Strategic Workforce Intelligence & Engagement Lead

Bradford Children and Families Trust; Bradford; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Local Government pension

Family-friendly policies and enhanced…

Health & wellbeing support

Professional development and career…

National Living Wage employer

Job summary

Bradford Children and Families Trust is seeking a passionate workforce professional to lead insight on people analytics and employee voice, to shape our Workforce Strategy.

You’ll lead on workforce insight, develop KPIs and dashboards, turn data into action, and partner with leaders to improve engagement, culture and retention while ensuring inclusive practices across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Holds a degree, professional qualification, or equivalent experience in Human Resources, Organisational Development, Psychology, People Analytics, Data Analytics or a related field.
• Has experience in workforce analytics, people intelligence, HR analytics or organisational development, using data and insight to support better decision‑making.
• Has experience designing and delivering employee engagement, staff voice or culture improvement initiatives.
• Is confident analysing staff survey results, focus group feedback and other workforce insights to drive meaningful change.
• Has experience presenting data, intelligence and recommendations to a range of stakeholders, including senior leaders.
• Possesses strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with experience using Excel, Power BI or similar reporting tools.
• Understands workforce planning, organisational development and evidence‑based approaches to improving employee experience.
• Has experience supporting organisational change, culture transformation or continuous improvement initiatives.
• Is an excellent communicator who can build strong relationships and influence positive outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead on workforce insight and people analytics, identifying trends, risks and opportunities across the employee lifecycle.
• Develop meaningful KPIs, dashboards and workforce intelligence that help leaders make informed, evidence-based decisions.
• Turn workforce data and employee feedback into clear recommendations and practical improvement actions.
• Lead employee engagement and listening activity, including surveys, pulse checks, focus groups and staff feedback initiatives.
• Monitor key indicators including engagement, culture, wellbeing and retention, identifying opportunities to improve the employee experience.
• Work with leaders, staff networks and colleagues to develop inclusive engagement, wellbeing and retention initiatives.
• Support delivery of the Workforce Strategy, organisational development priorities and culture transformation programmes.
• Design and facilitate workshops, team development and organisational development interventions, measuring their impact and effectiveness.
• Use workforce and equality data to identify inequalities, understand barriers and improve workforce outcomes.
• Analyse recruitment, retention, exit and stay insights to understand what attracts people to the organisation and what helps them stay and thrive.
• Build confidence and capability across the People & Talent team to make effective use of workforce data and insight

Skills

Workforce analytics

Power BI

Excel

Data storytelling

Education

Degree in HR/OD/Analytics or related

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Bradford Children and Families Trust is seeking a passionate workforce professional to lead insight on people analytics and employee voice, to shape our Workforce Strategy.

You’ll lead on workforce insight, develop KPIs and dashboards, turn data into action, and partner with leaders to improve engagement, culture and retention while ensuring inclusive practices across the organisation.