Head of Strategic Workforce Planning

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

- 356407**Salary**:

- £64,108**Job grade**:

- Grade 6**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- DVLA - Human Resources and Estates Directorate**Type of role**:

- Analytical
- Architecture and Data
- Business Management and Improvement
- Human Resources
- Senior leadership**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
- SwanseaAbout the job

**Job summary**:
Are you a passionate and data driven individual who can lead our strategic resourcing and workforce planning team so that the department can achieve its objectives?

Can you turn complex data into a compelling story?

Do you pride yourself on your excellent communication skills and the ability to work in collaboration with stakeholders to align business outcomes?

If so, we would love to hear from you.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a diverse role, within a high profile organisation where you’ll be at the centre of shaping the wider people strategy of DVLA, that puts our customers at the heart of its agenda.

**Job description**:
This role is at the heart of understanding the interweaving, complex strands impacting on DVLA’s workforce plans today and in the future, and setting out the narrative that helps senior leaders understand the changes that the Department needs to consider and their part in these.

You will lead a multi-disciplinary team that drives the use of data and insight to meet the aims of the people strategy in accordance with data standards and regulations.

You will have a thorough understanding of the DVLA strategy and the business goals of the organisation both strategically as well as tactically and provide strategic leadership on the management of data and insight commissions, working collaboratively to reduce duplication, prioritise the use of resources and improve efficiency. You will lead service delivery improvements of people analytics across the DVLA in conjunction with the wider DfT family, as well as leading on the Strategic Workforce Planning commissions, you will provide insight and direction to the Executive team providing robust data, intelligence and direction to Cabinet Office.

**Responsibilities**

Your responsibilities will include but will not be limited to:

- Acting as a trusted partner to senior leaders including the Executive team providing strong problem-solving skills with excellent judgement and political awareness to enable data driven decision making in a complex and dynamic environment.
- Being responsible for the development and ownership of the DVLA Strategic Workforce planning strategy. Improving alignment and maturity in Strategic Workforce Planning across DVLA by staying connected and updating practice and guidance, embedding it in ways of working to inform all workforce decisions.
- Being responsible for the HR data governance strategy ensuring compliance with legislation whilst optimising available business intelligence, including the ownership of processing and release of all HR data ensuring compliance with data protection regulations and standards.

For further information about the role please see the attached role profile.

**Additional information**

Therefore, the expectation is that you will spend a minimum of 60% of your working time based at your principal workplace (DVLA). We would encourage you to discuss the working arrangements for this role with us during the recruitment process.

**Person specification**:
You will be a strategic thinker with the ability to analyse and interpret the environment in which DVLA operates and potential impacts on our strategic resourcing requirements, as well as being comfortable interpreting and presenting management information, identifying trends, risks and obstacles which can be used to compose effective workforce plans.

You have strong organisational skills, able to balance multiple priorities and work at pace or methodically when required. Your attention to detail is second to none. You will have outstanding communication and relationship building skills. You will enjoy influencing others, encouraging them to make the right decisions in line with government and departmental strategy.

**_ We strive to ensure that DVLA is a great place to work where everybody can be their true self, be treated with dignity and respect, and according to their individual needs. We have a number of staff network groups run by staff to support their colleagues._**

Due to the evolving nature of the business, vacancies can become available at any time. Therefore, this campaign may create a reserve list to fulfil demand if it arises which will be held for a period of 3 months.

**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Communicating and Influencing
- Leadership
- Making Effective Decisions
- Seeing the Big Picture

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