Capacity & Workforce Planning Lead

Our Blue Chip Utilities client is looking for a Senior Capability & Workforce Planning Lead with demonstrable experience of working on large transformation programmes and SFIA. The role will be 50% on site & can be based out of Reading or Glasgow and will be via an Umbrella company

Lead the capability and workforce planning workstream of the IT transformation, ensuring our client has the capability, structure and ways of working required to deliver its IT strategy. The role will establish a clear, evidence-based view of current capability across the IT organisation (~950 staff), define future capability requirements, and drive targeted interventions to close identified gaps. This is both a strategic & hands on role

This includes working closely with HR and IT Senior Stakeholders on the design and implementation of enterprise-wide job families aligned to SFIA, the review and development of structured learning and development technical offers, and the establishment of baseline certification expectations for each role.

Key Accountabilities

• Job Families and career architecture
• Design and implement a consistent enterprise-wide IT job family model aligned to SFIA
• Capability baseline and workforce insight
• Operating Model and Strategic workforce planning
• Change Engagement and adoption
• Act as a senior change leader across the IT organisation
• Help scope what they have today & plan what is needed for tomorrow
• Investment aligned to capability development, certification and external learning partners
• L&D (at least related to curriculum development of six SFIA job families)
• External partner services for IT professional development, such BCS and CITF memberships
• Other funding required for continuous improvement projects

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