Workforce Planner (18 Month FTC)

Leeds Building Society; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working – 2 days per week in 2-

Annual bonus up to 12%

Matched pension contributions up to 10

26 days holiday + bank holidays + buy‑

Colleague Mortgage and Saver products

2 days volunteering per year

Job summary

Leeds Building Society is seeking a Workforce Planner to help anticipate future capacity and skills needs. You will build a data-led approach across the People Enablement team, producing forecasts and dashboards to guide practical workforce decisions and actions.

You will collaborate with People, Finance and business teams, turn insights into reports, and support stakeholders with clear, data-driven recommendations for build, buy, borrow, redeploy or automate actions.

Qualifications

• Ability to collect and interpret workforce data and explain findings clearly.
• Proficiency with approved digital tools to produce reliable workforce outputs and identify automation opportunities.
• Collaborate across People, Finance and business teams to coordinate inputs and deliver outputs.
• Able to adjust forecasts and reporting as data and deadlines change.
• Think creatively to improve forecasting, scenarios and reporting within defined methods.
• Connect workforce evidence to outcomes for members, customers and colleagues.
• Handle sensitive workforce data objectively and adapt communication to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Produce reliable workforce and skills forecasts and analyse current and future demand.
• Identify capacity, capability and critical-role gaps and propose actions.
• Coordinate planning inputs and maintain workforce data quality.
• Turn analysis into dashboards, reports and actionable insights.
• Explain assumptions and limitations to stakeholders and document decisions.

Skills

Data literacy

Digital literacy

Teamwork

Adaptability

Creative thinking

Customer centricity

Empathy

Relationship management

Job description

How you'll help us live our purpose

We've been helping our members save for their future and buy their own home since 1875. Join us and you'll play a big role in helping us to put home ownership within reach of more people, generation after generation.

It's a purpose that drives everything we do. And you can play your part too – join our People Enablement team as a Workforce Planner and you'll provide workforce evidence that helps us anticipate future capacity and skills needs and make practical workforce decisions.

How you'll make a difference

In a brand-new team, you'll be joining at the start of an exciting journey as we build a new, consistent, evidence-led approach to workforce and skills planning across the Society.

Working across People, Finance and business teams, you'll produce reliable workforce and skills forecasts, analyse current and future demand and identify capacity, capability and critical-role gaps.

You'll co-ordinate planning inputs, maintain workforce data and turn analysis into clear dashboards, reports and practical insight. You'll challenge incomplete or inconsistent information, explain assumptions and limitations, and help stakeholders identify appropriate build, buy, borrow, redeploy or automate actions.

What will you bring to the role?

• Data Literacy – advanced ability to collect and interpret workforce, skills, financial and operational data, with the ability to explain findings clearly
• Digital Literacy – advanced use of approved digital tools to produce reliable workforce outputs, improve recurring processes and identify automation opportunities
• Teamwork – advanced collaboration across People, Finance and business teams to coordinate inputs, resolve data issues and deliver workforce-planning outputs
• Adaptability – able to adjust forecasts, analysis and reporting as assumptions, data, deadlines and stakeholder needs change
• Creative Thinking – able to improve data collection, forecasting, scenarios and reporting within agreed methods
• Customer Centricity – able to connect workforce capacity, capability and skills evidence to sustainable member, customer and colleague outcomes
• Empathy – able to handle sensitive workforce evidence objectively and adapt communication to different stakeholder perspectives
• Relationship Management – able to build trusted relationships with business, People, Finance and data owners to secure inputs and validate findings

And in return, you'll get the best from us:

• Hybrid working – 2 days per week in the office
• Annual bonus of up to 12%
• Matched pension contributions up to 10%
• 26 days holiday, plus bank holidays and holiday purchase scheme
• Colleague Mortgage and Saver products
• 2 days' volunteering per year

We'll give you a place to belong with the support to learn, develop and shape a meaningful career.

Why choose us?

Our business is centred around our people. Our colleagues are at the heart of everything we do, as shown by our Inclusive Employers Gold accreditation in 2023 and 2025. We're committed to equal opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity.

You'll be joining a truly purpose-focused culture which helped us win the Leading with Purpose award at the 2023Business Culture Awards. This recognises how we've embedded our purpose with our colleagues, and the actions we've taken to put home ownership within reach of more people, generation after generation.

We'd love to hear from you. But don't wait around - we may close the advert early and we'd hate for you to miss out.

We're devoted to creating a culture and workplace that is representative of the communities we serve. If you'd like to work with us but are unsure if you meet the full criteria for a role, please contact the recruiter so we can find out more about your skills and experience. We're committed to supporting you to be at your best - to discuss any reasonable adjustments we could make, please contact us on [e-mail].

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