Freelance HR Budget & Workforce Consultant

For a public-sector organisation we are seeking an experienced Freelance HR Consultant to support the HR Department during a strategic transformation journey.

The mission combines HR expertise with strong financial and budgetary capabilities. The consultant will play a key role in aligning workforce planning, personnel costs, organizational needs, and budgetary constraints while supporting HR governance and decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

1. HR Budget Strategy & Personnel Cost Management

• Develop and monitor HR budget strategies in alignment with organizational objectives.
• Analyze and forecast personnel costs.
• Support the preparation and follow-up of workforce and personnel plans.
• Provide recommendations regarding staffing investments and resource allocation.
• Ensure alignment between workforce planning and budgetary constraints.
• Contribute to HR reporting and strategic decision-making tools.

1. Workforce Planning & Competency Management

• Lead workforce planning activities with a medium- and long-term vision.
• Assess workforce needs and anticipate future staffing requirements.
• Support decision-making regarding replacement of departing employees and workforce optimization.
• Coordinate initiatives related to competency management and knowledge transfer.
• Contribute to succession planning and organizational sustainability.
• Support the implementation or enhancement of workforce planning frameworks.

1. HR Transformation & Organizational Agility

• Support ongoing HR transformation projects.
• Contribute to the implementation of agile and collaborative working methods.
• Facilitate collective intelligence approaches and stakeholder engagement.
• Identify opportunities for process optimization and continuous improvement.
• Assist HR leadership in change management initiatives.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in strategic HR roles.
• Proven expertise in workforce planning and personnel cost management.
• Strong understanding and experience working in the public-sector.
• Demonstrated experience within large and complex public-sector organizations.
• Experience supporting HR transformation and organizational change projects.
• Familiarity with competency management, succession planning, and knowledge management.
• Experience working with HR compensation frameworks and grading systems is highly desirable.
• Fluent in French.

Please note that all the applications without proven experience of minimum 5 (recent) years and experience in the public sector will not be considered.