• Use of our resource planner, Dayshape, to book trainees to jobs / study leave / college / training courses / holiday etc
• Becoming the change agents for Dayshape roll out and be the first port of call for any business queries
• Building effective relationships with the central resourcing team and the Project Managers to understand the needs in respect of resourcing for assignments
• Acting as a point of contact for the trainees, working with them to ensure allocation to jobs that support their objectives and career development
• Working closely with the Professional Qualifications team to ensure a clear understanding of the professional qualification requirements
• Familiarisation with the trainees’ professional qualification pathways so that these are considered when allocating resource
• Working with People Managers and Resourcing Manager to support any performance issues, and notifying them if there are any issues or concerns related to staff and trainees
• Working with Resourcing Manager to closely monitor metrics such as utilisation, budget completion, data accuracy
• Owning and ensuring adoption of all resourcing policies in your area of remit
• Identifying and introducing processes in order to maximise efficiencies in resource planning across the business unit
• Identifying solutions to manage resourcing conflicts/clashes effectively, liaising with the relevant managers in a timely manner
• Supporting the business with absence approval, if applicable (eg holiday, sickness, TOIL, and study leave)

You’ll be someone with:

• Experience in resource planning and management processes is a nice to have experience but desire to learn / work with people is key
• Experience with managing multiple stakeholders at different levels
• Intermediate IT skills (MS Outlook, Word, PowerPoint & Excel)
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Proven ability to operate under pressure with conflicting priorities, tight deadlines and demanding stakeholder needs
• Ability to interpret and analyse MI and data to identify and solve problems

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value and satisfying experiences at work, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy.

Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions.

We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.