Shape the Future of Australia’s Energy Workforce!
If you’re passionate about shaping the future workforce and driving data-informed strategies within the energy and renewables sector, this role offers an unparalleled opportunity. Join us in creating a resilient, sustainable, and progressive workforce capable of meeting the challenges of the evolving energy landscape

Who will you be working with?
This organisation is dedicated to empowering the energy sector through innovative workforce planning. Their collaborative approach brings together national stakeholders to address skills gaps, develop talent pipelines, and align the industry’s workforce with Australia’s clean energy goals. As part of a forward-thinking team, you’ll contribute to reshaping the industry’s skills and training landscape, ensuring a prosperous and sustainable energy future.

About the opportunity:
As the Workforce Planning Manager, you will play a pivotal role in developing an annual Workforce Plan. Reporting to the Director – Industry Intelligence, you will lead research initiatives, collaborate with stakeholders, and provide actionable workforce insights. This role includes direct oversight of a Senior Data Analyst, ensuring the effective management of workforce data, methodology development, and strategic planning.

This full-time contract role offers a hybrid working model, with flexibility for the right candidate.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the creation of an Annual Workforce Plan, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with strategic objectives
• Manage workforce planning, data management, and methodology development, ensuring accuracy and transparency in insights
• Identify gaps in strategic workforce planning and provide recommendations for continuous improvement
• Conduct data analysis and workforce research, ensuring consistency and reliability
• Monitor workforce trends, assessing their impact on the energy sector
• Engage with external stakeholders, industry partners, and government agencies to enhance workforce planning efforts
• Develop reports, briefing papers, and presentations for industry roundtables and conferences
• Regularly report to the Director – Industry Intelligence, ensuring transparency on project timelines, risks, and impact assessments

Selection Criteria:
This role will see you utilising comprehensive research & data analysis to enable informed decisions that align with the organisations key strategies, as well as contributing to the future prosperity of skills and training in the energy industry. You will be a strategic thinker and quickly develop an understanding of the energy sector landscape. Key criteria required to be successful in this role include:

• Qualifications in Data Analytics, Economics, Research, or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience.
• Proven experience leading workforce insights and planning functions.
• Strong data analysis and visualisation skills with proficiency in research software.
• Hands-on experience with AVS, ANZSCO codes, and workforce data sources (ABS, Jobs & Skills Australia).
• Ability to interpret complex workforce trends and provide strategic recommendations.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with experience presenting findings to diverse audiences.
• A proactive and strategic mindset, with the ability to identify gaps and drive continuous improvement in workforce planning.
• Confidence in an industry-facing role, engaging with external stakeholders to enhance workforce planning strategies.

This is an inclusive recruitment process, we welcome applications from women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from multicultural backgrounds and people with disability.

How to apply:
Please submit a resume AND cover letter outlining your qualifications, experience and expertise aligned with the role responsibilities and selection criteria.
If you would like more information about this opportunity, please contact Aaron White on 0481 112 033.

At Fuse, we specialise in recruitment for the manufacturing, utilities, infrastructure, and finance industries and actively source a variety of roles for a broad range of organisations. If you are looking for a new opportunity, we’d love to hear from you!
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