HR & Business Analyst - Counter Terrorism Policing

HR & Business Analyst - Counter Terrorism Policing

Job Description

Closing Date: 15th December 2024, 11:59pm

Salary: £36,630 - £42,897

Grade: 6

The Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) network stretches across the UK. We work alongside our partners to help protect the public and our national security by preventing, deterring and investigating terrorist activity.

Our Business Services Department supports the operational delivery of CT policing across the wider West Midlands region through our Employee Resourcing, Facilities and Finance teams. We are based at our modern offices near to Birmingham Airport.

We are looking for a talented and innovative individual with detailed knowledge of reporting products and dashboard creation to fulfil an exciting opportunity as an HR & Business Analyst within the Employee Resourcing Team, Business Services function of CTPWM (Counter Terrorism Policing).

You will be responsible for reporting and analysing data using information from a range of systems and external data sources, to provide value added analysis, insights and recommendations to key stakeholders within CTPWM, CTPHQ and our regional & national colleagues.

The role will involve:

1. Developing reports and dashboards in conjunction within Business Services (HR, Finance and Facilities) and wider CT department.
2. Support in creating presentations and reports for key strategic meetings. Presenting relevant data in a clear, concise and comprehensible way to a range of different stakeholders.
3. Provide data and analysis to support change programme requirements.
4. To produce all related data for all statutory returns including CTPHQ, the Home Office, HMIC and other governing bodies i.e. establishment/strength returns to CTPHQ.
5. Develop/engage with professional networks within Policing, with relevant partners and external bodies, to enable benchmarking and development of best practice in data and reporting.
6. Contribute to the creation of system of governance, to deliver a clear and integrated approach to workforce planning and reporting across the department and Business Services.
7. Continually assess the quality of data held on force systems and work with the business to ensure data remains accurate.
8. Monitor all reporting to ensure it remains accurate, accessible and applicable.
9. Support with other ad hoc reporting request within Business Services such as budget and cost saving analysis.
10. Producing and analysing key monthly, quarterly and annual datasets & reports to meet objective and KPI requirements. Identifying trends opportunities and challenges along with relevant recommendations for problem solving.
11. Working with colleagues to develop and maintain a good understanding of the current Business and HR practices. Ensure that data analysis is maintained and up to date for Head of Services, CTPHQ and department and evaluate the effectiveness of the analysis to implement developments to improve the value.
12. The post holder will be expected to work on their own initiative with strategic oversight from Business Services Leadership.

Essential Requirements:

1. Experience of developing dashboards with QLIK Sense and presenting data analysis.
2. Experience of undertaking research and benchmarking within tight timescales, to create analysis and recommendations to support and influence both strategic and tactical decisions.
3. Experience of working with large, complex datasets.
4. Experience of using Excel to an advanced level.
5. Extensive experience of working with reporting tools e.g. Oracle e-business suite / Oracle Fusion.

Desirable Requirements:

1. Experience of working within a People based analytical role.
2. Good working knowledge and understanding of workforce planning theory and application, legislation and policy.
3. SQL language skills / VBA coding.
4. Experience of statistical modelling.

Security Clearance

This role is subject to successful completion of Security Check vetting.

You must be a citizen of one of the following countries to work for Counter Terrorism Policing West Midlands (CTPWM): The UK (including Northern Ireland), USA, Canada, Australia or New Zealand. If you hold dual nationality, with one of those being British, you may also be considered. For the purposes of safeguarding national security, applicants will be required to hold or acquire the appropriate national security vetting clearance as above, in line with Cabinet Office Policy, supported by Section 82(2) to (4) of the Police Reform Act (2002). CTPWM will support preferred candidates through the appropriate vetting process.

Diversity and Inclusion

We maximise the potential of people from all backgrounds through a culture of fairness and inclusion to deliver the best service for our communities, whilst protecting them from harm.

Counter Terrorism Policing is always working to build upon our diverse workforce to reflect the country we serve. An inclusive culture enables us to do things differently, working in ways that meet individuals' needs, flexing working patterns to ensure work-life balance is healthy so that we deliver the best for the organisation.

We are a Disability Confident Leader - the highest level an organisation can achieve under the scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment we operate a Disability Confident Interview Scheme - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview.

It is important to note that there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people who meet the essential criteria for the job. For example, in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. In these circumstances, the employer could select the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job, as they would do for non-disabled applicants.

Please do not attach a CV/covering letter as these will not be used during the application process.