Resource Officer

PwC UK; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Private medical cover

24/7 access to a virtual GP

Six volunteering days a year

Job summary

A leading professional services firm is seeking a Resourcing Officer for a 6-month fixed-term contract in Birmingham. The successful candidate will support business leadership in delivering Resource Management services, focusing on staff deployment, stakeholder engagement, and workforce planning within various teams. The role requires strong communication skills, relationship-building abilities, and proficiency in Microsoft Excel. The firm offers flexible working arrangements and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of workforce planning, resourcing, recruitment, and project management.
• Well refined communication skills, both written and oral.
• Ability to cultivate and maintain strong relationships across different business levels.
• Plan, prioritise, multitask and manage a significant workload under pressure.
• Comfortable and confident with systems, particularly Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge of manpower planning systems is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Day to day deployment of staff to projects and roles.
• Analyse Management Information to make informed resourcing decisions.
• Build strong relationships within the business for effective resourcing solutions.
• Act as a point of contact and trusted advisor for resourcing services.
• Improve agility by utilising people and skills effectively.

Skills

Workforce planning

Recruitment

Project management

Communication skills

Relationship building

Effective multitasking

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office (Excel)

Manpower planning systems

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Please note: This is a 6 Month Fixed Term Contract and we have opportunities within our Deals, Tax, Risk and Consulting Teams. As a Resourcing Officer, you’ll support the Business leadership and play an important role in the implementation and delivery of Resource Management (RM) services to provide operational excellence. Resource Management works collaboratively with our business to deliver successful people deployment solutions and build quality client teams with suitable skills and experience. This is both a people and commercially focused role, founded on establishing effective working relationships with all key stakeholders across the business.

Job Description

What your days will look like:

• Day to day deployment of staff to projects/roles, balancing the needs of the business with the needs of the individual, using skills data to manage risk.
• Analyse Management Information (MI) and use this to make informed resourcing decisions and recommendations to the business.
• Build strong, lasting relationships within the business, and the wider resourcing function, to enable greater effectiveness in providing solutions for resourcing demands.
• Build relationships with stakeholders and become the point of contact and trusted advisor for resourcing services.
• Improve agility by utilising people and their skills within your immediate business area.

This Role Is For You If

• You have demonstrable experience of workforce planning, resourcing, recruitment and/or project management experience within a professional environment.
• You can evidence well refined communication skills, both written and oral.
• You have an ability to cultivate and maintain strong relationships, with an ability to communicate and negotiate across all levels of the business.
• You can plan, prioritise, multitask and manage a significant workload under pressure.
• You are comfortable and confident with systems – Microsoft Office (particularly Excel).
• You have knowledge of manpower planning systems (advantageous but not essential).

What You’ll Receive From Us

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions. We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.