Workforce Planning Lead

Randstad; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 102,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Hybrid work model

High-impact role

Job summary

Randstad Melbourne is seeking a Workforce Planning Lead to champion long-term talent strategy and translate demographic trends into actionable insights. You will report to the Strategic Workforce Planning Manager and interact with the ELT and Board to shape future workforce capability.

This full-time, temporary/contract role blends strategic advisory, data analytics, and cross-functional influence to align recruitment, learning & development, and resourcing with organisational goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management, Commerce, Science, Mathematics or related field.
• 5+ years' experience in strategic workforce planning or related discipline.
• Ability to translate complex workforce data into clear strategic insights.
• Strong consulting skills with credibility to influence senior stakeholders.
• Ability to anticipate market trends and align resourcing with organisational goals.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, implementation, and maintenance of workforce planning strategies and forecasting tools.
• Present data-backed recommendations to ELT, Board, and senior executives.
• Align workforce planning with recruitment, retention, and learning & development frameworks for critical roles.
• Analyze workforce data and perform gap analyses to address capability risks and optimize resourcing.
• Research industry trends to drive continuous improvement in resourcing models.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Executive advisory

Analytical thinking

Consulting and influence

Strategic vision

Education

Bachelor's degree in HRM/Commerce/Science/Mathematics

AHRI membership desirable

Job description

Workforce Planning Lead

Location: Melbourne CBD / Spring Street (Hybrid Working Options Supported)

Pay Rate: $74.12 - $83.26 per hour (+ Superannuation)

Work Type: Full-Time | Temporary / Contract

Sector: Emergency Services / Public Sector

About the Organisation

Randstad has partnered with a premier public sector emergency services organisation dedicated to protecting communities across Melbourne and Victoria's major regional centres 24/7. Operating across metropolitan and regional locations, our highly trained workforce-comprising operational emergency responders alongside corporate, technical, and administrative personnel-works proudly as one to keep Victorian communities safe.

About the Role

As the Workforce Planning Lead, you will serve as the principal subject matter expert in workforce planning across the organisation. Reporting to the Strategic Workforce Planning Manager, you will take ownership of leading, coordinating, and executing our overarching workforce planning strategy. In this high-impact, standalone specialist role, you will interface directly with senior leaders, the Executive Leadership Team (ELT), and the Board. You will turn complex demographic and sector data into compelling strategic insights, driving interventions that ensure the organisation has the capability and talent needed for the future.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of workforce planning strategies, models, and forecasting tools to predict short- and long-term supply and demand.
• Executive Advisory: Present data-backed recommendations and authoritative advice to the ELT, Board, and senior executives on workforce demographics and capability risk mitigation.
• Integrated Talent Strategy: Align workforce planning directly with recruitment, attraction, retention, talent management, and learning & development (L&D) frameworks for critical roles.
• Data & Gap Analysis: Facilitate the collection and analysis of complex workforce data, conducting thorough gap analyses to address capability risks and optimize resourcing.
• Benchmarking & Innovation: Research contemporary industry trends, best practices, and market tools to drive continuous improvement in resourcing models.

About You (Key Selection Criteria)

• Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management, Commerce, Science, Mathematics, or a related field. Professional membership with AHRI or an equivalent workforce planning body is desirable.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years' experience in strategic workforce planning or a related discipline, with a proven track record of delivering strategic advice to executive and board-level stakeholders.
• Analytical & Problem-Solving Mastery: Demonstrated ability to translate complex, raw workforce data into clear, rational, and actionable strategic insights.
• Consulting & Influence: Outstanding interpersonal and consulting skills, with the credibility to influence decision-makers across a complex public sector environment.
• Strategic Vision: Ability to examine policy, anticipate market trends/threats, and formulate long-term resourcing strategies aligned with broader organizational goals.

What's on Offer

• Competitive Compensation: $74.12 - $83.26 per hour + Superannuation.
• Hybrid Flexibility: Enjoy the benefits of a hybrid work model combining working from home with office presence at our central Spring Street / Melbourne CBD location.
• High Impact: Shape the future workforce capability of a vital, community-focused emergency services agency.

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.