Data Manager

Salary: £47,401 per annum Hours: 37 hours per week Monday to Friday Contract: Permanent Contract Type: All year round Location: Peterborough Closing Date: 7th October 2026 Shape the future of workforce decision-making through data, insight and digital innovation, helping IEG become an exceptional employer. In this busy and exciting role, you will lead the development of IEG's people systems, workforce analytics and digital people services capability. You will play a pivotal role in transforming workforce data into meaningful insight, enabling evidence-based decisions that support strategic priorities, workforce planning and organisational growth. Working closely with senior leaders and stakeholders across the Group, you will develop workforce reporting, dashboards and predictive analytics that provide valuable intelligence across recruitment, retention, engagement, equality, diversity and inclusion, talent management and organisational development. You will also drive the continuous improvement of people systems, digital solutions and automation, ensuring accurate, accessible and actionable workforce data is available to support operational excellence and an outstanding employee experience. Key Responsibilities:

• Develop workforce analytics, reporting and insight to support the People Plan and wider organisational priorities.
• Create and maintain workforce KPIs, dashboards and performance measures.
• Provide strategic workforce insight, trend analysis and predictive analytics for senior leaders.
• Identify workforce risks, opportunities and emerging trends through data analysis.
• Support workforce planning, succession planning and talent management initiatives.
• Analyse workforce demographics, skills profiles and future workforce requirements.
• Lead the development, optimisation and continuous improvement of people systems and digital solutions.
• Drive automation, self-service capabilities and workflow improvements.
• Produce statutory workforce returns, benchmarking reports and pay gap reporting.
• Ensure workforce data quality, governance, GDPR compliance and reporting accuracy. What we're looking for: You will be an analytically minded professional with significant experience of workforce analytics, people systems and business intelligence. You will have strong data analysis skills, advanced Excel capability and experience creating impactful Power BI dashboards that turn complex information into meaningful insight. The successful candidate will be confident working with senior leaders, providing evidence-based recommendations that support workforce planning, organisational effectiveness and strategic decision-making. You will also possess excellent project management skills and experience supporting systems development, process improvement or digital transformation initiatives. A degree-level qualification (or equivalent relevant experience) in People Analytics, Data Analytics, Information Systems, Business Intelligence or a related discipline is essential. Experience of SQL programming is required, while knowledge of iTrent and the Further Education sector would be advantageous. IEG offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:
• Generous Leave: 30 days of annual leave, plus Bank Holidays and Christmas close down. (Pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Competitive Pension: Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), including life assurance and death-in-service benefits
• Health and Wellbeing: Benefit from a gym, free on-site parking, access to employee assistance programme and a friendly team atmosphere
• Professional Development: Ongoing training and development opportunities, including sponsorship for HE/professional qualifications
• Employee Benefits and Rewards: Vivup employee benefits, including lifestyle savings, eligibility to apply for a Blue Light Card, providing access to a wide range of national discounts Ready to make a real difference in the lives of aspiring students? Apply now! This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. Candidates are reminded that if they are barred from working with Children it is a criminal offence to apply for this position. LNKD1UKTJ