<p>We are seeking a Workforce Analytics Consultant to partner with HR teams and business leaders to transform workforce data into clear, actionable insight. The role involves analysing trends, building predictive models, and advising on workforce planning to improve productivity and reduce cost. The successful candidate will combine technical analytics expertise with strong stakeholder engagement and a pragmatic approach to problem solving.</p>
<h2>Workforce Analytics Consultant Job Profile</h2>
<p>The Workforce Analytics Consultant works at the intersection of HR and data science to support strategic decision making. This profile is focused on workforce planning, talent analytics, and performance measurement, providing timely analysis and dashboards to guide people strategies.</p>
<p>This professional will design and deliver analytic solutions, liaise with HRBPs and senior stakeholders, and ensure data quality and governance. The role requires strong communication skills to translate complex findings into business recommendations.</p>
<h2>Workforce Analytics Consultant Job Description</h2>
<p>As a Workforce Analytics Consultant you will lead analytics projects that inform recruitment, retention, succession planning and workforce cost management. You will extract, cleanse and combine data from HR systems, payroll, and business platforms to create a single source of truth for people metrics. Your analyses will support workforce modelling, scenario planning and forecasting to anticipate future skills and resourcing needs.</p>
<p>You will develop dashboards and visual reports using industry tools, automate recurring analyses and produce executive reports that highlight key trends and recommendations. Working closely with HR centres of expertise, you will translate business questions into analytic approaches, testing hypotheses and presenting evidence in a clear, concise manner.</p>
<p>The role also includes advising on data governance, improving data capture and integrity, and defining standard metrics and definitions. You will coach HR colleagues on how to use analytic outputs and ensure insights are embedded into workforce decision processes.</p>
<h2>Workforce Analytics Consultant Duties and Responsibilities</h2>
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<li>Design and deliver workforce analytics projects aligned to business priorities.</li>
<li>Collect, cleanse and integrate data from HR systems, payroll and external sources.</li>
<li>Create predictive models for attrition, hiring needs and skills demand.</li>
<li>Develop interactive dashboards and visual reports for HR and senior leaders.</li>
<li>Conduct scenario planning and workforce forecasting to support strategic planning.</li>
<li>Provide actionable recommendations to improve talent acquisition and retention.</li>
<li>Automate routine reports and ensure reproducible analytic processes.</li>
<li>Ensure data quality, governance and adherence to information security standards.</li>
<li>Collaborate with HR business partners to translate analytics into policy or process change.</li>
<li>Present findings to non technical stakeholders and train HR users on analytics tools.</li>
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<h2>Workforce Analytics Consultant Requirements and Qualifications</h2>
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<li>Bachelor degree in statistics, mathematics, economics, data science or related field. A masters is desirable.</li>
<li>Proven experience in workforce or HR analytics, ideally within a corporate or consultancy environment.</li>
<li>Strong SQL skills and experience with data extraction and transformation.</li>
<li>Proficiency in analytics and visualisation tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Python or R.</li>
<li>Experience building predictive models and using statistical methods for forecasting.</li>
<li>Excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex results simply.</li>
<li>Knowledge of HR systems, payroll, and common people metrics and definitions.</li>
<li>Understanding of data governance, GDPR and information security best practice.</li>
<li>Problem solving mindset, attention to detail and strong stakeholder management skills.</li>
<li>Ability to manage multiple projects and deliver high quality outputs to tight deadlines.</li>
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