate existing reporting and management information arrangements, implementing improvements that increase automation, standardisation, and accessibility of workforce insight.


• Work with Digital, Shared Services, system suppliers, and stakeholders to maximise the effectiveness of people systems, reporting platforms and workforce data structures.


• Ensure appropriate governance, quality assurance and compliance arrangements are maintained so workforce data is accurate, reliable and supports audit, information management, and data protection requirements.

Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills set out in the Civil Service Line Management Standards.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

Details

Company: Government Recruitment Service

Salary: £44,241 to £44,241 a year

Hours: Full‑time

Location: Chadderton

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 2 Sept 2026

Closing date: 18 Sept 2026

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