Senior Workforce Practitioner, Strategic Workforce Planning

Join our Strategic Workforce Planning and Recognition service and make a difference to how we plan, develop and support Warwickshire County Council. We are recruiting to a Senior Workforce Practitioner, offering the opportunity to work with services across the organisation, develop practical solutions and support our people strategy.

About the role

Your work will include:

• Working with services to understand current and future workforce challenges and develop practical, longer-term solutions.
• Supporting workforce planning and associated change activity.
• Supporting job grading and employee recognition activity, helping to ensure fair, consistent and effective delivery.
• Building effective relationships with colleagues, managers and stakeholders across the organisation.
• Using workforce data and insight to identify trends, risks and opportunities and inform sustainable workforce plans.
• Leading and contributing to organisational change, transformation and workforce development, helping to meet immediate and longer-term needs while identifying risks and supporting compliance with employment law.
• Working with colleagues across Workforce Services to identify and coordinate specialist support where needed.

About you

You will bring a collaborative approach and an interest in helping services respond to workforce challenges. You must have significant experience of working in HR, hold a CIPD Level 7 qualification and be able to understand and work within relevant legal frameworks. Alongside this professional knowledge and experience, we are looking for someone who demonstrates:

• Practical problem-solving: exploring options and developing workable solutions that deliver positive outcomes.
• Clear communication: explaining ideas effectively, listening to others and building constructive working relationships.
• A proactive approach: anticipating challenges and identifying opportunities to improve how we work.
• Flexibility and adaptability: responding positively to change and adjusting to evolving priorities.
• Effective organisation: managing competing demands, prioritising work and maintaining focus on agreed outcomes.

Working with us

We offer agile working, combining time in the office with remote working.

These are temporary opportunities until 31 March 2028. Responsibilities may evolve to reflect changing organisational priorities and service requirements.

For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification below;

Senior Workforce Practitioner, Strategic Workforce Planning

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund'

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

Click here to view the benefits at Warwickshire County Council.

Additional Information

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible. We don't want to keep you waiting so we will be starting the initial shortlist and assessment process while the job advert is running. Please check your emails or applicant account via our jobs portal for any updates on your application

If you are applying for this role on a secondment basis please ensure you have permission from your line manager.

If you would like to speak to someone about the vacancy, please contact Lucy Vials, 01926 412224 or Sally Davies, 01926 738574.

Closing date: 11th November 2026
Interview date: 23rd and 24th November 2026

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. Seemore