Workforce Planning and Change Manager at University of Hertfordshire

Salary: UH8 £44,263pa to £46,974pa with potential to progress to £56,021pa by annual increments on achieving designated skills and experience

Annual Leave: 30 days plus standard public holidays and an additional 4 days including the closure of our office between Christmas and New Year

Location: De Havilland Campus 

Our Human Resources Business Partnering team is highly valued for the quality of its HR advice and support. We’re excited to be introducing a dedicated post focusing on workforce planning and change management at a busy and exciting time for the University.

Are you passionate about shaping the future of an organisation through effective staffing strategies?

Main duties and responsibilities

We’re seeking an experienced change manager to keep a keen eye on our changing student numbers and recruitment patterns in order to develop, plan and forecast staffing resourcing needs at the University. Building relationships with SBUs enhanced by close working with our HR Business Partners, you will support the preparation of appropriate recruitment campaigns, recruitment documentation, and succession planning needs.

You will also assist managers and be involved at an early stage in identifying the HR implications of change management strategies, including providing advice and guidance on the review of structures, redundancies, consultation documents, supporting the implementation of agreed changes with the HR Business Partners and meeting with recognised trade unions and staff as required. As our change management specialist, you will identify and circulate best practice advice to HR colleagues and liaise closely with other members of the HR Management Team to ensure consistency of application of HR policies and practices across the University. 

Skills and experience required

You will have substantial proven change management experience, particularly working through people aspects of workplace change, along with workforce planning experience including forecasting workforce needs and drafting workforce plans and strategies as well as implementing the initiatives to ensure the organisation’s plans are met. You’ll be experienced in providing advice to managers and have good presentation skills with the ability to convey complex information in a way that is understood and helpful to a variety of audiences including senior management. We’re looking for someone who can develop professional working relationships, with the ability to influence and negotiate, but who is methodical demonstrating attention to detail and the ability to work independently whilst contributing to the team and demonstrating consistency.

Qualifications required

You will be educated with a minimum of a degree or equivalent qualification, or substantial proven work experience. You will need a CIPD Qualification and CIPD Membership.

Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria. Please attach a personal statement showing clearly how your skills and experience match the Person Specification.

We regret that we are unable to offer UKVI sponsorship for this post; applicants will either hold UK Right to Work, or demonstrate access to UK Right to Work, before an offer is made.

Contact Details/Informal Enquiries: Karen Withers, Senior HR Business Partner, k.withers2@herts.ac.uk, 07824 609088.

Closing Date: 05 February 2024