Strategic Workforce Planning & People Analytics Lead

GTC Recruitment; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

GTC Recruitment is seeking an experienced Strategic Workforce Planning & People Analytics Lead to embed a strategic workforce planning capability within a security-sensitive organisation. The role focuses on forecasting, scenario planning and analytics to shape evidence-based workforce decisions.

You will lead the development of the Strategic Workforce Plan, create dashboards and models, and present recommendations to Executive-level stakeholders while driving the rollout of a new Resource

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading strategic workforce planning within a complex organisation.
• Strong people analytics skills with dashboards, trend analysis and reporting.
• Experience with multivariate, regression, factor and thematic analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and publication of the organisation's Strategic Workforce Plan.
• Build workforce supply and demand forecasts; lead scenario planning and modelling.
• Produce dashboards and analytical products that turn data into insights for Exec level.
• Present workforce recommendations to Executive-level stakeholders.
• Coordinate implementation of a new Resource Management Operating Model with governance.

Skills

People analytics

Dashboards

Trend analysis

Stakeholder management

Workforce forecasting

Scenario planning

Statistical analysis

Education

Degree in Business/Data Science/Economics/Statistics/Finance/Mathematics/Engineering

Job description

Strategic Workforce Planning & People Analytics Lead

Contract – 6 Months

Inside IR35

Porton Down, Salisbury – 3 days per week

SC Clearance Required

The Role

We're looking for an experienced Strategic Workforce Planning & People Analytics Lead to help embed a strategic workforce planning capability within a complex, security-sensitive organisation. This is a high-impact role for someone who can blend strategic thinking, data analysis and senior stakeholder management to turn workforce data into evidence-based recommendations that shape real decisions.

You'll lead on workforce forecasting, capability assessment, scenario planning and analytics, while playing a key role in embedding a new Resource Management Operating Model across the organisation.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading the development, maintenance and annual publication of the organisation's Strategic Workforce Plan
• Building workforce supply and demand forecasts, and leading scenario planning and modelling activity
• Producing dashboards, analytical products and trend research that turn complex data into clear insight
• Presenting workforce recommendations directly to Executive-level stakeholders
• Coordinating the implementation of a new Resource Management Operating Model - governance, processes, risks and dependencies
• Running Quarterly Workforce Planning Steering Groups and maintaining workforce establishment governance
• Translating analysis into practical interventions and strategic workforce decisions

What You'll Bring

• Significant experience leading strategic workforce planning within a complex organisation
• Strong people analytics skills - dashboards, trend analysis, workforce insight and reporting
• Experience with multivariate, regression, factor and thematic analysis
• A track record of building evidence-based cases for senior and Executive audiences
• Experience implementing workforce operating models or organisational transformation programmes
• Strong governance, facilitation and stakeholder management skills
• A degree in Business, Data Science, Economics, Statistics, Finance, Mathematics, Engineering (or equivalent practical experience)