Workforce Planning Advisor

Salary up to £29,459 per annum plus a £2,000 South East Allowance if based at Culham

Based at Culham, Oxfordshire, or Griffin Park, Calderbridge, Cumbria (hybrid working)

Permanent, 37.5 hours per week

The Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) is an armed police service that's dedicated to the nuclear industry. Our vision is to be recognised as a provider of an elite service for the protection of nuclear material and facilities. Given the critical nature of our work, it's key that we recruit skilled and committed professionals.

We are looking for a Workforce Planning Advisor to ensure accuracy of our people data within the Business & People Support System (BPSS). The Advisor will support the Workforce Planning Officer to ensure all people spreadsheets and databases are maintained, and provide accurate people data – in order to predict future workforce requirements. Accurate data is mission critical when providing workforce forecasts.

Some of your responsibilities in this role will also include:

• Owning and managing the accuracy of people positions within BPSS and all associated people spreadsheets and databases maintained within the Workforce Planning function.

• To support restructures and ensure the appropriate posts are established/disestablished within BPSS and all associated people spreadsheets and databases maintained within the Workforce Planning function.

• Maintain all organisational charts ensuring they accurately reflect the structures held within BPSS and all associated people spreadsheets and databases maintained within the Workforce Planning function.

• To ensure that all service requests involving people movement, such as new recruits, transfers, promotions, level transfers etc are entered into BPSS and all associated people spreadsheets and databases maintained within the Workforce Planning function.

• To act as the first point of contact for all Workforce Planning service requests and ensure timely responses/action.

• Continually challenge, develop and test the data in the systems to enable effective workforce planning data collation and dissemination.

• Adhering to Governance, observing good practice, ensuring appropriate records are accurately maintained.

• Identify and ensure robust governance is in place to ensure the effective management of posts and then publish quarterly reports on both establishment and strength

To be successful in this role you will have the following experience and skills:

Essential

• Background in Workforce planning/Data Analysis/Statistics

• Excellent MS Excel skills

• Demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Self-motivated, proactive, and committed to continuous improvement.

• Able to demonstrate a customer focussed approach

• Able to determine priorities and meet deadlines

Desirable:

• Previous experience of workforce planning

• Experience of resource planning

• CIPD Qualified or willingness to work towards

• Previous experience of using Oracle HCM or similar HR systems

• Experience of ERP data maintenance

• MS PowerPoint skills

• Power BI skills

Interested? Please submit a CV and Cover sheet which highlights and evidences your experience against the role requirements listed above. If you would like a copy of the formal JD, or a conversation about this opportunity please email

Benefits of working for the CNC- 27.5 days annual leave, plus bank holidays (rising annually after 2 years' service)

• Additional 30 minutes time worked during the week to accrue additional leave, which can be used for period between Christmas and New Year

• Generous pension scheme (20.7% employer contribution).

• Flexi-time working scheme

• Bonus scheme – dependent on organisational performance, up to a maximum of 7% of salary

• Officers and staff also have the opportunity to join the national Blue Light Card scheme which offers discounts on a variety of products and services to those working in the emergency services, NHS and Armed Forces

• Free parking on site

• Enhanced family friendly and wellbeing policies

• Cycle to Work scheme

As police staff the public expect us to display the highest standards, values and professional qualities at all times. The CNC values and Code of Ethics applies to all police staff and sets out the principles and standards of behaviour we expect to see, and you are responsible for displaying and delivering these to the highest standards.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are central to the values of our organisation. At the CNC, we value and embrace the unique experiences, identities and abilities that each of us bring to our roles. We strive to empower everyone to bring their authentic self openly and safely to work.

Through the dedicated commitment of our affinity networks, ED&I team and wider HR departments, we are on a journey to embed our ED&I commitments, ensuring the CNC is an employer of choice; where everyone feels included.

Please review the video links below which will give you an overview of the vetting process that you will be required to go through if you are successful in your application to join the CNC:

• Vetting: An Overview -

• Vetting and Finances -

• Vetting and Life Experiences -