Location

Spring Street Office

The Role

The primary purpose of the position of the Workforce Planning Lead is to be the principal specialist for FRV in workforce planning by leading and coordinating the strategy. The role will work with the executive and present to ELT and the Board on workforce demographics, lead the workforce planning strategy and recommend to the organisation strategic interventions for the organisation to ensure that its capability needs are met.

The Workforce Planning Lead will also research and analyses workforce and sector best practice trends to develop, implement, maintain workforce planning strategies, plans, processes and tools that forecast short to long term supply and demand to meet the current and future resourcing needs for a high performing organisation.

Functional Accountabilities

- Facilitate and coordinate the collection and analysis of complex data to inform the development of workforce planning.
- Conduct gap analysis to inform workforce planning strategy development and mitigate organisational risks.
- Lead and develop workforce planning models and tools to track and forecast resource levels, inform talent acquisitions and skills development programs to optimise organisational resourcing and capabilities.
- Lead and develop workforce planning strategies to meet the current and future resourcing needs.

The Team

The People and Culture Directorate take a lead role in strategy development and implementation to enable Fire Rescue Victoria to have a safe workplace, a respectful and achievement-oriented culture, and an agile and engaged workforce. The key functions of the directorate are Human Resources Systems and Services, Workplace Relations and Ethical Standards, Organisational Development and Business Partnering, and Media and Communications.

What’s in it for you

Working with us provides

- Access to Rostered Day/s Off
- Flexible work arrangements may be available
- Uniquely rewarding work in the service of the Victorian community
- Career and career development




- Enterprise Agreement salary increases
- salary sacrifice
- Salary sacrifice options (ie. novated lease or superannuation)
- An unrivalled suite of physical and mental health and wellbeing support services
- Access to an annual sports voucher
- Discounted Health Insurance
- Corporate Clothing Allowance (conditions apply)
- Free access to gym facilities
- Close to Public Transport (Parliament Station)

What you will need to Succeed

To be successful in this position, you will have:

- Bachelor’s degree in human resources management, Commerce, Science, Mathematics or related field.
- Membership of AHRI or workforce planning body desirable.
- Working knowledge of workforce planning, including the delivery of strategic advice to executive and board level.
- Technical capability demonstrated experience in a relevant discipline.

Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) is a modern fire and rescue service dedicated to meeting the needs of twenty-first century Victoria. With a workforce of over 4,500 highly committed employees, FRV serves and protects communities across Melbourne and Victoria’s major regional centres.

In delivering this service, we are guided by our core values of teamwork, integrity, respect and accountability. These values underpin everything we do and shape our organisational culture. We are seeking candidates who are committed to embodying these principles in their work and behaviours.

FRV is an inclusive employer and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds, including individuals of all ages, genders, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, religious beliefs, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, and people of diverse gender identities and sexualities.

FRV’s standard practice is to appoint at the base of the salary range, however consideration will be given to an above base salary within the advertised range based on the successful candidate’s skills and experience.

Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa to apply for this position.

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📌 Workforce Planning Lead (Fixed Term, 6 months) (Melbourne)
🏢 Fire Rescue Victoria
📍 Melbourne