People & Culture Advisor, People Analytics

Overview
Are you a data analytics expert with an interest or experience in human resources metrics? We have an opportunity for a People & Culture Advisor to support our People Analytics team. This is an intermediate position that provides an excellent opportunity to build on your analytical and problem-solving skills in an active, large organization.

You will be part of a central team that provides reporting and analysis on all areas of HR using identified data sets, including understanding the business questions of clients, identifying the right data to answer those questions, and analyzing that data to provide insight.

This opportunity is within our technical work stream, which focuses primarily on the development and maintenance of queries, datasets, and Power BI solutions. However, this position will also work cross-functionally as needed within our advisory work stream, which focuses primarily on consulting with our business clients and presenting insights and analyses. As such, this position requires both an advisory and a technical mindset.

This is a temporary role for 18 months.

How you'll make a difference:
You’ll build and empower teams that serve workers and employers across B.C.

Where you'll work
At WorkSafeBC, we offer a hybrid work model that combines working remotely, and in our offices based on the operational needs of the position.

What you'll do
As a people & culture advisor within the technical work stream of the People Analytics team, you will:

Under the direction of the Manager, People Analytics, collaborate with clients to identify reporting requirements and provide ongoing and ad hoc analysis and reporting.

Use Microsoft Power BI to connect to the data warehouse and develop reports and dashboards that provide insights and answer business questions.

Use People Soft Query to extract required data sets and prepare reports using Power BI and/or Excel.

Partner with the Information Technology team to ensure new data sets are incorporated into the cloud data warehouse and that new views and tables are developed to support effective and accurate analysis.

Maintain security access roles and technical documentation for all Power BI reports and dashboards.

As the People Analytics function continues to mature, collaborate with advisory team members to develop predictive analytics solutions and statistical models.

As required, this position will also take on advisory duties, which includes, but is not limited to:

Identifying, developing, defining, and managing distribution of metrics, measures, and KPIs via annual and quarterly reports for all areas of People & Culture.

Providing insights and analyses for business client questions, in a way that visually communicates the story of what is happening.

Consistently models the appropriate level of organizational behaviours expected of all WorkSafeBC employees: responsive, respectful, fair, collaborative, accountable, and forward thinking.

Is this a good fit for you?
We're looking for someone who can:

Work collaboratively with groups and other departments

Maintain strong interpersonal skills in a team environment

Demonstrate analytical and problem-solving skills

Take initiative

Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills

You also possess strong capabilities in:

Results management:
You are well-equipped to set goals and objectives, devise plans for achievement of goals, monitor progress, solve problems, and make effective decisions.

Creative thinking:
You can see new possibilities, find connections between disparate ideas, and reframe thinking about an issue; you are innovative and can use new ideas or perspectives to solve difficult problems.

Customer service focus:
You have a strong customer-service orientation founded on understanding the business needs and pressures of our clientfoundthe ability to proactively identify needs and take action to resolve issues.

Your background and experience

A degree or a diploma in human resources, data science, computer science, business technology management, information systems, business analytics, or a related discipline

Proficient in MS Office suite including Excel, Word, Office, PowerPoint and Teams

Intermediate skills in Excel (filtering, pivot tables, formulas including SUM, SUMIF, AVERAGE, VLOOKUP, IF, INDEX MATCH, etc.)

Experience in a human resources role or a data analytics role, preferably in the public sector or a large, unionized setting

Exposure to an HRIS system (People Soft/Oracle preferred) and knowledge of HR metrics and reporting principles

Good working knowledge of relational database concepts and best practices is required.

Experience with Microsoft Power BI or similar data visualization and reporting software is required

Experience with Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) or similar SQL development environment is required

Experience in R (RStudio), Microsoft Power Apps and Power Automate are assets.

CPHR designation (or working towards completion) is an asset

We'll consider equivalent combinations of…