EL2 Senior Enterprise Workforce Planning Specialist

Talent; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent seeks an EL2 Senior Enterprise Workforce Planning Specialist to lead the development and operation of enterprise workforce planning capabilities in Canberra on a 12-month contract. You will integrate workforce and financial evidence, evaluate scenarios, and advise senior leaders.

You will be supported by a Workforce Data Analyst/Specialist to embed planning as a BAU function. Reporting to the Branch Manager, Accessibility, Inclusion and People Insights, the role requires extensive

Qualifications

• Experience leading enterprise or strategic workforce planning in large organisations.
• Strong ability to interpret workforce and financial evidence for decision-making.
• Proven track record in designing and evaluating workforce scenarios and forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and operation of enterprise workforce planning methodology and evidence register.
• Integrate workforce demand, supply, cost and funding evidence to present a consolidated position.
• Develop defensible workforce scenarios and document assumptions, impacts, and risks.
• Prepare monthly executive position papers with findings and recommended actions.
• Provide authoritative workforce planning advice to resolve issues and align positions across business areas.
• Establish governance for planning assumptions, evidence, decisions and actions.

Skills

Workforce planning

Executive governance

Stakeholder engagement

Cost & funding analysis

Forecasting

Public sector experience

Education

Tertiary qualifications in workforce planning / related field

Postgraduate qualifications or certifications

Job description

• Up to $754.20 per day excluding superannuation
• ASAP start, subject to successful pre-employment checks

EL2 Senior Enterprise Workforce Planning Specialist | Canberra location | 12-month contract

• Full-time labour hire engagement
• Up to $754.20 per day excluding superannuation
• ASAP start, subject to successful pre-employment checks

About the Client

Our client is a Federal Government agency administering a national disability support scheme. Its enterprise workforce planning function supports decisions about workforce capacity, capability and resources. The agency brings together workforce, operational and financial evidence to assess future requirements and support transparent workforce decisions aligned with organisational priorities and funding constraints.

About the Role

The EL2-equivalent Senior Enterprise Workforce Planning Specialist will lead the development and operation of enterprise workforce planning capability. Reporting to the Branch Manager, Accessibility, Inclusion and People Insights, you will integrate workforce and financial evidence, evaluate scenarios and provide advice to senior leaders. Supported by a Workforce Data Analyst/Specialist, you will establish planning methods, governance and practical tools that embed workforce planning as a business-as-usual function.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and operation of the enterprise workforce planning methodology, evidence register and monthly integration cycle.
• Integrate workforce demand, supply, workforce mix, cost and funding evidence to establish a consolidated enterprise workforce position.
• Develop and evaluate defensible workforce scenarios, documenting assumptions, impacts, risks and trade-offs.
• Prepare and present monthly executive position papers, highlighting findings, decisions required and recommended actions.
• Provide authoritative workforce planning advice and engage business areas and other stakeholders to resolve issues and agree enterprise workforce positions.
• Establish governance for workforce planning assumptions, evidence, decisions, dependencies and actions to support transparency and accountability.

Skills and Experience

• Extensive experience leading enterprise or strategic workforce planning within a large and complex organisation, including frameworks, methodologies and operating models.
• Strong workforce strategy and demand and supply analysis capability, including interpretation of workforce and financial evidence.
• Demonstrated experience designing and evaluating workforce scenarios, forecasting requirements and assessing risks and trade-offs.
• Experience integrating workforce, financial and operational evidence to support strategic decisions and executive governance.
• Strong executive reporting, communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including influencing senior leaders and negotiating priorities.
• Experience establishing planning governance, decision-making frameworks and assurance processes. Public sector workforce planning, MYEFO or budget-related analysis, workforce allocation and operating model design experience is desirable.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in workforce planning, human resources, business, economics, finance, data analytics, organisational psychology, organisational design or a related discipline are highly desirable.
• Postgraduate qualifications or professional certifications in workforce planning, strategic planning, human resources, business analysis, project management or a related field are highly desirable.

Eligibility / Other Requirements

• Australian citizenship is required on application.

Why This Role May Appeal

This role offers scope to shape enterprise workforce planning capability and advise senior leaders on workforce choices. You will connect workforce demand, capability, cost and funding to help leaders understand the practical implications of different scenarios.

The 12-month engagement provides an opportunity to establish sustainable methods and governance that support ongoing planning. It suits an experienced specialist who combines strategic judgement with evidence-based advice and productive stakeholder relationships.