Talent and Workforce Planning Lead

The Woodland Trust is looking for a Talent and Workforce Planning Lead to implement our defined
workforce planning principles across the organisations to ensure the Woodland Trust has the
right skills to deliver its strategic goals.

The Role: 

• This role is key to helping us meet our organisation strategic goals over the next 3-5
  years by introducing planning principles to hire the right skills.
• You’ll analyse internal and external people data to create action plans, succession plans
  and clear career pathways.
• You’ll implement the workforce planning principals to develop short, medium and long-term
  action plans.
• You’ll conduct horizon scans and forecast talent trends across the conservation sector.
• You’ll maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders such as Learning Partners
  and Emerging Talent Lead to enable strategic development/acquisition in line with workforce
  trends.
• You’ll embed the ‘Grow Your Own’ approach by identifying and developing clear career
  pathways and succession plans.
• You’ll conduct skills mapping exercises to identify, assess and document our people’s
  skills.
• You’ll source, analyse and in interpret qualitative and quantitative data to identify
  trends and skills gaps through accurate, high quality reporting and recommendations.
• This role is a 24-month fixed term contract.
• This role includes a mix of working from home and at our main office in Grantham,
  Lincolnshire. Visits to Grantham would be required no more than once a month on average.

The Candidate: 

• You have an enthusiasm for the environment and share our core values-Grow Together,
  Explore, Focus and Make it Count.
• You’ll have a strong understanding of the Trusts priorities and external factors that
  influence the workforce requirements.
• You’ll have experience in working in workforce planning or talent development with a
  complex, geographical disparate organisation.
• You’ll have strong knowledge on workforce planning approaches, talent development, skills
  mapping and succession planning.
• You’ll have experience delivering and implementing long-term workforce action plans.
• You’ll have experience working collaboratively with senior internal stakeholders to report
  on activity and strategy.
• You’ll have strong communication skills with the ability to engage and manage stakeholders,
  adopting a challenging yet supportive approach and apply influence and persuasion where
  appropriate.
• You’ll have knowledge or project management, action planning and be able to coordinate,
  track and deliver multiple workstreams.
• You’ll need to be CIPD Level 5 or above or have equivalent, demonstrable HR/People team
  experience.

Benefits & Wellbeing: Joining our team means you’ll be a big part of
tackling environmental and climate issues. We take good care of our staff, offering support and
training opportunities. We also offer:

• Enhanced Employer Pension
• Life Assurance
• Flexible & Hybrid Working Options
• Generous Annual Leave
• Enhanced Parental Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme

About Us: The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity
and is dedicated to creating a world where trees and woods thrive for both people and nature.
Our mission involves engaging and inspiring individuals to contribute toward tackling the
nature and climate crisis through the protection, restoration, and creation of essential
woodland habitats.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: To achieve our vision of a world
where woods and trees thrive for people and nature, we need to better reflect society and the
communities we work in. All people, no matter their background, identity, ability, or
circumstance, should benefit from trees. 

People of colour and disabled people are currently under-represented across the environment and
conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we particularly
encourage you to apply.

Please contact us to discuss any additional support or adjustments you may need to complete
your application. 

Application Advice: For fairness we keep our candidates’ personal details
hidden from the hiring managers, we do not ask for your CV at application stage. Make sure that
your Personal Statement clearly shows how your skills and knowledge link to the specifications
in the job description and you share with us your passion for the role. 

Apply Now: If you’re ready to make a difference and grow with us, send in your
application today. We might close the job opening early if we get a lot of applications, so
it’s a good idea to apply soon. If we do close the advert early, and you have an application in
process, we will email you prior to closing to give you time to complete.

Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams on 21st and 22nd July.

For queries relating to this new opportunity please email [email protected].