Strategic Workforce Planning & People Analytics Lead

Strategic Workforce Planning & People Analytics Lead 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