Vacancy for People Systems and Data Advisor

Location: Bloomsbury / Hybrid

Role Summary

Role: People Systems and Data Advisor
Department: People and Culture
Hours: 41 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break). We work in a hybrid way and are open to flexible working patterns.
Fixed term: 12-month fixed term contract with potential to extend
Salary: £32,297 per annum/ pro rata
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 19 August 2025 | Interviews on 3 September 2025

About the role:

This is a newly created role within the People and Culture team providing essential support as we move through a project to review and procure a best-in-class HR and recruitment systems (HRIS).

Working with our Systems and Payroll Manager, you will be the technical contact for the current HRIS, responsible for maintaining our processes to ensure data integrity. You will also take the lead on data reporting and support us move to a place where we are using data to inform our people-focused decisions.

Working with the Head of People Transformation and colleagues across the Museum, you will play a vital role in the HRIS project team, working to identify where technologies and tools can best support improvement in our HRIS processes.

If you have an excellent understanding of HR systems and data and are keen to support us in delivering an excellent HR service to Museum employees, we invite you to be part of our dynamic team.

Key areas of responsibility:

• Be the technical expert for the HRIS providing support and coaching to colleagues and new users, reporting any required fixes, testing and support continuous development of the HRIS.
• Ensure data integrity through the use and creation of validation reports to identify and correct issues, errors and anomalies in relation to post, employee, pay and reporting lines.
• Cleanse, prepare and analyse people related data to support the production of the People Management Reports on a monthly and quarterly basis.
• Provide project support with the delivery of the HRIS project, including but not limited to the design, procurement and implementation of a modern and future-focussed HRIS.

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, then we`d love to hear from you. A full job description is available below, this details the key dimensions of the role and the person specification.

What you’ll bring:

You will be a data-driven professional who enjoys working with systems and data. You will demonstrate a high level of initiative and bring a can-do attitude. You will also be able to evidence:

• Experience in a similar role.
• Highly organized with excellent time management skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to distill systems or data language into clear, understandable concepts for non-specialist users.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a strong focus on continuous improvement.
• Skilled in building relationships and collaborating with a variety of stakeholders.

About the British Museum:

Founded in 1753, the British Museum’s remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture. The Museum is a leading visitor attraction, and its world-famous collection includes the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies, the Sutton-Hoo finds, and the Lewis Chessmen. The Museum also holds an extensive collection of prints and drawings spanning 600 years, including works by the greatest graphic artists such as Dürer, Michelangelo and Rembrandt.

You can view a selection of our impressive collection of prints and drawings in ourvirtual gallery .

The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including:

• Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days (rising to 30 days after 10 years’ service) plus 2.5 privilege days and plus bank holidays.
• Membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme (find out here what benefits a civil service pension provides).
• Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions
• Participation in private and public Museum activities, including talks by leading curators from around the world and behind-the-scenes opportunities to learn how museums care for and manage their extraordinary collections.
• Interest-free travel, bicycle, and rental deposit loans
• Professional and personal development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounts on food and gift shop purchases

For more information about this role, please see the job description.

The interviews are expected to take place on 3September 2025.

We offer a flexible way of working that allows our employees to work remotely in a way that suits them and the organisation. We welcome questions and conversations at interview stage about how flexible working could work for you. We would typically see this role as working on site about 2 days a week.

If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of to support you with your application, please provide details to bmrecruit@britishmuseum.org .

The British Museum is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from unlawful discrimination or harassment. We value the benefits that a diverse workforce brings to a museum which represents world culture. The Museum is committed to ensuring that no job applicant suffers unlawful discrimination because of any protected characteristics. Our recruitment procedures aim to ensure that individuals are treated because of their relevant knowledge, skills, and experience.

We specifically encourage applications from candidates from ethnic minority groups who are underrepresented within our senior roles.

The Museum also adheres to the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for pre-employment screening of Civil Servants.