Workforce Planning Specialist - Contract

Jobs In HR; North Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobs In HR is seeking an experienced Workforce Planning Specialist for a contract role in Australia. You will work with senior leaders, HR, Talent Acquisition and Finance to shape workforce strategies ensuring the right people and capabilities are in place to meet current and future needs.

You will develop strategic frameworks, conduct supply/demand analysis, and produce forecasts and dashboards that translate complex data into actionable insights for business decision-makers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in workforce planning, analytics or related HR/finance role.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to translate data into insights.
• Proficiency in Excel and data visualization tools (Power BI/Tableau).
• Experience partnering with senior leaders across multiple functions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic workforce planning frameworks.
• Undertake supply and demand analysis and identify gaps in capability.
• Create short-, medium- and long-term workforce forecasts aligned with strategy.
• Analyse headcount, turnover, demographics, productivity and workforce costs.
• Develop dashboards and reporting to translate data into insights.
• Collaborate with leaders to understand growth, risks and future requirements.
• Work with Talent Acquisition to shape hiring and pipeline strategies.
• Support succession planning and talent reviews.
• Facilitate workforce planning workshops with stakeholders.

Skills

Workforce planning

People analytics

Data visualization

Stakeholder management

Education

HR/Business/Finance degree

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Workforce Planning Specialist - Contract

An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Workforce Planning Specialist to join a progressive organisation undergoing growth and transformation. Working closely with senior business leaders, HR, Talent Acquisition, Finance and operational teams, you will help shape workforce strategies that ensure the organisation has the right people, skills and capabilities in place to meet both current and future business needs.

Your new role

Support the development and implementation of strategic workforce planning frameworks.

Undertake workforce supply and demand analysis and identify current and future capability gaps.

Develop short, medium and long-term workforce forecasts aligned with business strategy.

Analyse workforce data across headcount, turnover, demographics, productivity, capability and workforce costs.

Develop dashboards and reporting that translate complex workforce data into actionable insights.

Partner with business leaders to understand growth plans, workforce risks and future capability requirements.

Work closely with Talent Acquisition to develop hiring and talent pipeline strategies.
Support succession planning, talent reviews and future capability initiatives.

Facilitate workforce planning workshops and discussions with key stakeholders.

What you'll get in return

3 to 5+ years' experience across workforce planning, people analytics, HR, strategy, finance or a related discipline.

Strong analytical capability and confidence in interpreting complex workforce data.

Advanced Excel skills and experience with data visualisation tools such as Power BI, Tableau or similar.

Strong workforce forecasting, modelling and reporting capabilities.

Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence across multiple business functions.

The ability to translate workforce data into clear, commercially focused recommendations.

A relevant qualification in HR, Business, Finance, Economics, Data Analytics, Organisational Psychology or a related discipline.