Senior Workforce Practitioner, Strategic Workforce Planning

Warwickshire County Council • Warwick, RI

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

Join Warwickshire County Council’s Strategic Workforce Planning and Recognition service to help plan, develop and support the organisation. The role works with services across the council to understand workforce challenges, develop practical longer-term solutions, and support the people strategy. It includes workforce planning and change activity, job grading and employee recognition, and the use of workforce data and insight to develop sustainable plans. The postholder will contribute to organisational change, transformation and workforce development, identify risks and support compliance with employment law, and coordinate specialist support with colleagues across Workforce Services.

This is a temporary opportunity until 31 March 2028. The council offers agile working, combining office time with remote working. Responsibilities may evolve in response to organisational priorities and service requirements. The Fluency Duty applies: the postholder must be able to speak and provide advice to the public in accurate spoken English.

Requirements

• Significant experience working in HR.
• CIPD Level 7 qualification.
• Ability to understand and work within relevant legal frameworks.
• Practical problem-solving skills, including exploring options and developing workable solutions that deliver positive outcomes.
• Clear communication skills, including explaining ideas effectively, listening and building constructive working relationships.
• Proactive approach, anticipating challenges and identifying opportunities to improve how work is done.
• Flexibility and adaptability in responding to change and evolving priorities.
• Effective organisation, including managing competing demands, prioritising work and maintaining focus on agreed outcomes.
• Ability to speak and provide advice to the public in accurate spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Work with services to understand current and future workforce challenges and develop practical, longer-term solutions.
• Support workforce planning and associated change activity.
• Support job grading and employee recognition activity, helping ensure fair, consistent and effective delivery.
• Build effective relationships with colleagues, managers and stakeholders across the organisation.
• Use workforce data and insight to identify trends, risks and opportunities and inform sustainable workforce plans.
• Lead and contribute to organisational change, transformation and workforce development to meet immediate and longer-term needs.
• Identify risks and support compliance with employment law.
• Work with colleagues across Workforce Services to identify and coordinate specialist support where needed.

Benefits

• Employer contribution to a generous pension scheme, typically around 19 percent per month, with benefits for members and their dependants.
• Agile working.
• Generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas.
• Access to the Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed