Contract – 6 Months
Inside IR35
£620/day (Umbrella)
Porton Down, Salisbury – 3 days per week
SC Clearance Required
The Role
We're looking for an experienced Strategic Workforce Planning & People Analytics Lead to help embed a strategic workforce planning capability within a complex, security-sensitive organisation. This is a high-impact role for someone who can blend strategic thinking, data analysis and senior stakeholder management to turn workforce data into evidence-based recommendations that shape real decisions.
You'll lead on workforce forecasting, capability assessment, scenario planning and analytics, while playing a key role in embedding a new Resource Management Operating Model across the organisation.
What You'll Be Doing
* Leading the development, maintenance and annual publication of the organisation's Strategic Workforce Plan
* Building workforce supply and demand forecasts, and leading scenario planning and modelling activity
* Producing dashboards, analytical products and trend research that turn complex data into clear insight
* Presenting workforce recommendations directly to Executive-level stakeholders
* Coordinating the implementation of a new Resource Management Operating Model — governance, processes, risks and dependencies
* Running Quarterly Workforce Planning Steering Groups and maintaining workforce establishment governance
* Translating analysis into practical interventions and strategic workforce decisions
What You'll Bring
* Significant experience leading strategic workforce planning within a complex organisation
* Strong people analytics skills — dashboards, trend analysis, workforce insight and reporting
* Experience with multivariate, regression, factor and thematic analysis
* Advanced Excel (formulas, pivot tables, macros); Power BI experience desirable
* A track record of building evidence-based cases for senior and Executive audiences
* Experience implementing workforce operating models or organisational transformation programmes
* Strong governance, facilitation and stakeholder management skills
* A degree in Business, Data Science, Economics, Statistics, Finance, Mathematics, Engineering (or equivalent practical experience)
How to Apply
Submit an up-to-date CV with clear evidence against: strategic workforce planning, workforce modelling and forecasting, people analytics, complex data analysis, executive stakeholder engagement, workforce governance, organisational transformation, and Excel/Power BI proficiency
Salary description
£600.00 - £620.00 per day