People & Change Product Owner - Systems & Data

People & Change Product Owner - Systems & Data

Post No: TBC

Salary: Starting from £41,511 to £44,711 per annum

Grade: Grade 7

Hours: 37 hours per week

Place of work: Worthing Town Hall with the opportunity for home working

Closing date: 16th March 2025 

Interviews: TBC

An exciting opportunity to join our forward thinking People & Change team!

In this newly created role you’ll be at the heart of our digital transformation, driving the development and delivery of our digital roadmap and ensuring that our workforce systems support the delivery of our People priorities.

Working closely with our Digital team, you’ll be a key decision-maker in selecting and implementing the best technology solutions to meet service needs, optimising these for accuracy, speed, and accessibility.

You’ll play a crucial role in ensuring data quality and integrity and will be at the forefront of developing reporting tools and dashboards that provide valuable insights to inform workforce planning.

In addition, you will manage the People Systems & Data Officers to continuously review, simplify, and improve people data-related processes, building capability and confidence in the management of the employee life cycle.

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Experience in a Product Owner or similar role, with a proven track record of managing the development and delivery of digital HR information systems and tools.
• An analytical mindset with the ability to translate complex requirements into actionable outcomes.
• Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage effectively with both internal and external stakeholders.

If you’ve got what it takes to make a difference in this pivotal role, we very much look forward to hearing from you!

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Debbie Childs, People Manager on 01903 221112.

At Adur & Worthing, we are committed to supporting care leavers, in accordance with the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and the Children and Social Work Act 2017. To that end, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme for anyone meeting the essential criteria of the role they are applying for. In order to be considered for this, you will need to be a care leaver under the age of 25 at the time of application. Please confirm that you are a care leaver in the "Showing how you meet the person specification and job description" section of the application form. 

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of applicants declaring a disability, that meet the essential criteria for this position, will be offered an interview. 

Staff are our most important asset and we therefore have a benefit package which reflects our continuing commitment to our employees.  This includes:

• Generous leave entitlement; a minimum of 26 days + Bank Holiday entitlement
• Local Government Pension
• Training & development
• Occupational Health
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Employee resource groups/networks 
• Buddy Support Programme  
• Flexible working options

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. Staff work in a supportive and safe environment, recognising their responsibility to value and respect each other’s contributions. Standards of conduct must be of the highest level to ensure that no-one is harassed, bullied or victimised. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, staff engagement forums and are keen to hear from applicants from a variety of different backgrounds.