Workforce Planning Manager

Certain Advantage; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment firm is seeking a Workforce Planning Manager for an initial 6-month contract in London. The role involves resource management, building relationships with stakeholders, and managing priorities. Required skills include advanced Excel, Power BI, and experience with SharePoint and Power Automate. This is an inside IR35 contract, requiring 2 days in London or other specified locations.

Qualifications

• Experience in workforce planning and resource management.
• Ability to advise stakeholders using data insights.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills.

Responsibilities

• Resourcing and workforce planning for HR functions.
• Build relationships with Managers and SLT.
• Manage competing priorities effectively.
• Develop SharePoint lists and Power Automate workflows.
• Create Visio organization charts.
• Present data to non-analysts.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Power Automate

SharePoint workflows

Strong stakeholder engagement

Relationship building

Data interpretation skills

Job description

Certain Advantage are recruiting on behalf of our Financial Services client for two Workforce Planning Managers for initially 6 months on a contract basis (Inside IR35).

Key Responsibilities

• Resourcing and workforce planning, supporting either a complex transformation programme or an HR/People function on strategic workforce planning.
• Build trusted relationships with Managers, Leads, SLT.
• Manage competing priorities with strong organisational skills.
• Develop and maintain SharePoint lists and Power Automate workflows.
• Create and maintain Visio organisation charts.
• Present data clearly to non-analysts.
• Advise and influence stakeholders using data insights.

Key Skills

• Advanced Excel and Power BI.
• Power Automate and SharePoint workflows.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship building.
• Ability to interpret workforce, capacity, and financial data.

These contracts are Inside IR35 requiring 2 days in either London (near Southwark Bridge), Lytham St Annes, Glasgow or Durham.

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