About the job

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a data analytical individual to join the DIO Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) Team and help shape the future direction of the SWP function within DIO. As we head into a challenging new financial year, we need to continue to adapt and refine our workforce plans to ensure we are optimising the alignment of DIO’s workforce with key departmental priorities.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. 

Job description

As the Strategic Workforce Planning Lead, you will be responsible for the accurate planning of resource requirements, understanding DIO’s current workforce capability, forecasting future needs and ensuring we have a mid to long term strategy plan to bridge any gaps. You will be at the heart of understanding the complex strands impacting on DIO’s workforce plans, setting out the narrative that DIO needs to consider.

Role responsibilities will include, but are not limited to;

• Leading on the in-year reporting of workforce against budget, and the preparations for quarterly workforce reviews with senior stakeholders.
• Leading on the identification of resource levels, skills and competencies required, and skill gaps for new and existing staff.
• Advising senior stakeholders of any implications and opportunities, undertaking regular capability reviews, and monitoring availability/supply of critical skills and roles.
• Engaging with the Strategic Resourcing Team and other HR colleagues to translate the workforce demand plan into a strategic workforce plan, including guidance on appropriate balances of build/buy or other options.
• Using scenario modelling to inform and develop longer term strategic workforce plans.
• Using internal and external data to understand trends and build insights in relation to our workforce and use these to identify workforce risks and issues.

Person specification

To be successful in this role you need to be analytical with the ability to translate and set out compelling narratives to senior stakeholders. You will be experienced in longer term strategic workforce planning, as well as in-year forecasting and reporting.

You will be an engaging and trusted advisor, with the credibility and confidence to influence and challenge effectively, supporting decision making and strategic objectives.

With outstanding interpersonal skills, you will have the capability to build positive relationships with internal teams and senior leaders across DIO. You will demonstrate a high level of discretion, maintaining confidentiality and a sensitive approach towards information and data.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £57,670, Ministry of Defence contributes £15,570 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

During the sift you will be asked to submit your CV, as well as a 750 word personal statement.

In the personal statement, please demonstrate how your experience in Strategic Workforce Planning will be utilised to effectively align organisational goals with talent acquisition, development and retention strategies.

At interview, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles, Behaviours/Technical Skills: 

• Leadership 
• Seeing The Bigger Picture
• Making Effective Decisions 
• Delivering At Pace

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk.

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. 

The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.