Head of Workforce Planning HR
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As the Head of Workforce Planning at the UK Civil Service, my role centres on aligning business goals with talent acquisition, development, and retention. My strategic HR leadership has been instrumental in delivering workforce planning initiatives that meet key performance indicators and service-level agreements. With a focus on human capital management, I adeptly navigate the intricacies of HR operations to enhance organisactional effectiveness.
Collaborating with senior management, we have identified and addressed workforce gaps, developing strategies to attract and retain top talent. This collaborative effort has yielded innovative solutions in response to the evolving needs of our organization. My comprehensive approach to strategic workforce planning and risk management has ensured the delivery of impactful projects and change programs that support our mission and foster a positive work environment.
HEAD OF WORKFORCE PLANNING - STRATEGIC LEAD
Submarine Delivery Agency Jan 2022 - Present
● Leading the Workforce Planning function spanning Resourcing to Strategic Workforce Planning horizons, driving delivery via key performance indicators and service-level agreements
● Development of organisations first strategic workforce plans and action planning talent acquisition, development, and retention strategies.
● Delivering Strategic Workforce capability and capacity best practice, managing key projects working collaboratively with partners and industry
● Developing people strategies and driving sustainable business change including Resourcing Strategy, end to end processes and HR operating capability,
consulting key stakeholders and monitoring change benefits.
● Developed and implemented innovative workforce analytics, Power BI and forecasting models to improve workforce planning accuracy. Redefining organisation operating and data requirements to support planning activities including trajectory and profiling, reconciliation and audits, data visualisation and digital opportunity identification.
● Managing KPIs and metrics to ensure performance aligns with organisational objectives
● Design and implement learning and development that support the capability growth and skill development
● Providing guidance and assurance to the Executive Committee and Defence
Nuclear Organisation through consultation, presentations and data packs and delivering upskilling to practitioners to embed best practice.
● Speaker at HR events as a trusted expert of HR topics
HR BUSINESS PARTNER - HEAD OF STRATEGIC WORKFORCE PLANNING
Avon and Somerset Police Dec 2019 - Jan 2022
● Development and implementation of the Organisational Workforce Plan and governance to manage force resources, skills and risks to ensure roles are succession planned effectively, utilising workshops, consultation and data to define requirements.
● Management of Organisational Workforce Risk Register and consolidated action plans, tracked through risk management processes
● Delivery of National Police Officer Uplift as a part of the Avon and Somerset Uplift Design Programme, working with subject matter experts to ensure delivery through effective forecasting, planning and resourcing.
● Implementation of new Police Promotion Selection Process including working with University of Bath Autism Research, which led to a 50%+ increase in under-represented groups meeting the pass mark.
● Delivering reports and presentations to provide updates and recommendations to Chief Officers and the Police and Crime Commissioner
● Writing strategy and change proposals aligned to the organisational People
Strategy to provide a road-map for HR delivery and provide assurance to stakeholders
● Senior HR advisor for casework, ensuring compliance with employment law and policy
● Analysis a reporting of HR data including team performance metrics, KPIs and benefit tracking
● Development of Qlik Sense Apps with specialists for the visualisation of HR Data to provide data analysis and insights of our workforce.
● Utilising new technologies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of planning including use cases for Verto, Anaplan and automation opportunities.
● Job role profile grading ensuring governance of the internal job evaluation process
HR BUSINESS PARTNER - HEAD OF TALENT ACQUISITION AND SUCCESSION PLANNING
Avon and Somerset Police. | Aug 2018 - Nov 2019
● Defining and delivering resourcing strategies, driving continuous improvement in the employee lifecycle and candidate experience
● Ensuring that the recruitment and onboarding experiences and employee life-cycle support attraction, engagement and diversity of talent.
● Delivery of recruitment campaigns, contractual requirements and course numbers for all employee groups; Police Officers, Staff and Volunteers (6000+) inclusive of time to fill and course requirement planning
● Delivered the precept uplift of 100 new police officers and commenced delivery of Year 1 National Police Officer uplift.
● Implementing best-practice processes and campaign planning, including cross-team stakeholder engagement, budget management and inclusive resourcing approaches
● Development of Recruitment and Selection policy and training and the implementation of Safer Recruitment practice.
● Initial development and implementation of organisationally HR Workforce Planning capability, including development, legislation compliance and tracking capability
● Supporting the procurement of an e-recruitment system and ongoing implementation phases
● Diversity Champion supporting inclusion in all HR activities
Southwest One - Somerset County Council and IBM | Apr 2013 - Aug 2018
● Handling employee relations, grievances, and conflict resolution, fostering a positive work environment.
● Implementation of ideas and initiatives that promote employee engagement, well-being, and work-life balance
● Extensive experience of HR case work; sickness, capability, contractual variation and writing job descriptions, recruitment and policy.
● Staff consultations in a unionised environment, delivering restructures and changes in terms and conditions
● Lead on key projects and programmes of work including; Surveillance allowances business case, Victim and Safeguarding Consultations, Southwest One HR
Intranet and Special Constabulary review.
● Development and delivery of the Constabulary's Leadership Training to all line managers
CIPD Fellow — Level 7 Qualified
Chartered Practitioner in Strategic Workforce Planning - Workforce Planning Institute
