AMS PSR

On behalf of Homes England, we are looking for a Data Planning & Reporting Analyst (Inside IR35) for a 4 Month contract based Hybrid in London, Birmingham or Bristol.

Homes England, the government’s housing and regeneration agency, plays a central role in tackling the housing challenges the country now faces. We have the appetite, influence, expertise, and resource to drive positive market change, and our mission is to ensure more homes are built in areas of greatest need, improve affordability and create a sustainable housing market.

Following the publication of the government’s Levelling Up White Paper, Homes England has also been tasked with a core role in spearheading regeneration, partnering with places to reduce economic disparity, empower local leaders and create equal opportunities across the country to ensure communities reach their full potential.

As a Data Planning & Reporting Analyst your main responsibilities will be to:

• Work closely with the Head of Data & Reporting, sharing information, providing advice and support around technical choices, implementation approach, resourcing, and identifying skills gaps and key dependencies within the Data team.
• Deliver support to drive integrated interaction between systems and data to ensure more focused decisions can be made at high level in relation to regeneration and better housing solutions.
• Maintain relationships, reconciling priorities and agreeing on common action with the Head of Data & Reporting.
• Highlight and analyse on data problems arising from specific work programmes or the implementation of proposed changes from a Data perspective and make balanced recommendations.
• Identify key priorities and produce effective plans to address them.
• Support the Data analytical outputs across the wide-reaching projects across the Evolve program.
• Collaborate with other Data team members to drive output.
• Work closely with the PMO team and give support from a reporting need.
• Support with looking at data workflows and any other requests directed by the Head of Data & Reporting.

Essential:

• Proficiency in Power BI or similar tools, and Microsoft 365 applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Project).
• Strong Experience in Excel and other Microsoft toolsets for managing data and reporting.
• Proven experience in using Power BI for developing KPIs and performance reporting.
• Experience supporting project or change management environments.
• Skills in statistical reporting and KPI analysis
• Experience in supporting colleagues and stakeholders through changes or transitions in processes or goals.
• Basic knowledge of SQL and Oracle, with experience analysing and transforming legacy data.
• Strong stakeholder engagement experience (both internal & external).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare project documentation and deliver presentations.
• Ability to gather and articulate data from diverse sources, such as project artifacts.
• Strong analytical skills and experience in data analysis.

Desirable:

• Experience with Dynamics 365 and Workday.
• Familiarity with Change & System Transformation initiatives.
• Background / Experience in data migration projects particularly in HR, Finance etc.
• A relevant Project Management or Change Management qualification.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, Homes England guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply.

Armed Forces Commitment 

Homes England guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".