Job Description
- 18-month fixed term contract, full-time role
- Competitive salary up to $170,000 per annum
- Public sector
- Wellington based
Shape the future workforce of a complex, purpose-driven organisation.
We are seeking a commercially minded and analytically strong Strategic Workforce Capacity Business Partner to lead workforce planning, capability forecasting and strategic workforce modelling across a public sector organisation.
This is a newly established role, helping leaders understand current and future workforce demand, identify capability gaps, and develop evidence-based strategies to ensure the organisation has the right people, skills and capacity to deliver on its long-term objectives.
Reporting into the Chief People Officer, and working closely with Finance, senior leaders and key business stakeholders, you will bring workforce data to life through robust modelling, forecasting and strategic insights. Your work will inform organisational decision-making and support future workforce investment, capability development and resource planning.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain workforce capacity and capability models.
- Analyse workforce trends, risks and constraints to identify current and future capability gaps.
- Build workforce forecasting tools, reports and scenarios to support long-term planning.
- Provide data-driven insights and recommendations to support strategic decision-making.
- Partner with Finance and business leaders to align workforce planning with organisational priorities and forecast demand.
- Influence and engage stakeholders across the organisation on workforce strategy and planning initiatives.
- Contribute to the development of a mature, outcomes-focused workforce planning framework.
About You
You may come from workforce planning, strategic HR, organisational development, analytics, consulting or a related discipline. What is critical is your ability to combine strong numerical capability with strategic thinking and stakeholder influence.
You will bring:
- Experience in workforce planning, resource planning, workforce analytics, capacity modelling or a similar field.
- Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Advanced capability in data analysis, forecasting, and modelling.
- Confidence interpreting complex data sets and translating them into practical insights.
- Experience partnering with senior stakeholders and influencing decision-making.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to connect workforce strategy with organisational outcomes.
What's on Offer
- Opportunity to establish and shape a strategic workforce planning function.
- Organisation-wide visibility and influence.
- Meaningful work that directly contributes to organisational performance and future capability.
- Salary package in the vicinity of $120,000 - $170,000, dependent on experience.
If you enjoy using data and strategic thinking to solve complex workforce challenges and want to play a key role in shaping future organisational capability, we'd love to hear from you.
How to apply
This role is being recruited exclusively by Beyond Recruitment.
For a confidential kōrero and a copy of the position description, please contact:
Kirsty Clarke
Manager, HR & Executive Search at Beyond Recruitment
kirsty.clarke@beyond.co.nz
Applications will be reviewed as they are received – and we will be moving fast! So APPLY NOW and avoid missing out on this incredible opportunity.
You must have the right to live and work in New Zealand to apply for this role.
