Workforce Officer

Bridgend County Borough Council; Bridgend; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridgend County Borough Council is seeking a motivated Workforce Officer to join the Human Resources and Organisational Development team. The role focuses on recruitment, retention, planning and wellbeing to support sustainable services for communities across the Council.

With 37 hours per week on a full-time basis, the post requires the ability to greet customers in Welsh and to work within the Council's Hybrid Working Policy, balancing home and office duties as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a range of workforce projects focused on recruitment and retention, workforce planning, career pathways, workforce wellbeing and organisational sustainability.
• Collaborate with senior managers and stakeholders across the organisation to deliver key workforce priorities.
• Support delivery of workforce development, project delivery and positive organisational change.

Job description

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Contractual hours 37

Basis Full time

Job category/type HR and Training

Date posted 10/09/2026

Job reference 19114

37 hours per week

We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated and highly organised Workforce Officer to join our Human Resources and Organisational Development team.

This is an exciting opportunity to support the delivery of key workforce priorities across the Council, helping to ensure we have the right people, with the right skills, in the right place to deliver excellent services to our communities both now and in the future.

Working closely with senior managers and stakeholders across the organisation, you will lead and support a range of workforce projects focused on recruitment and retention, workforce planning, career pathways, workforce wellbeing and organisational sustainability.

If you are passionate about workforce development, project delivery and driving positive organisational change, we would love to hear from you.

The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.

Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.

The council’s Hybrid Working Policy applies to this post. This provides a framework for establishing how you will undertake working hours between your home and the office.