Strategic Workforce Planner

This role is responsible for strategic analysis and reporting of workforce data and trends
that contribute to the development and reporting of workforce planning activities including
organisational and service level reviews, service planning and council’s strategic
workforce plan.

Working with the program leader strategic workforce this position will further develop and
implement council’s workforce planning framework and develop council’s workforce
planning capability. This position will partner with stakeholders to obtain / provide
workforce information, provide strategic advice and recommend workforce planning
solutions to support the workforce to deliver our organisation strategic priorities and
commitments in the delivery program and operational plan.

**RELATIONSHIPS
**Reports to**:Program Leader, Strategic Workforce, Strategy &
Corporate Services

**Report to: (Position Number) **P01040

**Staff Responsibility**:N/A

**Key Internal Relationships**:Managers, Human Resources team, Corporate
Planning and Strategy team, Business

**Key External Relationships**:LGNSW,

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Assist in the development and implementation of a workforce planning framework that

supports a consistent approach across Council.
- Development and implementation of workforce planning systems and reporting

dashboards for Council’s services
- Analysis and reporting on workforce data and trends that contribute to the

development of workforce planning strategies that support operational and people
plans.
- Partner with key stakeholders to provide insight on workforce data, and make

recommendations for workforce strategies to address any areas of priority,
- Coach and develop stakeholders to undertake workforce planning activities.
- Utilise technology and analytical tools to develop, analyse and report on workforce

data.
- Create, maintain, and ensure quality assurance of key workforce data sets, plans,

reports, and metrics.
- Develop and implement appropriate measurement and performance reporting for

Workforce Strategy and Workforce Planning initiatives /solutions.
- Work collaboratively with members of Strategic Resource Allocation branch to ensure

a consistent and efficient approach to strategic workforce, financial and asset
resource allocation.

**Guiding Principles
- We act as one organisation responding to the changing needs of our LGA and

community.
- We are strategy led, driven by our Community Strategic Plan with clear priorities and

focus
- We are service focused ' we continuously improve service provision and provide

excellent customer service.
- We collaborate and work together to achieve our outcomes.
- We ensure safety and well-being is at the centre of our organisation, operations and

culture
- We are a financially sustainable organisation, living within our means, ensuring best

value resource allocation
These Guidelines complement the Council’s adopted Values of: Work Together; Work
Safe Home safe; Service Excellence; Value for Money; Trust and Respect; and,
Supporting Community

**Workplace Health & Safety**

Ensure compliance with WHS obligations and responsibilities as outlined in Councils
policies and procedures and under the relevant WHS legislation. These include but are
not limited to: identifying potentially unsafe situations or work practices and notifying your
Supervisor or Manager (or the Health, Safety Manager/Area Safety Representative);
never performing a task that you believe is dangerous or for which you do not have the
experience, or have not received appropriate instructions and training or where the correct
equipment to carry out the task safely is not available; always work in a safe manner and
in accordance with safety instructions, where applicable; use the work equipment supplied
for the job, in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions), and any personal
protective equipment, which the Council deems necessary and has provided; be safety
aware and report any actions to your line manager which will assist the Council to meet
its legal workplace health and safety obligations.

You have the right to cease or direct cessation of unsafe work. In addition, you are required
at all times to comply with Councils Asbestos Management Plan and Policy.

**Compliance & Risk**

This position will ensure that all change activities comply with relevant legislation and risk
management plans where applicable are managed.

**COMMUNICATION**

High level communication skills are required to gather, analyse, prepare, and present
complex information that demonstrates organisational /sector understanding and can be
used to inform strategic direction and decision making.

This position will work closely with the Program Leader Strategic Workforce to ensure
complex and at times sensitive information is presented appropriately to ensure insight,
impact of the data and recommendations are understood. This position will at times be
required to develop training material and su