Strategic Workforce Planning Assistant Manager

Lloyds Bank plc; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK bank is seeking a Strategic Workforce Planning Assistant Manager to join their People and Places function. This full-time position offers a hybrid working model, requiring at least two office days per week. Key responsibilities include supporting data-driven workforce planning, stakeholder collaboration, and developing insights for talent acquisition. Ideal candidates should possess strong strategic thinking, communication, and analytics skills, enabling them to influence business strategies effectively. A competitive salary and benefits package is included.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution

Annual performance-related bonus

Share schemes with free shares

Discounted shopping benefits

28 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

Range of wellbeing initiatives

Generous parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Ability to problem solve and generate robust conclusions.
• Impactful written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to perform quality analysis and present recommendations.
• Develop and maintain positive stakeholder relationships.
• Assist in developing project plans and deliver outputs at pace.
• Build partnerships collaboratively with others.
• Proactive in taking initiative.
• Understanding of organisational dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of data-driven Strategic Workforce Planning models.
• Help develop relationships with business stakeholders.
• Assist in fostering an organisation-wide passion for SWP.
• Aid in developing long-term plans to acquire skills and capabilities.
• Work with Centres of Excellence for talent management.
• Support future workplace insights.
• Engage in personal development for optimal performance.
• Stay updated on external Strategic Workforce Planning models.

Skills

Strategic Thinking

Communication & Storytelling

Data Analytics

Stakeholder Management

Programme Support

Collaboration

Action-Oriented

Organisational Awareness

Job description

**End Date**Saturday 03 January 2026**Salary Range**£39,825 - £44,250**Flexible Working Options**Hybrid Working, Job Share**Job Description Summary****Job Description****JOB TITLE:** Strategic Workforce Planning Assistant Manager**SALARY**: £39,825 - £44,250**LOCATION(S):** Edinburgh, Bristol and Leeds**HOURS**: Full-time**WORKING PATTERN**: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites.## About this OpportunityThis is an exciting opportunity to join the Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) team in our People and Places function (P&P). The purpose of our team is to deliver material impact for the organisation through SWP by partnering across various areas of P&P and the business to mature an effective and robust Strategic Workforce Plan.SWP is used to ensure we have the right people with the right skills in the right place at the right time to deliver our strategy. This is a developing area which is key to supporting the Group’s strategic direction, by building an agile, engaged future-proof workforce to enable growth, focus and change.You'll be responsible for supporting and developing aspects of the Group’s Strategic Workforce Planning capability and contribute to setting a directional view of the 5-year rolling workforce plan, underpinned by data-driven insight into specific areas of the business, critical roles, and critical skills.You’ll be responsible for conducting comprehensive analysis of researched and big-data oriented external and internal insights. This will cover talent insights relating to available talent, skills, competitors & locational trends. This is used extensively across the business by partnering business areas to work through a strategic workforce planning cycle of activity, needing to build links with integral business area stakeholders and manage these relationships to shape data led strategic outputs that utilise data analytics, insights.## ## **Key Responsibilities:*** **Assist in Strategic Workforce Planning:** Support the development of data-driven Strategic Workforce Planning models to identify future skills and align with our location strategy.* **Support Stakeholder Collaboration:** Help develop relationships with business stakeholders and key partners across the Group to identify and quantify current and future role and skill needs.* **Promote SWP:** Assist in fostering an organisation-wide passion for Strategic Workforce Planning, inspiring others to become part of the journey and vision.* **Contribute to Long-Term Plans:** Aid in developing and implementing long-term plans to acquire and develop required skills and capabilities, supporting the deployment of agreed change projects.* **Collaborate with Centres of Excellence:** Work with the Centres of Excellence to inform and design recruitment, talent management, and reskilling plans, contributing to the Group’s overall Employee Value Proposition (EVP).* **Support Future Workplace Insight:** Assist in developing insights ensuring the organisation has a presence in key locations for talent now and in the future.* **Focus on Continuous Development:** Engage in your own development to ensure you are working at your best. Engage in personal development to ensure optimal performance.* **Stay Updated on External Insights:** Keep abreast of external developments in Strategic Workforce Planning models and Talent Market Insights to support the delivery of our strategy.## ## **Why Lloyds Banking Group**If you think all banks are the same, you’d be wrong. We’re an innovative, fast-changing business that’s shaping finance as a force for good. A bank that’s empowering its people to innovate, explore possibilities and grow with purpose.## **What you'll need*** **Strategic Thinking:** Ability to problem solve, generate hypotheses, structure problems, and generate robust conclusions and strategic objectives.* **Communication & Storytelling:** Impactful written and verbal communication skills, particularly in producing written outputs for a senior audience.* **Data Analytics:** Ability to review and perform quality analysis, including resourcefulness in sourcing and validating data, to present recommendations.* **Stakeholder Management:** Develop and maintain positive relationships with a range of people and business areas using commercial understanding and excellent communication skills.* **Programme Support:** Ability to assist in developing project plans and supporting the delivery of required outputs at pace.* **Collaboration:** Build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives, creating a strong network and good working environment within the team and the organisation.* **Action-Oriented:** Proactive in taking initiative and driving tasks to completion.* **Organisational Awareness:** Understanding of organisational dynamics and how to navigate them effectively.## ## **About working for us**Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities, and we’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need.## **We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:*** A generous pension contribution of up to 15%* An annual performance-related bonus* Share schemes including free shares* Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping* 28 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top* A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policiesIf you’re excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We’d love to hear from you.**At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.****We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.****We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.**With 320 years under our belt, we're used to change, and today is no different. Join us and help drive this change, shaping the future of finance whilst working at pace to deliver for our customers.Here, you'll do the best work of your career. Your impact will be amplified by our scale as you learn and develop, gaining skills for the future.