Consultant Strategic Workforce Management

Consultant Strategic Workforce Management

Shape Rabobank’s future-ready workforce by turning strategic priorities and technological change into clear workforce choices, practical actions and sustainable organizational solutions.

You & your role

Within the Area Strategic Workforce Management, you will work at the intersection of strategy, workforce planning, organizational design and workforce transformation. Your primary responsibility is to further mature Rabobank's Strategic Workforce Planning capability and support business leaders in translating strategy into workforce actions.

At the same time, you will help Rabobank understand how AI and other technological developments are changing work itself. Which activities will be automated? Which skills become more important? How will roles evolve? What organizational changes are needed to remain successful? By answering these questions, you help ensure that workforce planning does not only focus on workforce numbers and skills, but also on the broader transformation of our workforce and organization.

Practical examples

• Lead Strategic Workforce Planning cycles and workforce scenario exercises for key business domains.
• Identify future workforce gaps resulting from strategic priorities, AI adoption and changing skill requirements.
• Assess the impact of AI and automation on jobs, capabilities and workforce demand.
• Develop workforce strategies and actions that help business areas prepare for emerging workforce challenges.
• Advise senior stakeholders on workforce, transformation and organizational design challenges.

Facts & Figures

• 36 hours per week.
• 43,822 Rabobank colleagues worldwide.
• Part of the Area Strategic Workforce Management within the CHRO domain.
• Hybrid working

Responsibilities
As Consultant Strategic Workforce Management, you will:

• Be a recognized expert in Strategic Workforce Planning, workforce strategy and workforce transformation.
• Drive the further development of Rabobank's Strategic Workforce Management capabilities, methodologies and products.
• Drive workforce scenario planning, workforce gap analyses, and action planning.
• Translate workforce insights into interventions around skills, mobility, reskilling, organizational change and talent strategies.
• Help business leaders understand the workforce impact of AI, automation and digital transformation.
• Connect workforce planning outcomes to organizational design, operating model and transformation decisions.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders on future workforce challenges and opportunities.

Together we achieve more than alone

We believe in the power of differences. It is precisely by combining people’s differences that we become an even better bank. We are curious to see what you will add to our Strategic Workforce Management team.

 “Collaboration with colleagues, ownership and the pursuit of quality are paramount in the impact we want to make with our services. In the team we value authenticity, a results-driven mindset and a development-oriented culture.”

Sabine Ophorst, Consultant Strategic Workforce Management

The 25 people of Strategic Workforce Management help Rabobank build a workforce that is ready for the future. Collaboration is our way of working; as 1 enterprising team within Rabobank. Ownership, curiosity and quality guide how we combine expertise in strategy, human resources, data and transformation.

Work on yourself & the world around you

For us, your development and that of society go hand in hand. That is why we want to invest in you and work together to create a better world. We summarize this in one sentence: “At Rabobank, you work on yourself and the world around you simultaneously”.

This is reflected in your development budget, our hybrid work environment and a good work-life balance. You can also work on banking matters for our personal and business clients, as well as on social issues such as the food and energy transitions.

Why everyone is welcome at Rabobank

At Rabobank, we are working toward a culture where everyone feels welcome. We value our differences and use them to collaborate more effectively and make better decisions. We do this step by step, paying attention to what is going well and to the areas where we can continue to improve. By being open to different perspectives, we are creating an environment where colleagues feel heard. That helps us build an organization where people enjoy working—and where we truly understand and serve our customers.

You & your talent

• Academic working and thinking level.
• At least 5–7 years of relevant workforce management, workforce planning, workforce strategy or workforce transformation experience.
• Strong knowledge of workforce planning methods and workforce analytics.
• Experience with workforce scenarios, gap analyses and workforce actions.
• Strong analytical and consulting skills.
• Strong communication and presentation skills in English, preferably supported by Dutch language skills.
• Experience working with executive stakeholders in a large and complex organization.
• A pragmatic, entrepreneurial and results-oriented approach.
• Curiosity about how artificial intelligence and technology change work, roles, skills and organizational structures.

You & the application process

Responding to the vacancy Consultant Strategic Workforce Management at Rabobank is possible until August 16th.

• For substantive questions about this role: Gabor de Brouwer, Lead Product Manager Workforce Planning, via gabor.de.brouwer@rabobank.nl.
• Questions about working at Rabobank and the procedure? Lianne Vaessen, Recruiter via Lianne.Vaessen@rabobank.nl.
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