Senior Enterprise Workforce Planning Specialist

Chandler Macleod; Canberra; Remote; AUD 120,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ASAP start

12-month assignment

Nationwide location

Daily rate + Super

Job summary

Chandler Macleod is partnering with a Federal Government agency in Canberra to appoint a Strategic Workforce Planning Lead. You will helm the enterprise workforce planning function, synthesise workforce, operational and financial data, and provide evidence-based insights to guide executive decisions.

The role drives frameworks, governance and embedding workforce planning as a core business capability. You will collaborate with senior leaders, design planning processes and governance, and lead

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading enterprise or strategic workforce planning functions.
• Experience developing workforce planning frameworks, methodologies and governance arrangements.
• Strong experience integrating workforce, operational and financial data to support strategic decision-making.
• Proven capability in workforce forecasting, scenario planning and workforce analytics.
• Experience preparing executive-level briefings, recommendations and strategic advice.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, including experience working with senior leaders.
• Exceptional analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience operating within a large, complex organisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and ongoing management of the Agency's enterprise workforce planning framework and operating model.
• Integrate workforce demand, supply, capability, workforce mix, financial and operational data to develop a consolidated workforce position.
• Design and evaluate workforce planning scenarios, highlighting risks, impacts, assumptions and trade-offs.
• Provide strategic workforce planning advice and recommendations to senior executives.
• Prepare high-quality executive briefings, position papers and reports to support informed decision-making.
• Establish and maintain governance arrangements, planning methodologies and assurance processes.
• Partner with business leaders and key stakeholders to identify workforce challenges and develop practical solutions.
• Support organisational workforce forecasting, capability planning and workforce investment decisions.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen workforce planning maturity and organisational capability.

Skills

Enterprise workforce planning

Governance frameworks

Workforce forecasting

Scenario planning

Executive briefings

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Experience in large organisations

Education

Workforce Planning

Human Resources

Business

Economics

Finance

Data Analytics

Organisational Psychology

Organisational Design

Job description

About the company

This Federal Government agency works to deliver programs and services that support people with disability and their families, aiming to improve access, engagement, and outcomes across Australia. The agency collaborates closely with communities, service providers, and government stakeholders to implement initiatives that enhance social inclusion, wellbeing, and equity.

About the Team

The Agency is undertaking a significant workforce planning transformation to ensure it has the right people, capabilities and resources to deliver on its strategic objectives. As part of this journey, we are seeking an experienced workforce planning professional to lead the development and operation of our enterprise workforce planning capability.

This is a unique opportunity to work with senior leaders across the organisation, influence strategic decisions, and help shape the future workforce of a large and complex agency.

About the Role

As the Strategic Workforce Planning Lead, you will be responsible for leading the Agency's enterprise workforce planning function. You will bring together workforce, operational and financial information to provide evidence-based insights that support executive decision-making.

You will lead the development of workforce planning frameworks, methodologies, governance arrangements and planning processes, ensuring workforce planning becomes an embedded and sustainable business function across the Agency.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and ongoing management of the Agency's enterprise workforce planning framework and operating model.
• Integrate workforce demand, supply, capability, workforce mix, financial and operational data to develop a consolidated workforce position.
• Design and evaluate workforce planning scenarios, highlighting risks, impacts, assumptions and trade-offs.
• Provide strategic workforce planning advice and recommendations to senior executives.
• Prepare high-quality executive briefings, position papers and reports to support informed decision-making.
• Establish and maintain governance arrangements, planning methodologies and assurance processes.
• Partner with business leaders and key stakeholders to identify workforce challenges and develop practical solutions.
• Support organisational workforce forecasting, capability planning and workforce investment decisions.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen workforce planning maturity and organisational capability.

You Must Have

• Significant experience leading enterprise or strategic workforce planning functions.
• Demonstrated experience developing workforce planning frameworks, methodologies and governance arrangements.
• Strong experience integrating workforce, operational and financial data to support strategic decision-making.
• Proven capability in workforce forecasting, scenario planning and workforce analytics.
• Experience preparing executive-level briefings, recommendations and strategic advice.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, including experience working with senior leaders.
• Exceptional analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience operating within a large, complex organisation.

Highly Desirable

• Qualifications in Workforce Planning, Human Resources, Business, Economics, Finance, Data Analytics, Organisational Psychology, Organisational Design or a related discipline.
• Postgraduate qualifications or professional certifications in workforce planning, strategic planning, human resources, business analysis or project management.
• Experience working in a government or highly regulated environment.

Benefits

• ASAP start (pending Federal Police Clearance)
• 12 – month assignment with potential extension
• Location: Nationwide
• $754.20 daily + Super

Please note the successful candidate for the role must hold Australian Citizenship.

Application closes on the 26th of October 2026