Workforce Planning Business Partner

SF Partners; Ringway; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Partners are seeking an experienced Workforce Planning Business Partner to lead the strategic workforce planning framework within the Organisation Development & Transformation team. The role is hybrid, with a 12-month fixed-term contract and locations across the UK.

The successful candidate will design the planning framework, identify future skills, turn data into forecasts and partner with senior leaders to embed workforce planning in business decisions.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in strategic workforce planning or organisational planning.
• Deep knowledge of workforce planning frameworks, future skills and capability.
• Analytical skills to turn complex data into actionable insights.
• Experience translating workforce plans into talent and capability strategies.
• Commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion in decision-making.
• Ability to influence senior leaders.
• Collaborative, proactive and solutions-focused approach.
• Ability to build trust and embed new ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead the strategic workforce planning framework for the organisation.
• Identify required skills, capabilities and capacity for the future.
• Turn workforce data into forecasts, scenarios and actionable insight for decisions.
• Partner with senior leaders to embed workforce planning in business planning.
• Work with People and Talent to translate insights into talent and capability plans.
• Help shape career pathways, internal mobility and development opportunities.
• Identify workforce risks early and advise leaders on actions.
• Champion equity-based planning to support a diverse workforce.

Skills

Strategic workforce planning

HR planning

Data analytics

Stakeholder engagement

Equity, diversity & inclusion

Job description

SF Partners are working with an exciting business who are looking for an experienced Workforce Planning Business Partner to join their Organisation Development & Transformation team and build their strategic workforce planning approach from the ground up. This is a new role with real scope to make an impact.

National: £44,227-£48,650 | London: £48,284-£53,113

12-month fixed-term contract | Hybrid

Location: Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester or Newcastle

What you'll do

You'll connect strategy, people and insight - helping us understand the workforce we have today, what we'll need tomorrow and how we close the gap.

You'll:

• Design and lead our strategic workforce planning framework.
• Identify the skills, capabilities and capacity we'll need for the future.
• Turn workforce data into clear insight, forecasts and scenarios that support better decisions.
• Partner with senior leaders to make workforce planning a core part of business planning and decision-making.
• Work with People and Talent colleagues to turn workforce insights into practical talent, succession and capability plans.
• Help shape career pathways, internal mobility and development opportunities.
• Identify workforce risks early and help leaders take action.
• Champion an equity-based approach, ensuring our plans support a diverse and inclusive workforce.

What you'll bring

You know that great workforce planning is about much more than headcount.

You can look at where an organisation is going, understand what that means for its people and turn complex information into practical action.

You'll bring:

• Strong experience in strategic workforce planning, strategic HR or organisational planning.
• Deep knowledge of workforce planning frameworks, future skills and organisational capability.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to make complex workforce data meaningful.
• Experience translating workforce plans into talent and capability strategies.
• A strong understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion in workforce decision-making.
• The confidence and credibility to influence senior leaders.
• A collaborative, proactive and solutions-focused approach.
• The ability to build trust, challenge thinking and embed new ways of working