Workforce Planning People Partner

Use your expertise to help us meet our workforce needs

As Workforce Planning People Partner, you will liaise with heads of department to understand resource requirements and support the Head of Strategic Workforce to develop and embed the Force’s strategic workforce planning approach. You’ll use a data-driven approach to develop insights and identify risks by looking at trends and forecasts.

You will also manage Workforce Planning Officers, supporting them to ensure they have clear objectives, accountability and are able to perform efficiently and effectively.

What you’ll be doing

  • Creating realistic, data‑informed workforce plans that address immediate risks, emerging gaps and longer-term needs
  • Supporting with the Strategic Workforce Board and other workforce-planning-related boards
  • Taking a lead role in Police Officer, Police Staff and PCSO recruitment planning, ensuring resourcing needs are met

The must haves

  • CIPD Level 5 qualification
  • Experience applying strategic workforce planning in a large or complex organisation
  • Understand attraction, retention and workforce challenges across policing or similar sectors

What’s in it for you?

At Derbyshire Constabulary, we want to create an environment that puts people first, so you feel supported in everything you do.  We have a range of reward and benefits available to all our employees.

What’s next

Read through the job description and then click APPLY to complete your application.

To support you with your application we have provided some application guidance and our recruitment process.

If you want a chat about how we can help you throughout the recruitment process and your career with us, get in touch with the Talent Acquisition Team: careers@derbyshire.police.uk

For part time hours the salary will be calculated on a pro-rata basis, this is based on the number of hours for the vacancy.

Who we are

At Derbyshire Constabulary, policing isn’t just patrolling the streets. Just as important as our uniformed officers is our dedicated team of professional support staff working behind the scenes. It’s these skilled people, people like you who contribute to the policing of Derbyshire.

To understand how you can make Derbyshire safer together visit our careers website.

We value diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from underrepresented and neurodiverse backgrounds, so that we can truly reflect the communities that we serve in.

Agile Working Style

Agile Worker

Generally office based, can work from other force sites or from home on an occasional or regular basis.

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