Strategic Workforce Planning Specialist

Strategic Workforce Planning Specialist Salary – Circa £70,000 The successful candidate has a strategic mindset and thrives in fast-paced, project-based environments. You may come from a consulting background or an in-house strategy role and are now looking to apply your expertise to complex workforce challenges within a large, forward-thinking organisation. This role is perfect for someone who enjoys solving business problems with data, building models, and influencing senior stakeholders. You’ll bring a mix of analytical rigour, critical thinking, and adaptability — and want to be part of a high-performing, start-up-style team within an established business. A bit about the job: At Aviva, we have big ambitions — and to achieve them, we need the right people with the right skills in the right places. As a Strategic Workforce Planning Specialist, you’ll help design and embed a future-fit workforce strategy across the business. Working at the intersection of data, strategy, and people, this role partners with senior stakeholders and the Heads of People to bring workforce planning to life. You'll deliver analytical models and insight-led solutions, helping shape the ‘Aviva of the future’ through practical, data-driven planning. Sitting within our People Function, but closely aligned to solving real business problems, this is an exciting opportunity to operate as part of a consulting-style team working at pace with impact. What you’ll be doing day to day: Leading project-based workforce planning initiatives with tight deadlines and strategic impact. Embedding strategic workforce planning tools and models across the business. Translating complex business challenges into tangible workforce solutions through collaboration with People Analytics. Supporting business units in defining their workforce ‘blueprints’ using both internal data and external market trends. Building strong relationships with senior stakeholders and facilitating change and adoption of workforce planning practices. Skills and experience we’re looking for: Proven strategic thinking with experience in linking organisational goals to workforce planning. Strong analytical skills – comfortable interpreting large datasets and using data modelling to shape decisions. Experience in workforce strategy, not just operational or capacity planning. Senior stakeholder management – including consulting or partnering in highly matrixed or complex environments. Strong problem-solving and adaptability, with a consulting toolkit or mindset. What you’ll get for this role: Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague. Salary – Circa £70,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications) Bonus opportunity - 10% of annual salary, actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme Outstandingly supportive policies including parental and carer leave Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others We take your well-being seriously with lots of support and tools Take a look to learn more. Put a salary into this calculator to see what your total Aviva Reward could be. Aviva is for everyone: We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way. So, regardless of gender, why not apply. And if you’re in a job share just apply as a pair. We flex locations, hours, and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues. To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you. We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please send an email to anna.bui@aviva.com We help our 19.5 million customers to save for the future and manage the risks of everyday life. To give these customers the best possible products and service we know we must make Aviva the most attractive choice for talented, entrepreneurial people with diverse backgrounds and an evolving range of expertise and insight. So, we’re passionate about helping our 23,000 people to do the best work of their lives, to enable them to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers.