Join to apply for the Talent and Workforce Planning Lead role at The Woodland Trust
3 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants
Join to apply for the Talent and Workforce Planning Lead role at The Woodland Trust
Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.
This range is provided by The Woodland Trust. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.
Base pay range
The Woodland Trust is looking for a Talent and Workforce Planning Lead implements our defined workforce planning principles across the organisations to ensure the Woodland Trust has the right skills to deliver its strategic goals.
The Role:
• This role is key to helping us meet our organisation strategic goals over the next 3-5 years by introducing planning principles to hire the right skills.
• You’ll analyse internal and external people data to create action plans, succession plans and clear career pathways.
• You’ll implement the workforce planning principals to develop short, medium and long-term action plans.
• You’ll conduct horizon scans and forecast talent trends across the conservation sector.
• You’ll maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders such as Learning Partners and Emerging Talent Lead to enable strategic development/acquisition in line with workforce trends.
• You’ll embed the ‘Grow Your Own’ approach by identifying and developing clear career pathways and succession plans.
• You’ll conduct skills mapping exercises to identify, assess and document our people’s skills.
• You’ll source, analyse and in interpret qualitative and quantitative data to identify trends and skills gaps through accurate, high quality reporting and recommendations.
• This role is a 24-month fixed term contract.
• This role includes a mix of working from home and at our main office in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Visits to Grantham would be required no more than once a month on average.
The Candidate:
• You have an enthusiasm for the environment and share our core values-Grow Together, Explore, Focus and Make it Count.
• You’ll have a strong understanding of the Trusts priorities and external factors that influence the workforce requirements.
• You’ll have experience in working in workforce planning or talent development with a complex, geographical disparate organisation.
• You’ll have strong knowledge on workforce planning approaches, talent development, skills mapping and succession planning.
• You’ll have experience delivering and implementing long-term workforce action plans.
• You’ll have experience working collaboratively with senior internal stakeholders to report on activity and strategy.
• You’ll have strong communication skills with the ability to engage and manage stakeholders, adopting a challenging yet supportive approach and apply influence and persuasion where appropriate.
• You’ll have knowledge or project management, action planning and be able to coordinate, track and deliver multiple workstreams.
• You’ll need to be CIPD Level 5 or above or have equivalent, demonstrable HR/People team experience.
Benefits & Wellbeing: Joining our team means you'll be a big part of tackling environmental and climate issues. We take good care of our staff, offering support and training opportunities. We also offer:
• Employee Assistance Programme
About Us: The Woodland Trust is the UK's leading woodland conservation charity and is dedicated to creating a world where trees and woods thrive for both people and nature. Our mission involves engaging and inspiring individuals to contribute toward tackling the nature and climate crisis through the protection, restoration, and creation of essential woodland habitats.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: To achieve our vision of a world where woods and trees thrive for people and nature, we need to better reflect society and the communities we work in. All people, no matter their background, identity, ability, or circumstance, should benefit from trees.
People of colour and disabled people are currently under-represented across the environment and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we particularly encourage you to apply.
Please contact us to discuss any additional support or adjustments you may need to complete your application.
Application Advice: For fairness we keep our candidates’ personal details hidden from the hiring managers, we do not ask for your CV at application stage. Make sure that your Personal Statement clearly shows how your skills and knowledge link to the specifications in the job description and you share with us your passion for the role.
Apply Now: If you're ready to make a difference and grow with us, send in your application today. We might close the job opening early if we get a lot of applications, so it's a good idea to apply soon. If we do close the advert early, and you have an application in process, we will email you prior to closing to give you time to complete.
Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams on 21st and 22nd July.
For queries relating to this new opportunity please email recruitment@woodlandtrust.org.uk.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Contract
Job function
* Job function
Strategy/Planning and Human Resources
* Industries
Non-profit Organizations
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at The Woodland Trust by 2x
Get notified about new Workforce Specialist jobs in Grantham, England, United Kingdom.
Case Administrator - Nottingham City (East Midlands) (Ref: 7180)
Nottingham, England, United Kingdom 9 hours ago
Admissions Hospitality Assistant - part time
Grantham, England, United Kingdom 3 days ago
Nottingham, England, United Kingdom 6 days ago
Case Administrator - Lincoln (East Midlands) (Ref: 6893)
Lincoln, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom 4 days ago
Lincoln, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
Newark-On-Trent, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
Grantham, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
Nottingham, England, United Kingdom 18 hours ago
Nottingham, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago
Business Administrator - Management Coordinator (Ref:6896)
Nottingham, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
Grantham, England, United Kingdom 1 month ago
Lincoln, England, United Kingdom 4 hours ago
Nottingham, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago
Nottingham, England, United Kingdom 3 days ago
Nottingham, England, United Kingdom 4 hours ago
Newark-On-Trent, England, United Kingdom 1 day ago
Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
Nottingham, England, United Kingdom 3 hours ago
Rainworth, England, United Kingdom 4 days ago
Nottingham, England, United Kingdom 4 days ago
Support Services Administration (Ref:6974)
Lincoln, England, United Kingdom 6 days ago
Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom 9 hours ago
Beeston, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago
Nottingham, England, United Kingdom 16 hours ago
Lincoln, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago
Saxilby, England, United Kingdom 1 month ago
Newark-On-Trent, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.
#J-18808-Ljbffr