Workforce Planning

EMPLOYMENT TYPE - Ongoing Part time; Ongoing Full time
LOCATION - ACT; NSW; VIC
AFP BAND & SALARY - Band 5 $95,010.00 - $102,927.00; Band 6 $102,927.00 - $113,563.00
JOB REFERENCE NUMBER - 13436
This advertisement is to fill current vacancies and create a merit pool for future ongoing or non-ongoing vacancies arising over the next 12 months.
Did you know?
The mission of the Australian Federal Police is to provide dynamic and effective law enforcement to the people of Australia. It provides policing throughout Australia in relation to the prevention and detection of crimes against the Commonwealth, its laws and integrity, and community police services to the Community of the ACT.
Working for the AFP provides you with a diverse and rewarding career. Whether you immerse yourself in a position on the frontline, or provide critical operational or professional support, the work you do makes a big impact on the people of Australia.
We recognise your contribution to our workforce and offer generous remuneration and conditions including:
Six weeks (30 days) of paid annual leave per year + additional paid Christmas stand down
4 extra mandatory leave rest days per year
18 days of paid personal leave per year
Generous superannuation of 15.4%
16 weeks of paid maternity leave (after 12 months of service) + an additional 36 weeks of maternity leave without pay
Generous salaries and incremental salary progression governed by the AFP Enterprise Agreement
Flexible and hybrid working arrangement that provides work/life balance
Health & wellbeing services - with a focus on early intervention, education and prevention
Access to ongoing training and professional development opportunities
About the team
The Workforce Planning, Analytics and Insights team forms part of the broader People Command, comprising of three (3) streams - Workforce Analytics, People Insights and Strategic Workforce Planning. The WPAI team provides workforce planning, analytics and workforce insights services that are accurate, insightful, and actionable; and support AFP operational effectiveness, identification of workforce risk, and ability to plan and make strategic decisions.
People Insights - The People Insights team is the centre of excellence for employee surveying and research, providing executive with insights to workforce concerns through the AFP annual staff survey, exit survey and pulse surveying.
Strategic Workforce Planning - The WFP team is a workforce planning centre of excellence, providing guidance and tools for business areas to conduct workforce planning.
Workforce Analytics - This team is responsible for organisational structure management, internal and external reporting of people data, and data analysis on workforce trends, hotspots and issues.
The team works together with the AFP Executive and other business partners in providing the critical planning, reporting and analytical capability required to help inform and support AFP organisational outcomes.
We are currently recruiting to fill current vacancies and create a merit pool for Senior Team Member (Band 6) and Team members (Band 5) across both the Workforce Planning and People Insights Teams.
The Workforce Planning and People Insights teams are responsible for organisational surveys, strategic people initiatives, and the creation of self-service tools to help business areas with their staff management and workforce planning.
What will you do?
As a HR Strategist, you will support your Team Leader to implement the AFP Strategic Workforce Plan and deliver people-based solutions to workforce issues and challenges that drive enterprise business goals. Day to day activities include but are not limited to:
Implementing and tracking the AFP Strategic Workforce Plan
Establishing and maintaining effective relationships internally and externally
Developing and implementing communication and workforce strategies
Monitoring and tracking progress of HR initiatives
As a People Experience Analyst, you will support your Team Leader to provide the AFP with relevant and timely people experience insights and develop strategies to address underlying issues. Day to day activities include but are not limited to:
Engaging with stakeholders to understand what people related experiences they are looking to explore and provide sound advice on the best practice approach to evaluate it
Developing strategies to address risks and areas of concern that improve the employee experience and benefit the organisation
Developing process maps to understand and demonstrate processes that hinder the employee experience
To succeed in these roles, you will have experience from roles focused on workplace culture, diversity/inclusion, workplace engagement (staff and exit surveys) and project management. Experience utilising workforce planning trends and data to inform strategy, would be advantageous.
You will also be required to contribute to the achievement of outcomes in accordance with the regulatory framework, the AFP Co