Future‑Focused Workforce Architect & Partner

Beyond Recruitment; Wellington; On-site; NZD 153,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

Beyond Recruitment in Wellington is seeking a Strategic Workforce Capability Business Partner to lead workforce planning, capability forecasting and strategic modelling for a public sector organisation. This 18-month fixed-term, full-time role focuses on ensuring the right people, skills and capacity to deliver long-term objectives.

Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you will translate data into insights, inform decision-making and help plan future workforce investment and capability

Qualifications

• Experience in workforce planning, resource planning, analytics or capacity modelling.
• Strong numerical capability with strategic thinking and stakeholder influence.
• Advanced capability in data analysis, forecasting and modelling.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain workforce capacity and capability models.
• Analyse workforce trends, risks and constraints to identify current and future capability gaps.
• Build workforce forecasting tools, reports and scenarios to support long-term planning.
• Provide data-driven insights and recommendations to support strategic decision-making.
• Partner with Finance and business leaders to align workforce planning with organisational priorities and forecast demand.
• Influence and engage stakeholders across the organisation on workforce strategy and planning initiatives.
• Contribute to the development of a mature, outcomes-focused workforce planning framework.

Skills

Workforce planning

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder influence

Forecasting

Data analysis

Modelling

Senior stakeholder partnering

Job description

Beyond Recruitment in Wellington is seeking a Strategic Workforce Capability Business Partner to lead workforce planning, capability forecasting and strategic modelling for a public sector organisation. This 18-month fixed-term, full-time role focuses on ensuring the right people, skills and capacity to deliver long-term objectives.

Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you will translate data into insights, inform decision-making and help plan future workforce investment and capability