Workforce Planning Associate

Government Recruitment Service; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK government agency is seeking a Workforce Planning Associate to manage workforce demands and support the Workforce Manager. You will be responsible for maintaining data records, preparing forecasts, and leading recruitment for contingent staff. Ideal candidates have strong Excel skills, experience in data management, and an ability to anticipate business requirements. This position offers a range of benefits including significant employer pension contributions and flexible working options.

Benefits

Employer pension contribution of 28.97%

25 days annual leave

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Ability to manage and maintain data records accurately.
• Comfortable working with workforce demands and planning.
• Experience with preparing timely reports.

Responsibilities

• Manage the development of data records and timely reports.
• Support continuous review of resourcing demands.
• Ensure proper alignment of data with cost centres.
• Lead recruitment processes for contingent staff.
• Assist in implementation of ongoing organizational changes.

Skills

Excellent Excel skills

Data interpretation

Forecast preparation

Job description

Are you looking for an opportunity to collaborate with colleagues at all levels?

Do you enjoy a varied and interesting workload?

Have you got excellent Excel skills?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

The role is part of the Programme Workforce Planning Team within Rail Services Group (RSG). The primary responsibility of the team is to ensure that we have adequate and capable resource in place to deliver the demands on, and objectives of the Group.

DfT is a high‑profile department at the heart of UK government. We work with agencies and partners to support the transport network that helps businesses and gets people and goods travelling around the country. We plan and invest to make journeys better.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work‑life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

DfT has recently announced that a number of functions will be transferring from DfT to DfT Operator Limited (DFTO) early next year, as part of the Great British Railways (GBR) programme. This specific role is not currently in scope to transfer.

If you have any immediate questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch and contact the vacancy holder.

The Workforce Planning Associate works with the Workforce Planning Manager and manages the workforce demands of RSG. The successful candidate will need to be able to interpret resource requirements and be comfortable working with data and preparing forecasts, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. The Workforce Associate supports the Workforce Manager in ensuring that all plans are up to date and that the Workforce Planning Team anticipates requirements and opportunities in advance, minimising reactive solutions and enhancing flexible deployment.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

• 1. Manage the development and maintenance of data records, the delivery of timely MI and both standard and ad hoc reports;
• 2. Support the Workforce Manager with the continuous review of the Group’s resourcing demands to ensure that they remain aligned to emerging business requirements;
• 3. Ensure own data is aligned properly to correct cost centres, and position management structures – especially where team and staff changes happen so often;
• 4. Lead and manage the process of recruiting contingent staff; ensuring internal process controls and liaising with external agencies;
• 5. Support the Workforce Manager and Lead in implementation of ongoing OD changes;

For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only – whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.