Workforce Planning Manager

Invitise Ltd; Salisbury; Hybrid; GBP 99,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Invitise Ltd in Wiltshire is seeking a Workforce Planning Manager to own the development, maintenance and annual publication of the organisation's Strategic Workforce Plan. You will build supply and demand forecasts, run scenario planning and workforce modelling, and lead the people analytics capability turning data into evidence-based recommendations.

You'll coordinate workforce governance forums, present recommendations to Executive-level stakeholders, and collaborate with senior leaders.

Qualifications

• Experience leading Strategic Workforce Planning in a complex organisation.
• Proven ability to build supply and demand models and forecasts.
• Strong governance and stakeholder management, able to present to executives.
• Experience with Power BI and advanced Excel.

Responsibilities

• Own the development, maintenance and annual publication of the organisation's Strategic Workforce Plan.
• Build supply and demand forecasts, run scenario planning and workforce modelling.
• Lead the people analytics capability that turns workforce data into evidence-based recommendations.
• Coordinate workforce governance forums and present findings to Executive-level stakeholders.

Skills

Strategic Workforce Planning

Workforce modelling

People analytics

Forecasting

Stakeholder management

Governance

Advanced Excel

Regression analysis

Tools

Power BI

MS Excel

Job description

We're looking for a Workforce Planning Manager for a public sector organisation, based in Wiltshire (hybrid), on an initial 6-month contract, paying up to GBP620 per day (Inside IR35, Umbrella).

There's an expectation to attend the office in Wiltshire around 3 days a week.

The successful Workforce Planning Lead will own the development, maintenance and annual publication of the organisation's Strategic Workforce Plan. You'll build supply and demand forecasts, run scenario planning and workforce modelling, and lead the people analytics capability that turns workforce data into evidence-based recommendations. You'll also coordinate workforce governance forums and present clear recommendations to Executive-level stakeholders.

You will need proven experience working with the following:

• Leading Strategic Workforce Planning in a complex organisation
• Building workforce supply and demand models and forecasts
• People analytics, workforce insight, dashboard development and trend analysis
• Workforce capability assessment and workforce risk analysis
• Advanced Microsoft Excel (formulas, pivots, macros)
• Multiple variable, regression, factor and thematic analysis

You'll also need strong governance, stakeholder management and facilitation skills, along with the ability to shape workforce data into practical interventions and present findings to senior leaders.

Experience implementing workforce operating models or transformation programmes would be beneficial, as would Power BI.

You'll need to hold or be eligible to obtain SC clearance.

Strategic Workforce Planning Lead, People Analytics Lead, Workforce Insight Lead, workforce modelling, workforce forecasting, people analytics, Power BI, advanced Excel, regression analysis, stakeholder management, Salisbury, Wiltshire, Hybrid, Contract, Inside IR35