Workforce Analyst
Ensure a company has enough staff to maintain optimal operations.
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- What's it like to be a Workforce Analyst?
- How to become a Workforce Analyst
- Latest Workforce Analyst jobs
- Top skills and experience for Workforce Analysts
- Workforce Analyst role reviews
What's it like to be a Workforce Analyst?
Workforce Analysts work in many industries and are responsible for managing the schedules of workers to ensure a company operates effectively and efficiently. They help to make sure a company has scheduled enough staff to meet daily demands.
Tasks and duties
- Assisting the Strategic Workforce Manager with the preparation of an organisational Workforce Action Plan.
- Building up a function with requirements, plans, key skills and data integrity.
- Analysing and manipulating data used to ensure an efficient workforce.
- Creating road map reports including timelines and deliverables.
- Managing stakeholders.
How to become a Workforce Analyst
To become a Workforce Analyst you typically need to complete a bachelor degree in human resources or analytics. A good understanding of analytical software may be beneficial.
- Complete a bachelor degree in human resources or another related discipline, such as data analytics or business analytics.
- Consider undertaking a postgraduate course in analytics. The ability to translate data into business insights is useful in this profession.
- Gain experience working in a project-orientated environment.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Workforce Analyst employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Workforce Planning
Microsoft Power BI
Workforce Management System
Workforce Management
Microsoft Excel
Contact Centre Services
Strategic Workforce Planning
Analysis
Business Intelligence Systems
Data Analytics
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Latest Workforce Analyst reviews
Feb 2024
My work include analyzing workforce data, identifying trends, and collaborating with stakeholders to align workforce strategies with organizational goals
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationCommunity Services & Development
The good thingsnumbers based analysis of workforce, deep dive analysis of issues to find out the root cause analysis and correlating it with other aspects of the business
The challengescareer progression is limited. At times you will find yourself in a situation where there is not enough data to perform your analysis
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Oct 2023
A great opportunity to use problem solving and resourceful skills, great job to have
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationHospitality & Tourism
The good thingsThe role can be challenging but rewarding, involves problem solving and people management as well as change management, which if you have ever done it will understand people can be very resistant to c...
The challengesSome tasks can be repetitive but it’s a small price to pay
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