Workforce Planning Business Partner

Workforce Planning Business Partner – 12‑month Fixed Term Contract

It starts with community – as the UK's largest community funder, we will distribute over £4billion by 2030 to projects that strengthen society and improve lives. We have an exciting opportunity for a Workforce Planning Business Partner to join our Organisation Development & Transformation team on a 12‑month fixed‑term contract. At the Fund, we are entering the second phase of our "It starts with community" strategy and developing a new Corporate Plan to 2030. This role is pivotal, acting as a bridge between strategy, insights and action, and will lead the design of our workforce planning approach.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead a workforce planning framework.
• Identify future capability, capacity, and skills needed to meet the Fund’s ambitions.
• Collaborate with People and Talent Business Partners to translate workforce planning into talent strategies.
• Support the development of career pathways and capability‑building initiatives.
• Lead the utilisation of workforce data and analytics to inform planning, forecasting, and scenario modelling.
• Partner with senior leaders to embed workforce planning into annual business planning cycles.
• Act as a trusted expert, supporting leaders to understand workforce risks and opportunities.
• Champion the embedding of a workforce planning approach across a culture that is evolving and future‑ready.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in workforce planning, strategic HR, or organisational planning roles.
• Deep expertise in designing and implementing strategic workforce planning frameworks aligned to organisational priorities.
• Strong understanding of talent management, organisational capability, and future skills planning.
• Ability to apply an equity‑based approach to workforce planning to support a diverse workforce.
• Strong analytical skills to translate complex data into clear, actionable insight aligned to strategic priorities.
• Strategic thinker and confident communicator with the ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders.
• Collaborative, proactive, and solutions‑focused mindset.
• Ability to build trust and confidence in a changing culture to embed workforce planning.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – therefore we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed. We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. That is why the National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate that our people come from diverse backgrounds and positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio‑economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages. As a Disability Confident Employer, we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and during employment.