Workforce Planning and Analytics Lead - Internal Only

Brighton; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Brighton is seeking an experienced Workforce Planning & Analytics Lead to establish and head a new function within the People Department. Based at Brighton - Moulsecoomb, the role offers a fixed-term, full-time contract with potential for remote working under our agile framework.

You will develop forecasting, modelling and strategic insight to shape workforce strategy, inform investment decisions and support organisational design across the university.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in workforce planning, analytics, or related field within a complex organisation.
• Expertise in workforce forecasting, modelling and scenario planning to support strategic goals.
• Strong analytical skills; able to interpret complex workforce data and translate insights into recommendations.
• Experience developing and embedding new frameworks or approaches that support organisational goals.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills with senior management.

Responsibilities

• Establish and head the Workforce Planning & Analytics function, providing workforce intelligence and strategic insight.
• Develop and embed workforce planning frameworks and provide evidence-based recommendations on workforce size and capability.
• Collaborate with the People Department, Transformation Programme, Finance and senior management to shape workforce strategy.
• Use workforce data to inform organisational design and future operating model development.
• Support long-term sustainability by identifying risks and informing investments.

Skills

Workforce planning

Workforce analytics

Organisational development

Forecasting

Stakeholder management

Job description

Workforce Planning and Analytics Lead - Internal Only

People Department

Location: Brighton - Moulsecoomb

Salary: £51,258 to £59,390 per annum

ContractLength: 24 months

ClosingDate: Thursday 05 November 2026

InterviewDate: To be confirmed

Reference: PD5059-26-247

This is a unique opportunity to shape workforce planning across the University, establishing a new capability that will support organisational transformation, helping to help ensure our University has the workforce, skills and capacity needed for the future.

We are undertaking significant organisational transformation to support its future objectives, and this two-year opportunity will work at the heart of the University's transformation activity. We are seeking an experienced workforce planning and analytics professional to establish and head our Workforce Planning & Analytics function,providing workforce intelligence, forecasting, modelling and strategic insight to support workforce planning, organisational design and future operating model development which will helping to shape workforce strategy and inform key organisational planning across the University.

Working closely with colleagues across the People Department, Transformation Programme, Finance and senior management teams, you will develop and embed workforce planning frameworks, build organisational capability and provide evidence-based recommendations on workforce size, shape, capability and future workforce requirements.

You should be able to combine strategic thinking with strong analytical expertise, using workforce data and insight to identify risks, inform investments and support the University's long-term sustainability. In order to be successful in your new role, you should have:

• Significant experience in workforce planning, workforce analytics, organisational development or a related specialist field within a complex organisation
• Expertise in workforce forecasting, modelling and scenario planning to support strategic goals
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex workforce data and translate insight into clear recommendations
• Experience of developing and embedding new frameworks, functions or approaches that support organisational goals
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build credibility with senior management
• Experience of using workforce intelligence and analytics to inform organisational strategy, workforce capability and resourcing strategies

This role is offered on a full-time contract (37.0 hours per week); however, we welcome applications from candidates seeking to job share. The role is based at our Brighton - Moulsecoomb campus, but is eligible for remote working under our agile working framework . For full details of this role please see the attached job description and person specification.

Use workforce insight to shape our workforce of the future.

The University is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment for all staff regardless of age, disability, family or caring responsibilities, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief (including non-belief), sex and sexual orientation. We embrace equality and diversity in our working, learning, research and teaching environment and are committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive community. We particularly encourage applicants from Minority Ethnic backgrounds because the University is under-represented by Minority Ethnic staff.

For the vast majority of our roles we operate an agile working system, with time split between working on campus and at the employee's home. It is the University's expectation that home working will take place within the UK.

Further information about working for us, as well as the wide range of benefits we offer, can be found in the working with us section of our vacancies page.