Senior Workforce Practitioner, Strategic Workforce Planning

Warwickshire County Council; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension scheme

Agile working—office and remote

Generous annual leave

Vivup benefits and discounts

Job summary

Warwickshire County Council is recruiting for a strategic HR post within the Strategic Workforce Planning and Recognition service. The role combines office time with remote working across the organisation to understand and address current and future workforce challenges.

The ideal candidate will have significant HR experience and a CIPD Level 7 qualification, with strong communication and change-management skills to support workforce planning, job grading and recognition initiatives.

Qualifications

• Understanding of relevant legal frameworks and working within them.
• Practical problem-solving, developing workable solutions with positive outcomes.
• Clear communication and building constructive working relationships.
• Proactive approach to anticipating challenges and identifying improvements.
• Flexibility and adaptability to change and evolving priorities.
• Effective organisation, managing competing demands and prioritising work.

Responsibilities

• Working with services to assess current and future workforce challenges and develop practical, longer-term solutions.
• Supporting workforce planning and related change activity.
• Supporting job grading and employee recognition so that delivery is fair, consistent and effective.
• Building working relationships with colleagues, managers and stakeholders across the organisation.
• Using workforce data and insight to spot trends, risks and opportunities and shape sustainable plans.
• Leading and contributing to organisational change, transformation and workforce development, identifying risks and supporting employment law compliance.
• Coordinating specialist support with colleagues across Workforce Services where needed.

Skills

HR expertise

Communication

Problem-solving

Organisational skills

Stakeholder management

Adaptability

Education

CIPD Level 7 qualification

Job description

This temporary post sits in the Strategic Workforce Planning and Recognition service at Warwickshire County Council, running until 31 March 2028. The work centres on helping services understand current and future workforce challenges, supporting workforce planning and change, and contributing to job grading and employee recognition. The role works across the whole organisation and combines office time with remote working. Applicants need significant HR experience and a CIPD Level 7 qualification.

What the job involves

• Working with services to assess current and future workforce challenges and develop practical, longer-term solutions
• Supporting workforce planning and related change activity
• Supporting job grading and employee recognition so that delivery is fair, consistent and effective
• Building working relationships with colleagues, managers and stakeholders across the organisation
• Using workforce data and insight to spot trends, risks and opportunities and shape sustainable plans
• Leading and contributing to organisational change, transformation and workforce development, identifying risks and supporting employment law compliance
• Coordinating specialist support with colleagues across Workforce Services where needed

Qualifications

• CIPD Level 7 qualification

Experience

• Significant experience of working in HR

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of relevant legal frameworks and working within them
• Practical problem-solving, developing workable solutions with positive outcomes
• Clear communication and building constructive working relationships
• Proactive approach to anticipating challenges and identifying improvements
• Flexibility and adaptability to change and evolving priorities
• Effective organisation, managing competing demands and prioritising work

Other

• Fluent accurate spoken English to advise the public (Fluency Duty)

What’s offered

• Generous pension scheme with an employer contribution typically around 19 per cent, plus member and dependant benefits
• Agile working combining office and remote working
• Generous annual leave, bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas
• Access to the Vivup benefits and discounts platform