Crew Planning Consultant (12 month fixed term contract)

In our continuous journey of growth and innovation at Carnival UK, we are seeking a Crew Planning Consultant to bring fresh insights and expertise to our People department. We're dedicated to engaging, empowering, supporting, recognising and rewarding colleagues, and it's our job to make sure that our people have brilliant opportunities and extraordinary experiences. Future ready, we support our awesome leaders to build awesome teams. And we strive to do the right thing every time, keeping colleagues safe and well. Fleet People Operations partners with our Cunard and P&O Cruises fleet to provide the right people at the right time. Through planning and coordination, our teams work collaboratively, supporting colleagues through their employee life cycle of recruitment, onboarding, rotations, logistics, training, policy compliance and more. The Role The Crew Planning Consultant will act as subject matter expert, ensuring that all seafarers are fully utilised, and the fleet has the establishment always required. This role will involve:

• Responsible for effective crew planning for their designated area, ensuring all vessels are properly resourced as per required complement levels, with appropriately qualified and experienced crew members.
• Responding to change, ensuring optimal efficiency of both planned and unplanned scheduling.
• Working effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders both internal, external, shore and fleet. Maintaining key relationships with Fleet Resourcing and Compliance teams.
This role is positioned at CUK10 level within our organisation and is available on a full-time 12mths fixed-term contract basis. We offer hybrid work including up to two days from home.


• Proven experience of scheduling and workforce planning, ideally working with a large remote workforce
• A strong Customer Service focus
• Familiar with using data to make decisions and competent using scheduling systems.
About You: The Ideal Candidate You are more than just your CV. You're someone who brings:
• A continuous improvement mind set and critical thinking to drive optimal results.
• Confidence and professionalism in approach - able to build and maintain effective relationships with Stakeholders across different departments and levels.
Application Guidance Diversity is our strength, and we encourage applications from those with varied experiences, whether you meet every listed requirement or not. If you're passionate about People and looking for an opportunity to grow, we'd love to hear from you.

Carnival UK are a leading name in the holiday sector, dedicated to delivering unforgettable holiday happiness to our guests. Our success is built on a foundation of diverse talents and perspectives, and we believe in fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive., Holidays are one of life's greatest pleasures. Having the chance to relax, escape and explore is a magical thing. And there is no better holiday than a cruise. No one knows cruising like Carnival UK, where talented people from across the globe come together to create unforgettable holiday happiness. As part of the world's largest holiday travel and leisure company, we take enormous pride in bringing to life two of the most iconic brands from Britain's rich seafaring heritage, P&O Cruises and Cunard. Collectively they have been delivering unbridled joy, boundless adventure and lifelong memories to millions of people for over 350 years. And in a multi-million pound global holiday market, where cruising has barely scratched the surface, we have the opportunity to do that for many, many more people. Our diverse yet tight knit teams share high standards, heartfelt values and passion for our purpose. Our Culture Essentials describe the expectations we have for ourselves and of each other, in building a culture that supports safe, sustainable, compliant operations and celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion. It's through the successful delivery of these extraordinary travel experiences for our target markets and our distinctive culture, that we hope to become Travel's Employer of Choice.

Working with us means more than just a role in the People team. It's about being part of a team that values well-being and personal growth. Here's what we offer:
• Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers
• Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme
• Recognition scheme with prizes and awards
• Regular office events including live entertainment, lifestyle events and charity partner fundraisers
• Extensive learning and development opportunities
• Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes
• Company paid Health Cash Plan and health assessment
• In-house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP
• Life Assurance
• Employee Shares Plan
• Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes
• Onsite restaurant offering range of healthy cooked and grab and go meals
• Discounted retail and leisure via discounts portal
• Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme
Take the next step Due to the popularity of our roles and our commitment to finding the best talent, we may close applications earlier than advertised. Don't miss out on this opportunity to join a team dedicated to creating unforgettable holiday happiness. Apply today to start your journey with us #Job Functions: Administrative; Customer Service; Strategy / Planning