Strategic Workforce Planning & People Analytics Lead

Great British Energy Group; Salisbury; Hybrid; GBP 111,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

DSTL is seeking a Strategic Workforce Planning and People Analytics Lead for a 6-month hybrid role, based in the UK with 3 days in Porton Down, Salisbury or Portsdown West. The role demands UK nationals with SC clearance eligibility to support defence and security initiatives.

You will lead the workforce plan, develop forecasts, run analytics, and provide evidence-based recommendations to senior stakeholders, while embedding governance and capability development across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable ability to link strategic goals with operational and financial information.
• Experience across levels of the organisation, building trust and collaboration.
• Ability to carry out multiple variable analyses (regression, factor, thematic).
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, able to distil and present information.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel (formulas, pivots, macros).
• Understanding of the employee lifecycle and how indicators translate org health.
• Degree or equivalent practical experience in related fields.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, maintenance and publication of DSTL's Strategic Workforce Plan.
• Develop workforce supply and demand forecasts and capability assessments.
• Conduct scenario planning and workforce modelling to inform strategy.
• Present recommendations to Executive stakeholders and support investment decisions.
• Lead analytics capability, dashboards, reports and forecasting.
• Improve data quality and reporting standards across the organisation.
• Coordinate governance, RMOM implementation and workforce planning maturity.

Skills

Strategic WFP

People Analytics

Workforce Forecasting

Governance & Stakeholders

Data Quality & Reporting

Excel Proficiency

Communication Skills

Independent Working

Education

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

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Strategic Workforce Planning and People Analytics Lead – (Inside IR35)

On behalf of the DSTL, we are looking for a Strategic Workforce Planning and People Analytics Lead – (Inside IR35) for a 6-month working on a hybrid basis and with an expectation of 3 days attendance in the Porton Down, Salisbury or Portsdown West office.

DSTL is the Ministry of Defence (MOD)’s science and technology organisation, providing unique expertise, crucial insights and delivering battle-winning solutions for the benefit of the nation and allies. DSTL is one of the principal government organisations dedicated to science and technology in the defence and security field. DSTL supplies specialist and sensitive services to MOD and wider government, working collaboratively with external partners in industry and academia and worldwide, providing expert research, specialist advice and invaluable operational support.

Main responsibilities

• Lead development, maintenance and annual publication of Dstl's Strategic Workforce Plan.
• Develop workforce supply and demand forecasts.
• Undertake workforce capability assessments and strategic workforce risk analysis.
• Conduct scenario planning and workforce modelling activities.
• Present workforce planning recommendations to Executive stakeholders.
• Support workforce prioritisation and workforce investment decisions.

People Analytics and Workforce Insight

• Lead Dstl's people analytics and workforce insight capability.
• Produce workforce dashboards, reports and analytical products.
• Deliver workforce forecasting, trend analysis and workforce research.
• Support evidence-based workforce planning and organisational decision-making.
• Improve workforce data quality and reporting standards.

Resource Management Operating Model (RMOM)

• Coordinate implementation and embedding of RMOM.
• Develop governance arrangements, processes and operating procedures.
• Support workforce planning maturity and organisational adoption.
• Manage implementation risks, actions and dependencies.

Workforce Governance and Capability Development

• Coordinate Quarterly Workforce Planning Steering Groups.
• Maintain Workforce Establishment governance arrangements.
• Develop workforce interventions arising from workforce planning outputs.
• Support workforce capability development priorities and implementation activities.
• Provide specialist advice to senior stakeholders

The skills and experiences that the contractor should have in order to complete the duties and responsibilities to a high standard.

Key skills

• Significant experience leading Strategic Workforce Planning within a complex organisation.
• Experience developing workforce strategies, workforce supply and demand models and workforce forecasts.
• Strong people analytics capability, including workforce insight, dashboard development, trend analysis and reporting.
• Experience conducting workforce capability assessments and workforce risk analysis.
• Experience developing evidence-based recommendations for senior leaders and Executive-level stakeholders.
• Experience implementing workforce operating models, organisational change initiatives or workforce transformation programmes.
• Strong governance, stakeholder management and facilitation skills.
• Experience establishing and maintaining governance forums and operating procedures.
• Ability to translate workforce data into practical interventions and strategic workforce decisions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working across HR, workforce capability, organisational development and transformation environments.
• Ability to work independently and provide specialist subject matter expertise.

PLEASE NOTE: SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.

Essential

• A demonstrable ability to link strategic goals with operational and financial information in order to facilitate big picture decision-making.
• Experience working across various levels of the organisation, while building trust and fostering collaboration.
• Ability to carry out multiple variable analysis, regression analysis, factor analysis, thematic analysis.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to distil and present information.
• Proven experience of utilising Microsoft Excel (formulas, pivots, macros etc)
• Demonstrable experience in analysing complex data and quality assuring findings.
• An in-depth understanding of the employee lifecycle in an organisation, and how indicators translate the overall health of the organisation.
• As a minimum a degree in Business, Data Science, Economics, Statistics, Finance or any related fields (i.e. Mathematics, Engineering), or equivalent practical experience

Desirable

• Power Bi experience

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Our work in defence, security and intelligence requires our employees to be UK Nationals who are able to gain a high level of security clearance to undertake the projects we are involved in to protect us from security threats. For this reason, only UK Nationals will be able to apply for this role. If you are an international or dual-national candidate, and you think you have the skills we need, please consider applying to any of our government, security or defence partners.

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, DSTL guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

DSTL guarantees to in+D1terviewveterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all the essential criteria, wewill interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.