Technology Resourcing Officer (FS)

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Job description

A career in Resourcing and Deployment, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to work in cross line of service staffing helping our network be even more agile in the ever evolving markets we work with, providing the right people on the right projects at the right time. You'll focus on ensuring that resources of suitable skills and calibre are available for tasks and activities as required as well as managing the education, planning, and skills enhancement associated with resources.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.
• Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.
• Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.
• Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.
• Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
• Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.
• Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.
• Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.
• Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

About the Role

This is an exciting time for Resource Management as we build on the professionalism of our people and work closely with the business to develop and implement PwC business and people strategy. PwC's Resource Management (RM) team has been centralised to assist the firm in being more agile and providing the right people on the right projects at the right time.

This role will be based in More London and will be part of a wider Consulting Resource Management team. The successful candidate can expect to be involved in the following:

• Day to day deployment of staff to projects/assignments balancing the needs of the business with the needs of the individual

• Encouraging participation in secondments and 'cycles of experience' to our people

• Improving agility by utilising people in our growth/strategic priority areas both within your immediate area and across the firm as a whole

• Producing, using and analysing management information to make resourcing decisions and recommendations to senior stakeholders

• Building relationships within the business unit and the wider resourcing function to enable greater effectiveness in providing solutions for resourcing demands

Who we're looking for

In order for us to meet the future challenges of the Resource Management function, we want to attract candidates from varying backgrounds and industries that can demonstrate their ability to:

• Communicate effectively (written and verbal)

• Manage conflicting deadlines and priorities

• Understand and analyse information to support decision making

• Deliver quality outputs whilst under pressure

• Multi-task

• Remain resilient

• Use technology and established tools effectively

• Deployment and Manpower Planning

• Main point of contact for assigned portfolio, delivering the day to day deployment requirements

• Managing resourcing conflicts and priorities

• Understand the implication of profitability, engagement, agility and retention goals and the impact on resourcing decisions

Essential skills and experience

• Relationship Skills including communicating and Influencing

• Build relationships - with those being deployed as well as those requesting resources

• Ability to use management information to drive decision making

• Consult and enquire with stakeholders to understand their needs and wants

• Respond with empathy and understanding to enhance relationships

• Take an active role in resource management projects and initiatives

• Ability to contribute to and support delivery of our strategic objectives and manage any resultant change

• Understand the pipeline opportunities to enable appropriate decisions about available resources

• Be open to and adaptable to change and be comfortable working in an ambiguous environment

• Be commercially minded and use this knowledge to influence business outcomes

Location: National

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The skills we look for in future employees
All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, 'The PwC Professional' and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships.

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The Deal
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Diversity
Valuing Difference. Driving Inclusion.

We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool because creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business, enabling us to solve important problems and deliver value to our clients. We encourage an inclusive culture where people can be themselves, are valued for their strengths and are empowered to be the best they can be. As an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we also support different ways of working offering flexible working arrangements. Learn more here about our work to support an inclusive culture.