Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)
Service Performance Team Leader
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📍 Location: Swansea (Hybrid)
💷 Salary: £30,485 - A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
🕒 Contract Type: Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time
About the Role
The Contact Centre Workforce Planning team plays a critical role in ensuring the right people are in the right place at the right time to meet customer demand across telephone, webchat and email services. Working closely with operational leaders and key stakeholders, the team provides forecasting, scheduling and workforce planning expertise to support service delivery and achieve agreed performance targets. Operating within a fast-paced and customer-focused environment, the team uses data, insight and real-time analysis to optimise resources, improve customer outcomes and drive continuous improvement.
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Key Responsibilities
- Produce short, medium and long-term forecasts using data analysis to support accurate workforce planning.
- Create advisor schedules based on demand, monitoring performance and recommending service improvements.
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders to understand and meet business requirements.
- Lead workload planning, setting priorities to ensure forecasting and scheduling targets are achieved.
Benefits
- Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary.
- 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
- 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
- Access to the staff discount portal.
- Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
- 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
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About You
- Experience of workforce planning, forecasting and scheduling within a Contact Centre or operational environment.
- Proven ability to analyse complex data and translate insights into effective workforce plans and service improvements.
- Experience of leading, coaching and developing teams to achieve performance and operational targets.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective relationships and influence decision-making at all levels.
📅 Apply before 11:55 pm on Wednesday 16th September 2026
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