{"id":91177,"date":"2025-07-02T23:08:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T23:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whitehattoolbox.com\/jobs\/workforce-planning-analyst\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T23:08:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T23:08:28","slug":"workforce-planning-analyst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whitehattoolbox.com\/jobs\/workforce-planning-analyst\/","title":{"rendered":"Workforce Planning Analyst"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Discover a career with purpose at MBIE<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Apply your analytical skills and strategic thinking to workforce planning to support strategic management of workforce demand, supply, and risk areas.<\/li>\n<li>Grow your subject expertise and technical skills in HR and Finance fields.<\/li>\n<li>Engage with leaders across the business to develop and embed workforce tools and processes and identify improvement opportunities.<\/li>\n<li>Wellington-based permanent role<\/li>\n<li>$75,114 &#8211; $88,266 plus KiwiSaver and wellness benefits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> T\u0113nei t\u016branga &#8211; About the Role:<span class=\"br\"><\/span>We are seeking a passionate and proactive Workforce Planning Analyst to drive operational and strategic workforce planning across our organisation. This is a new and exciting opportunity to help shape our MBIE workforce to be best positioned to deliver tangible outcomes for New Zealand.<span class=\"br\"><\/span>You will support the development and implementation of workforce planning frameworks and tools that ensure the Ministry has the right people, in the right place, at the right time. You&#8217;ll help build and guide strategic workforce planning for business groups and contribute to long-term workforce strategies that improve sustainability, efficiency, and the economy in service delivery. Your insights will directly influence how we forecast, structure, and support our workforce.<span class=\"br\"><\/span>The Workforce Planning Analyst will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bring their business understanding and perspective to work in partnership with their manager, wider team, and stakeholders.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure quality and consistency of advice through critical analysis of complex information to assist the business in making effective workforce decisions.<\/li>\n<li>Analyse and plan organisational requirements to best meet expected service delivery demand, within the agreed limits of approved budgeted FTE levels.<\/li>\n<li>Assess service demand and plan the appropriate level and mix of skills that will be required for the MBIE to meet its operational outputs.<\/li>\n<li>Produce regular standard reports, in a timely manner and evolve the reports to improve presentation and the workforce narrative.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Key Responsibilities:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provide high quality and well researched insights analysis on MBIE&#8217;s workforce including risks and opportunities.<\/li>\n<li>Develop workforce reporting that is relatable and impactful to support business decisions.<\/li>\n<li>Provide insights and data to inform MBIE business cases and\/or change programmes.<\/li>\n<li>Use modelling and forecasting scenarios for current and future state workforce, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, data and information standards including data confidentiality, privacy, and security protocols.<\/li>\n<li>Identify continuous improvement opportunities to enhance workforce tools and processes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> In this role you will help deliver successful and sustainable outcomes that adds &#8216;real&#8217; value to the business.<span class=\"br\"><\/span><b>About the Team<\/b><span class=\"br\"><\/span>The Enterprise Workforce Planning, Change and Reporting team is a newly established function within the Enterprise Strategy, Risk and Transformation within the Strategy and Assurance Group. The Enterprise Workforce Planning, Change and Reporting team supports the organisation with strategic workforce planning, change initiatives and providing both operational and strategic reporting services.<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Ng\u0101 pukenga me ng\u0101 wheako e hiahiatia ana &#8211; Skills and Experience<span class=\"br\"><\/span>We are interested to hear from candidates who have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Proven experience in the delivery and continuous improvement of business and operational planning, performance reporting systems and processes, and analysis of information.<\/li>\n<li>Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrated ability to use relevant software applications, including spreadsheets, databases, word processing packages and process management software.<\/li>\n<li>Excellent communication skills &#8211; written, visual, and verbal &#8211; with a focus on simplicity and clarity.<\/li>\n<li>Proven experience working with cross-functional teams and engaging a wide range of stakeholders.<\/li>\n<li>Experience in a public sector or large operational organisation is highly desirable.<\/li>\n<li>A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent experience in workforce planning, HR, or a related field.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> \u0112tahi k\u014drero m\u014d MBIE &#8211; About MBIE:<span class=\"br\"><\/span>MBIE&#8217;s goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.<span class=\"br\"><\/span>We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.<span class=\"br\"><\/span>People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mahi Tahi &#8211; Better Together<\/li>\n<li>M\u0101ia &#8211; Bold and brave<\/li>\n<li>Pae Kahurangi &#8211; Build our Future<\/li>\n<li>Pono Me Te Tika &#8211; Own It<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> Our aspirations are echoed in our M\u0101ori identity &#8211; H\u012bkina Whakatutuki &#8211; which broadly means &#8216;lifting to make successful&#8217;.<span class=\"br\"><\/span>MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between M\u0101ori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, M\u0101ori, other M\u0101ori groups\/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for M\u0101ori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing M\u0101ori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.<span class=\"br\"><\/span>E m\u014dhio ana a H\u012bkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te k\u014dtuinga I waenganui i a ng\u0101i M\u0101ori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, \u0101, kei te whai ia ki te whaka\u016b ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. M\u0101 te whai kiko o ng\u0101 k\u014dtuinga ahungaroa o ng\u0101i wi, o ng\u0101i M\u0101ori, me \u0113tahi atu r\u014dp\u016b M\u0101ori ki te Karauna, katutuki t\u0113nei. He \u0101huatanga nui t\u0113nei e \u0101hei ai ng\u0101 mahi whanaketanga \u0101-ohanga, \u0101-p\u0101pori hoki ki a ng\u0101i M\u0101ori me Aotearoa wh\u0101nui. E whai tonu ana m\u0101tou ki te k\u014dtui atu ki ng\u0101 iwi m\u014d te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i ng\u0101 kaupapakua roa nei e t\u0101mi ana i a ng\u0101i M\u0101ori me Aotearoa wh\u0101nui, \u0101, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i ng\u0101 \u0101heinga k\u014dkiritanga m\u0101 ng\u0101 iwi, me te tautoko i ng\u0101 iwi kia whai mana ake ai \u0113nei \u0101heinga.<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Me p\u0113hea te tono &#8211; How to Apply:<span class=\"br\"><\/span>All applications must be submitted via our online process.<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Email Jess Dalbeth at quoting ref MBIE\/17651 if you have any further questions.<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Applications close on Friday 18 July (midnight)<\/p>\n<p><center><b><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.careerjet.co.nz\/jobad\/nz72062c2f03ae3f668a9b17656bc5ec47?affid=0852fd5db5a52cbcd75bf945aa534932\" class=\"button purchase\" target=\"_blank\">Apply Now<\/a> <\/b><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover a career with purpose at MBIE Apply your analytical skills and strategic thinking to workforce planning to support strategic management of workforce demand, supply, and risk areas. 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