Workforce Planning Specialist - Contract
- Location:
- North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Posted:
- 23rd October 2026
- Advertiser:
- Hays - ANZ - 3025147
- 12-month contract opportunity
- Immediate start
- Flexible working
Your new company
An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Workforce Planning Specialist to join a progressive organisation undergoing growth and transformation. Working closely with senior business leaders, HR, Talent Acquisition, Finance and operational teams, you will help shape workforce strategies that ensure the organisation has the right people, skills and capabilities in place to meet both current and future business needs.
Your new role
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Support the development and implementation of strategic workforce planning frameworks.
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Undertake workforce supply and demand analysis and identify current and future capability gaps.
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Develop short, medium and long-term workforce forecasts aligned with business strategy.
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Analyse workforce data across headcount, turnover, demographics, productivity, capability and workforce costs.
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Develop dashboards and reporting that translate complex workforce data into actionable insights.
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Partner with business leaders to understand growth plans, workforce risks and future capability requirements.
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Work closely with Talent Acquisition to develop hiring and talent pipeline strategies.
Support succession planning, talent reviews and future capability initiatives. -
Facilitate workforce planning workshops and discussions with key stakeholders.
What you'll get in return
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3 to 5+ years' experience across workforce planning, people analytics, HR, strategy, finance or a related discipline.
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Strong analytical capability and confidence in interpreting complex workforce data.
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Advanced Excel skills and experience with data visualisation tools such as Power BI, Tableau or similar.
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Strong workforce forecasting, modelling and reporting capabilities.
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Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence across multiple business functions.
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The ability to translate workforce data into clear, commercially focused recommendations.
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A relevant qualification in HR, Business, Finance, Economics, Data Analytics, Organisational Psychology or a related discipline.
What you need to do now
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