Workforce Planning And Analytics Unit Head

Job description / Role

Role purpose

Lead the development and implementation of DCT & Museums workforce planning and analytics strategies that align talent supply with organizational demand in close collaboration with the business. Ensures data-driven decision-making to support workforce optimization, capability development, and strategic initiatives.

Key responsibilities

Strategic workforce planning:

• Lead on analysing OD, workforce data, and produce periodic reports for streamlined decision making in line with the approved objectives.
• Lead on designing and maintaining manpower planning models based on business forecasts and organizational needs.
• Develop and lead workforce planning frameworks to anticipate talent needs based on business strategy and to identify short- and long-term workforce requirements.
• Ensure alignment of manpower strategies with operational needs across DCT departments.
• Act as an advisor for the business and senior leadership on workforce risks, gaps, and optimization opportunities.
• Lead on conducting workforce scenario planning to model different scenarios such as organizational growth, restructuring, or transformation impacts.

• Ensure embedding predictive analytics to forecast outcomes and produce deeper insights into OD and people-centric matters.
• Collaborate with the Organization Design team to build and manage dashboards, KPIs, and reports to provide insights into workforce trends, attrition, productivity, and capacity (such as orgvue).
• Stay up to date with the latest trends and best tools that can support all workforce analytics initiatives.

Shared activities:

• Ensure effective cascading of the functional strategy into unit business plans to ensure vertical alignment and horizontal integration with other interfacing sectional strategies.
• Manage the effective achievement of assigned objectives through the leadership of the unit by setting individual objectives, managing performance, developing and motivating staff to maximize performance.
• Act as a role model and drive adherence to organizational values and ethics by employees of the assigned unit to foster a value driven culture within the organization.
• Manage and ensure effective implementation of functional policies, procedures and controls covering all areas of assigned unit activity so that all relevant procedural and legislative requirements are fulfilled while delivering a quality, cost-effective service.
• Lead the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement and sustainability of systems, processes and practices considering global standards, productivity improvement and cost reduction.
• Ensure that all unit reports are prepared timely and accurately and meet DCT requirements, policies and quality standards.
• Comply with all relevant EHS guidelines, policies and procedures, by reporting incidents and hazards in a timely manner, and reduce consumption of natural resources to support in protecting the environment and ensure a healthy and safe work environment.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelors degree in statistics, business analytics, economics, or a related field.

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• 5 to 7 years in HR, with a focus on workforce planning, analytics, or strategic HR.
• Proven track record of leading data-driven workforce initiatives.
• Experience with analytics tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, SAP Analytics Cloud) and workforce planning systems.

Skills

• Strategic and systems thinking
• Analytical and quantitative expertise
• Business acumen and organizational insight
• Communication and stakeholder engagement
• Digital fluency and HR systems knowledge
• Leadership and team development

Job Function: Finance, Business Analysis & Consulting

Company Industry: Recruitment & HR