Please note a full application including a covering letter detailing your experience alongside a CV is required for applications to be considered.  Please be advised applications made without providing a cover letter will not be accepted.

Background of department/role:

We are seeking an innovative and experienced professional who is passionate about transforming HR services through workforce data and people systems.

As the People Services Team Manager (Data and Systems), the successful candidate will be pivotal in overseeing the development and optimisation of our HR and Payroll system, driving improvements in workforce data quality and governance, and leading the delivery of meaningful people analytics that support organisational planning and decision making.

You will play a key role in shaping the future of People Services, exploring opportunities to harness current and emerging technologies to improve efficiency, enhance the employee experience and create greater value from our workforce data.

Reporting to the Head of People Services, the successful candidate will ensure key stakeholders have access to accurate, timely and meaningful People data that supports strategic operations and the delivery of our People Strategy. The effective management of workforce planning activities within agreed principles will be critical to the University’s ‘Establishment’, as well as the accurate collation and on-time delivery of all required statutory and industry-led data returns.

The successful candidate will lead the team with ongoing maintenance of our people systems, as well as identifying, driving and implementing improvements to ensure systems remain secure, compliant and fit for future organisational needs. A user-centred focus and continuous improvement approach through evaluating our processes and service provision will be key.

This role requires interaction with a wide range of stakeholders and is an exciting opportunity for an experienced systems and data professional who is passionate about the challenge of combining people, systems, data and innovation to make a real organisational impact.

How will you work?

We are committed to supporting flexible methods of working wherever possible and this role is, Flexible and Connected – Canterbury Campus attendance will vary on a day-to-day basis but it is expected that there will be a relatively even balance between time spent on and off campus; but in most cases the work location will be determined by the service required or the tasks/activities being undertaken.

How to apply

Closing Date for Applications: 22nd of September 2026
Interviews are to be held: To be confirmed shortly after closing

If you require further information regarding the post please feel free to contact carina.gilshnan@canterbury.ac.uk (strictly no agencies, thank you) quoting reference number REQ06418.

Please note, Canterbury Christ Church University reserve the right to bring the closing date of this position forward where a high volume of applications is received.

Additional Information

Canterbury Christ Church University truly welcomes fresh perspectives and new voices. We want you to bring the real you to work, so we are committed to building a genuinely inclusive working environment where everyone is welcomed and where everyone can have a true sense of belonging. Our spirit of community will help us to eliminate discrimination and will enable us all to thrive in a culture that is underpinned by fairness and justice. We therefore seek people to join us who will proactively support and shape this aim and contribute in their own unique way. If this is you, then we are waiting to hear from you #yourCCCU.

Our university is deeply committed to shaping sustainable futures as a key part of its mission and values. If you share this passion, we encourage you to join us in making CCCU a more socially and environmentally conscious, sustainable place to study and work

Employment Visa Clarification: According to the UK Government Points Based System, this position does not fulfil the requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route application.

Please note applications must be made online via the University website; details sent directly via email cannot be considered.