Strategic Resource Planner for Change & Delivery

Unum Ireland; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Healthcare

Pension

Life insurance

Income protection

Mental health support

Leave allowance

EV salary sacrifice

Shuttle bus

Job summary

Unum UK is seeking a Resource Planning Manager to optimise resource allocation and forecasting across a complex change portfolio. You will coordinate with Programme Managers, Delivery Managers and executives to balance demand with capacity.

The role requires strong data analysis, stakeholder influence and a track record in transformation or PMO environments. Hybrid work with on-site support is available in the UK.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Transformation Office, PMO, Portfolio Office or Change function.
• Proven experience managing resources across multiple programmes and projects.
• Strong capacity planning, forecasting, modelling and data-analysis skills.
• Experience producing resource forecasts, utilisation reporting and management information.
• Confidence influencing senior stakeholders and resolving priorities in a matrix environment.
• Understanding of portfolio, programme and project management principles, governance and change delivery lifecycles.
• Excellent organisation, communication, facilitation and presentation skills.
• Ability balancing immediate delivery needs with longer-term organisational capability.

Responsibilities

• Act as the central point for resource requests across change programmes and projects.
• Partner with Programme Managers, Delivery Managers, Portfolio Leads and functional leaders to understand current and future requirements.
• Create and maintain rolling 3, 6 and 12-month capacity plans, identifying constraints, skills gaps and recruitment needs.
• Align resources to agreed business priorities and support the resolution of competing demands.
• Monitor utilisation and recommend changes where teams or individuals are under or over-allocated.
• Provide resource impact assessments for new initiatives and changes in priority.
• Produce clear dashboards, forecasts and management information for senior stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate portfolio resource data and develop meaningful measures of efficiency and delivery performance.
• Establish consistent resource management standards, processes and ways of working.
• Drive continuous improvement and the adoption of effective planning tools and methodologies.

Skills

Resource planning

Forecasting

Capacity planning

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Job description

Unum UK is seeking a Resource Planning Manager to optimise resource allocation and forecasting across a complex change portfolio. You will coordinate with Programme Managers, Delivery Managers and executives to balance demand with capacity.

The role requires strong data analysis, stakeholder influence and a track record in transformation or PMO environments. Hybrid work with on-site support is available in the UK.