Summary: The Strategic Workforce Planning & Workforce Analytics Lead will oversee workforce planning within the Information & Digital Directorate at the FCDO, ensuring compliance with HR policies and budget constraints. This role involves providing strategic insights and analysis to support decision-making on current and future resourcing options. The position requires engagement with stakeholders to develop and maintain effective workforce planning processes and reporting capabilities. The contract is for 3 months and is hybrid, requiring 2 days per week in the office.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide specialist support and advice to improve strategic workforce planning processes.
• Develop and maintain a Reporting and MI approach on workforce characteristics for stakeholder clarity.
• Facilitate engagement and upskilling among stakeholders to embed a strategic workforce planning mindset.
• Establish strategic workforce planning processes aligned with CIPD standards.
• Maintain current workforce data and capabilities, assessing internal talent to meet demands.
• Analyze workforce demand to assess resource requirements for future FCDO goals.
• Conduct gap analysis comparing available resources with future needs.
• Establish action plans and track progress to close identified skills and capability gaps.

Key Skills:

• Excellent listening and communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Proficient in data management and analysis.
• Experience in visual reporting.
• Knowledge of strategic workforce planning best practices.
• Ability to develop and maintain reporting and MI approaches.
• Experience in facilitating stakeholder engagement and upskilling.
• Understanding of CIPD approaches to workforce planning.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other