Workforce Planning Officer – Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service

Job reference
REQ000327
12-MONTH FIXED-TERM CONTRACT WITH THE POTENTIAL TO EXTEND

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Resourcing team as a Workforce Planning Officer! This role has become available because the current post holder has taken on a secondment opportunity.

Are you passionate about workforce planning, data analysis, and strategic talent management? This is your chance to make a real impact by shaping the future of our Service’s workforce.

This role offers a unique opportunity to influence key strategic decisions, collaborate with senior stakeholders, and drive impactful workforce initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

Investigate, develop, maintain, and implement innovative tools and systems to ensure accurate workforce planning and forecasting, aligning staffing levels and skills with Service needs.
In collaboration with HR Resourcing Manager develop and implement strategic workforce plans to address any future staffing shortfalls and talent gaps by working closely with Recruitment, Training and Development and functional heads to meet organisational needs as necessary.
Collate, analyse, and evaluate workforce data to uncover trends and inform senior management decisions.
Administer and improve systems for workforce planning, ensuring data integrity and efficiency across all processes.
Develop and review policies and processes to support workforce planning excellence.

You will have:

Recognised qualification e.g. CIPD workforce planning course or equivalent work experience in Workforce Planning.
Significant experience of workforce planning in a large organisation.
Significant experience in the analysis and interpretation of data, producing reports that assist in organisation decision making.
In-depth experience in data manipulation and analysis tools and software.
Ability to use Microsoft Office 365 applications to produce comprehensive and detailed presentations, graphs and reports.
Analytical skills with the ability to solve complex problems and provide positive and constructive solutions.
Proficient in research, interpretation, application, and communication of complex data to meet management needs and provide clear reports.

For more details about the key responsibilities and essential criteria required for the role, please see the attached job description and person specification.

Next steps

If this role is of interest, please visit our website https://www.bedsfire.gov.uk/careers/search for further information and to make a formal application. We ask that you include your full career history and reference your skills and experience in line with the job description and person specification within your application and supporting statement.

The selection process will take place on Monday 27 January 2025