Workforce Planning and Capability Manager

Job Description

Job Title: Workforce Planning and People Capability Manager

Location: Barrow – In – Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. 

Salary: from £56,000 depending on skills and experience 

What you’ll be doing: 

• Managing and reporting on strategic workforce planning using IT systems and tools that support data and intelligence, to ensure critical roles and succession opportunities are managed to futureproof the function resource Management
• Responsible for management of central processes and strategies to manage the resourcing of a diverse and multi-skilled workforce for our programmes and stakeholders
• Interpreting, Communicating and Creating comprehensive reports to support Resourcing & Workforce Planning Management
• Supporting staff utilisation, open roles, available resources, upcoming recruitment pipelines and future skills
• Chair and co-ordinate a weekly cross-company resource allocation and demand business meeting
• Identify opportunities for personal development and responsibilities as a people manager
• Develop a strategy to introduce automated systems to manage all aspects of workforce competency

Your skills and experiences: 

Essential:

• Experience of being a first line lead with extensive knowledge of Resourcing and Workforce Planning gained through experience
• Experience in developing and delivering strategy within teams and functions
• Excellent people management capabilities
• Experience in areas including cost management, IBPs, business planning and strategic workforce planning

Desirable:

• Appreciation of systems, technology and data management
• Substantial amount of practical knowledge gained through experience in a directly related field (e.g. Resourcing, Recruitment, Business Management, Project Management)

Benefits: 

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive. 

Technology Enablement (IM&T), People and Capability team:

This role is part of the Technology Enablement Directorate that encompasses the Information Management & Technology Function that looks after all People Capability and Workforce Planning. Your focus will be on developing forward-thinking strategies to ensure a positive future workforce. This is a role that offers great opportunities for career development. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems? 

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 19^th November 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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