Head of Strategic Workforce Planning

7 months ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom UK Space Agency Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 349562**Salary**:

- £52,320 - £58,920- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Grade 7**Contract type**:

- Fixed term**Length of employment**:

- To 31/3/25**Type of role**:

- Human Resources**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Cardiff, Wales, CF10 1EP : Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 8FT : Leicester, East Midlands (England), LE4 5SP : Didcot, South East England, OX11 0QRAbout the job

**Job summary**:
**Background: The UK Space Agency**:
The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is an executive agency of the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) and provides technical advice on the government’s space strategy, supporting the UK space sector to deliver the government’s vision.

Space is a part of everyday life. Satellites underpin our national economy, from agriculture and banking to aviation and shipping, and support our national security. Space science provides critical data to understand and address global challenges such as climate change, while missions to explore our solar system unite nations and advance humanity’s horizons.

We support a thriving space sector in the UK, which generates an annual income of £16.5 billion and employs 47,000 people across the country.

Through our portfolio of programmes and projects, we encourage the development of national space capabilities and are an early-stage investor in space research and development. We also promote the UK space sector’s interests and achievements; make connections to join up industry and academia; and represent the UK in international space programmes.

We have a powerful global voice, partnering with institutions across the world, including the European Space Agency.

**Our Inclusive Environment**

We have an inclusive culture to make UK Space Agency a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves. We value difference and diversity, not only because we believe it is the right thing to do, but because it will help us be more innovative and make better decisions.

We offer first-class flexible working benefits, excellent employee well-being support and a great pension. We are fortunate to have a range of excellent staff networks and are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We will support talented people from all backgrounds to build a career and thrive.

**Job description**:
**About the role**

UK Space Agency People Directorate is responsible for supporting some of the most complex change projects and programmes across the Agency, working closely with colleagues across disciplines and functions. The People Directorate is at the forefront of ensuring UK Space Agency change, and transformation is delivered to meet Ministerial demands.

Over the next 12 months the UK Space Agency needs to continue its transformation to deliver one of the largest growing portfolios in government, become more efficient and effective in how it delivers. The People Directorate Portfolio and Integrated Transformation Programme (ITP) brings together the crucial elements of our change oversight and management, delivery of critical transformation programmes and organisational design expertise and service to collectively achieve our ambitions.

In support of this, as Head of Strategic Workforce Planning & Talent, you will be responsible for implementing our new UK Space Agency Strategic Workforce Strategy and embedding a new Talent Strategy.

You will play a crucial role in aligning our organisational objectives with our people strategies. You will be responsible for analysing current workforce capabilities, forecasting future talent needs, and developing strategies to ensure the organisation has the right people with the right skills at the right time. This role involves collaboration with key stakeholders to drive workforce optimisation and support long-term business and transformation goals.

**The role holder will be responsible for**:
**Workforce** **Analysis**
- Conduct thorough analyses of the current workforce, identifying skills, capability & competencies, and potential gaps.
- Utilise data and analytics to assess trends, attrition rates, and employee demographics.

**Strategic Planning**
- Collaborate with senior leadership to understand business objectives and translate them into actionable workforce plans, now and for the future.
- Develop and implement strategic workforce plans to align with organisational goals and objectives.

**Talent Strategy**
- Conduct workforce forecasting to anticipate future talent needs based on business growth, industry trends and technological advancements.
- Identify critical roles and the key capabilities / skills required for future success.

**Succession Planning**
- Develop and implement succession plans for key

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