HR Reporting & Data Manager

Are you confident working with large volumes of data, with the ability to identify key trends and present insights clearly to others?

Do you have experience creating and maintaining Power BI reports?

Are you someone who enjoys collaborating with a range of business areas to drive informed decision-making?

If so, we are looking for a HR Reporting & Data Manager to join us at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and we'd love to hear from you!  

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 Kings birthday

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

Read more in the Benefits section below!

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The HR Reporting & Data Manager will enable the delivery of HR Management Information through data visualisation and detailed analysis, supporting data-driven decision making and improvements. Managing and compiling reports and returns to internal and external stakeholders. Providing high-quality analysis and reporting on a range of HR data.

Your responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

• Provide quality people data to senior leaders in the MCA, including the Executive Team People Group and directorate management board to inform decision making.
• Managing the delivery of HR Management Information (MI), using technical knowledge and data manipulation/reporting skills to produce regular and ad-hoc reports.
• Manage the design, development, maintenance and presentation of a People MI Suite, utilising Python, Power BI, and other tools.
• Validate, improve, and innovate on the MCA use of analytical tools and techniques for HR data, using automation, where possible.

Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public. 

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.

To succeed in this role, youll have strong Excel skills, including experience with complex formulas, pivot tables, and data visualisation. Youll also bring proven experience using Power BI to design and maintain clear, interactive dashboards that support data-driven decision-making.

Youre a strong communicator, able to present complex data clearly to non-specialists, and confident working with stakeholders across the business.

With excellent analytical skills, you can interpret data, identify trends, and generate meaningful insights. Youre proactive, innovative, and focused on continuous improvement.

If not currently qualified in Python, there will be a development opportunity to work towards this when in post.

Additional Information

Working hours, office attendance and travel requirements

Full time roles consist of 37 hours per week. Whilst we welcome applications from those looking to work with us on a part time basis, there is a business requirement for the successful candidate to be able to work at least 30 hours per week.

The expectation at present is a minimum of 60% of your working time a month will be spent at either your designated workplace (one of the locations cited in the advert) or, when required for business reasons, in another office/work location/visiting stakeholders. Your designated workplace will be your contractual place of work. There may be occasions where you are required to attend above the minimum expectation.

Some travel to other offices will be required, which may involve overnight stays.

If you have a question about hybrid working, part time/job share hours, flexible working, travelling for work, or require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Vacancy Holder during the recruitment process to avoid possible disappointment later in the process should your working arrangements not be compatible with the requirements of the role (see below for contact details).

Visa Sponsorship

Please note that we will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a visa. Therefore, this role is not open to applications from those who require sponsorship candidates must ensure they have the appropriate right to work in the UK before applying. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

This post is offered on a Fixed Term Appointment (FTA) basis to complete a finite piece of work, however this may be extended or made permanent.

Permanent Civil Servants will be appointed on an inward loan and subject to the terms of the agreed inward loan. You must have your home departments approval to return to them at the end of the loan before you apply. Internal candidates will return to their previous post at the end of the loan period, which will need to be agreed with your line manager in advance. If your home department cannot agree to release you on loan, there is the opportunity for you to move across to the department on a fixed term appointment. In this instance the Department for Transport would become your home department and if there is no role available for you at the end of this appointment, you would be subject to the redeployment and redundancy process.

If you're employed by a non-departmental public body (NDPB) by moving jobs this will involve a change of employer and you may break the statutory rules on continuity of employment.