Location
London

Hours
Full Time (flexible working arrangements available)

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
The Resourcing & Planning Associate will support the Resourcing, Workforce Planning and Capability team within the Online Safety Group at Ofcom. This role is key to helping the Group understand the people, skills and capacity needed to deliver the Online Safety regime effectively under the Online Safety Act 2023. You will contribute to workforce planning, recruitment activity, capability building and operational improvements across one of Ofcom’s most high-profile areas of work.

Working closely with colleagues across Online Safety, People, Finance and Business Management, you will turn workforce information into insight, support better planning decisions and help build the capability needed for the future. This varied role suits someone highly organised, collaborative and confident working with data, people and processes to help teams deliver successfully.

The Online Safety Group’s purpose is to ensure UK citizens have a safer life online by implementing and overseeing the requirements under the Online Safety Act 2023. The Strategy Delivery Team, where this role sits, supports the Group by setting strategy, managing timelines, budgets, resources, corporate reporting and governance, and leading operational activities such as stakeholder engagement and operational readiness.

Experience
- Workforce planning, resource or talent planning within a complex organisation
- Assessing organisational capability and identifying skills gaps
- Matching resources to business needs and priorities
- Managing workforce changes in a fast-paced environment
- In-house recruitment or recruitment coordination experience
- Supporting high-volume or business-critical recruitment campaigns
- Stakeholder management throughout the recruitment lifecycle
- Understanding how recruitment aligns with workforce plans
- Coordinating multiple priorities and tracking actions, milestones and deadlines
- Supporting delivery of strategic programmes or business initiatives
- Working with senior leaders and influencing decision-making
- Building relationships across different teams and holding stakeholders accountable where required

About you
- Highly organised and collaborative
- Confident working with data, people and processes
- Strong problem-solving skills with evidence-driven decision making
- Ability to organise tasks, set clear goals and manage resources effectively
- Flexible and adaptable to change
- Skilled at building and nurturing positive relationships
- Effective communicator and influencer able to guide opinions and decisions

Qualifications
No specific qualifications are stated; however, relevant experience in workforce planning, recruitment, project coordination and stakeholder management is essential. A positive attitude and willingness to contribute to a diverse and inclusive workplace are highly valued.