People Systems & MI Manager

Location: Sittingbourne, Farringdon or Croydon – hybrid working available

About the role

Reporting to the Head of Service, and as our technical expert, you will lead the People Systems & MI Team to deliver a proactive, reliable and effective end-user focused service to internal stakeholders and the business. Our People Strategy commits to a programme of continuous improvement for our People systems. As part of this, you’ll be expected to lead on proposing, reviewing, designing and implementing process improvements to support more efficient processes and ways of working for our colleagues. You’ll be hands-on and be responsible for making system configuration changes alongside the members of your team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the People Systems & MI Team to deliver a proactive, reliable, and effective service.
• Propose, review, design, and implement process improvements for People systems.
• Make hands-on system configuration changes.
• Build and produce standard HR/People-related data sets, as well as complex KPI or statutory-related reports with trend analysis.

Requirements

• Significant experience of working with and expert technical knowledge of Zellis HCM Cloud (ResourceLink) is essential.
• Experience of managing a team in an HR/People environment.
• Experience of managing a systems improvement programme.
• Advanced skills in Power BI and Excel, as well as other standard MS applications.
• SQL experience would be an advantage.

About Us

At Southern Housing, our residents are at the heart of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK, with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own. We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people’s lives. A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.

Benefits

• Pension
• Life assurance
• Healthcare cash plan
• Eyecare & dental
• Birthday leave
• Retailer discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Buy & sell annual leave
• Season ticket loan
• In-house academy & career development
• Flexible working

Pay

£60,000–£62,000 per annum + benefits

Inclusion and Diversity

We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics; it’s about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual. We’re all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.