About the job

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR analyst to combine their analytical skills and interest in people to deliver improvements at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

About the CMA

We help people, businesses, and the UK economy by promoting competitive markets and tackling unfair behaviour. Our work is wide ranging, ambitious and often new and challenging.

You can read more about working at the CMA in our candidate pack.

Job description

As a Senior HR Analyst, you will support the full range of pay and reward activity.

You will have a particular focus on data modelling and translating your findings into management information that can then be used to enable the effective delivery of the annual pay cycle and the development of the CMA reward strategy.

You will develop and deliver complex pay and reward activities by:

• Leading on the preparation and submission of the annual gender and ethnicity pay gap reports
• Creating and checking pay data models relating to the annual pay settlement for all CMA employees
• Supporting the accurate and timely implementation and communication of pay awards through data checking
• Supporting the HR Business Partnering team on the performance management process for Senior Civil Servants by providing data analysis to support discussions at senior level
• Acting as the main point of contact for internal and external pay-related data requests and leading on the completion of these

You will also have the opportunity to collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders including internal CMA customers, external experts and other parts of the HR directorate.

Person specification

It is essential that you can provide evidence and examples for each of the following selection criteria in your application. For tips on how to make the most your application, please have a look at our guidance document.

• Experience of preparing proposals, models, business cases or reports resulting from numerical analysis to draw evidence-based conclusions, make recommendations and inform decision making (Lead Criteria).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical information in a way that is appropriate and straightforward to the audience.
• Expert in Microsoft Excel to produce accurate data and models, and confident with other Microsoft applications including SharePoint, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent planning, organisation and project co-ordination skills, with evidence of working successfully to tight deadlines and managing multiple deliverables;
• Relevant experience of working in a customer-facing environment, requiring collaboration with wider stakeholders to deliver impactful outcomes.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £46,000, Competition & Markets Authority contributes £12,420 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

The selection process will comprise of the sift (CV & application review) and interview.

An initial sift based on the Lead Criteria may be held if a large number of applications are received.

If your application then progresses to a full sift, all elements of the essential criteria listed under Person Specification of the role profile will then be considered.

The sifting dates are 30th July to 2nd August 2024.

If your application is successful, you will be invited to attend an interview.

This will be a 45-60 minute panel interview, where you will be asked behaviour-based questions based on the behaviours and experience specified in the role profile.

Interviews will be held on MS Teams or face to face in our London office.

You will also be asked to complete an Excel-based task prior to the interview. 

You will be notified via email to log-in to your Civil Service Account to book your interview slot. You will then be sent an email with full details of your arrangements for interview.

Interviews will be held between 12th to 23rd August 2024.

Reasonable adjustments

We want to make sure no one is at a disadvantage during our recruitment process because of a disability, condition, or impairment. To assist you with this, we will reduce or remove any barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need during the recruitment process.

For example, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you are deaf, a Language Service Professional. You might also require additional time to complete a timed assessment or a sign language interpreter to support with the relaying of information.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.