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Workforce Planning Lead

Auckland, North IslandFull-time$126k2026-10-13 → 2026-10-28
On-site

Core

Lead a team of workforce planners and a new Workforce Planning Hub to ensure safe and sustainable staffing across a network of 24/7 youth justice and residential care residences.

Role type

Senior Workforce Planning Lead (People Leadership & Strategy)

Builds

National workforce rostering approach, workforce planning frameworks, and forecasting systems for a complex 24/7 care network.

Domain

Public Sector / Youth Justice & Residential Care

Required skills

Workforce planning and rostering expertise, team leadership, advanced data analysis and forecasting, stakeholder engagement, strategic planning, process improvement

Preferred skills

Public sector experience, knowledge of tikanga Māori and Pacific cultures, tertiary qualifications

Technologies

Workforce management systems, forecasting tools, data analysis platforms

Responsibilities

Lead and develop the Workforce Planning Hub team, design and implement national rostering approaches, analyze workforce trends and operational data, build relationships with operational leaders, drive continuous improvement in planning systems, support safe staffing and workforce sustainability

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership