Strategic Head of Workforce & Organisation Design

Macmillan Cancer Support; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 78,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Macmillan Cancer Support is seeking a Head of Workforce and Organisation Design to build and lead a multifunctional team, shaping strategic workforce planning and organisational design. The role focuses on developing capability, structures and ways of working to deliver Macmillan’s strategy.

You will use workforce data to drive decisions, collaborate with senior leaders, and create new approaches where no established model exists, with hybrid working and a London-based presence.

Qualifications

• Experience leading strategic workforce planning and organisation design.
• Ability to turn workforce data into evidence-based recommendations.
• Strong influencing and facilitation skills with senior leaders.
• Collaborative, inclusive leadership style with the ability to innovate.

Responsibilities

• Lead and empower the Workforce and Organisation Design team.
• Build strategic workforce planning frameworks with a 3–5 year outlook.
• Shape organisational design, operating models and roles.
• Plan for the future of work, advising on build/buy/broker/automate and AI impact.
• Develop talent and skills frameworks, identifying gaps and succession needs.
• Influence strategic decisions using data, insight and modelling to inform planning and budgets.
• Support leaders with workforce decision-making across Macmillan.

Skills

Strategic workforce planning

Organisation design

Leadership

Data-driven decision making

Influencing senior leaders

Job description

Macmillan Cancer Support is seeking a Head of Workforce and Organisation Design to build and lead a multifunctional team, shaping strategic workforce planning and organisational design. The role focuses on developing capability, structures and ways of working to deliver Macmillan’s strategy.

You will use workforce data to drive decisions, collaborate with senior leaders, and create new approaches where no established model exists, with hybrid working and a London-based presence.