Head of Workforce and Organisation Design
Permanent
Full time (34.5 hours) we are open to a conversation about how you work these hours
Hybrid - Split between home and our London Office Our Hybrid model for this role will mean 1 day per week in the office.
Salary Range - £78,000 - £86,000
About us
Macmillan Cancer Support exists to do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer. To deliver on this ambition, we are creating a Macmillan that is fit for the future with the skills and capabilities needed to help more people living with cancer, and the Head of Workforce and Organisation Design is a pivotal role in this. Macmillan currently has no shared way of planning its workforce or designing its structures. You will build that from scratch. We’re looking for an ambitious Head of Workforce and Organisation who, through strong, engaging and inclusive leadership, will help Macmillan build the capability, structures and ways of working needed to deliver its strategy now and in the future. This is an exciting opportunity to shape how Macmillan plans, develops its people and organises itself to deliver its strategy.
Reporting to the Director of Organisational Effectiveness, you’ll lead a specialist team covering workforce insights, skills and job architecture, and talent and career pathways. Working closely with senior leaders across Macmillan, you’ll turn workforce data and insight into practical decisions that strengthen our organisational effectiveness.
What will you do?
- Lead and empower others, building an inclusive, high-performing Workforce and Organisation Design team
- Build our strategic workforce planning approach, establishing frameworks, governance and a three-to-five-year outlook to anticipate future skills, capability and workforce needs,
- Shape our organisational design, developing structures, operating models, roles and ways of working that enable collaboration and effective delivery.
- Plan for the future of work, helping leaders determine when to build, buy, borrow, broker or automate capabilities, including understanding the impact of AI and emerging technologies.
- Develop our talent and skills frameworks, identifying critical roles, capability gaps, succession needs and career pathways to support organisational resilience and colleague growth.
- Influence strategic decisions, using data, insight and workforce modelling to inform business planning, budgets and investment in people and capabilities.
- Lead and empower others, building an inclusive, high-performing team and equipping leaders across Macmillan with the tools and guidance to make effective workforce decisions.
What will you bring?
You’ll be an experienced leader in strategic workforce planning and organisation design, with a track record of building and embedding new approaches in complex organisations.
You’ll bring:
- Expertise in workforce planning, modelling, forecasting and scenario planning.
- Experience designing organisational structures, operating models and capability frameworks.
- The ability to turn workforce data and insight into clear, evidence-based recommendations.
- Strong influencing and facilitation skills, with the credibility to engage and challenge senior leaders.
- A collaborative, inclusive leadership style and the confidence to create new approaches where no established model exists.
Experience in job architecture, workforce cost modelling, and the impact of AI and automation on future workforce needs would be an advantage.
Why join Macmillan?
This is your opportunity to build something that will have a lasting impact. You’ll shape how Macmillan plans its workforce, develops future capabilities and adapts to a changing world, working with leaders across the organisation to turn our strategy into action.
By helping us become a more connected, effective and future-ready organisation, you’ll play an important role in enabling Macmillan to support more people living with cancer.
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Head of Workforce and Organisation Design employer: Macmillan Cancer Support
At Macmillan Cancer Support, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer dedicated to making a meaningful impact in the lives of those affected by cancer. Our hybrid working model promotes flexibility, allowing you to balance your professional and personal life while collaborating with a passionate team in our London office. With a strong focus on employee growth, innovative projects in data and AI, and a culture that values inclusivity and collaboration, we offer a unique opportunity to contribute to transformative change in healthcare.
