Employee Engagement Lead

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Department for International Trade Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 250686**Salary**:

- £47,981 - £60,129- National: £47,981 - £56,396; London: £51,714 - £60,129**Job grade**:

- Grade 7**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- DIT - COO: Human Resources**Type of role**:

- Communications / Marketing
- Project Delivery**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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- Darlington, LondonAbout the job

**Job summary**:
This an exciting time to work for the Department for International Trade, as the UK continues to develop its trade policy, and negotiate trade deals with countries around the world.

This is a challenging role within our Employee Experience Team requiring strong communications skills and an in-depth understanding of how employee engagement, and employer brand can influence the experience of employees and attract and retain the right talent.

As Employee Engagement Lead you will report to the Head of Employee Experience who oversees work on inclusion, engagement and communications. This specific role will provide leadership and expertise on internal and external employee engagement activities, including:

- Employee value proposition (EVP)
- Employer Brand
- Internal HR Communications
- Annual People Survey and Pulse Surveys

So, if you love to make a difference to people’s working lives and can bring your passion to make things happen, an eye for detail and thrive in handling competing priorities, we’ll support you with a comprehensive learning offer and a diverse portfolio of work to help you develop your career.

**Job description**:
This is an expert role within the Employee Experience Team.

Key accountabilities:

- To lead on Employee engagement both internally and externally, ensuring DIT’s People Strategy is supported by:

- Annual People Survey and pulse surveys
- Employee value proposition
- Employer Brand
- Internal HR Communications
- To oversee the end-to-end delivery of the People Survey for the department, including engagement with senior stakeholders on key design elements, working with Communication colleagues on an end-to-end communications campaign, liaising directly with the Cabinet Office to meet set deadlines and utilise best practice, and working with Analyst colleagues on key result analysis and cascade.
- To coordinate the departmental Engagement Advocates Network and support the DIT values through a network of people engagement representatives, using the annual People Survey insight to champion employee engagement activities locally in the business across different directorates and locations in DIT.
- Develop, maintain and communicate a strong employer brand which is recognised and supported by DIT colleagues.
- Maintain, review and communicate DIT’s Employee Value Proposition, ensuring it remains relevant to the organisation and its mission, vision and values.
- Work closely with colleagues in HR and Communications to ensure that HR related communications are carefully planned, coordinated, delivered, and evaluated, aligned with the internal communications strategy and the HR People Strategy. Including but not limited to the People Strategy pillars and EVP: Thriving at Work, An Inclusive Culture, Enabling Opportunities and One DIT.
- Providing professional communications and engagement advice to HR colleagues, leading design of communication approaches, products, and interventions to support policy delivery.
- Possible line management of a small team.

**Hybrid working**

Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas.

Informal hybrid working arrangements will be available as agreed with the vacancy manager and in line with the requirements of the role.

Most DIT employees will be working a hybrid pattern, spending 2-3 days a week (pro rata) in an office, on average. If your office location is London, you will be eligible to receive London weighting.

**Person specification**:
**Essential Criteria**
- Knowledge of employee engagement and experience survey work, including developing recommendations and insights and managing networks
- Proven experience in employer branding, marketing or communications
- Ability to lead creative direction to enhance our employer brand and engage our target audiences
- Ability to work at pace and collaboratively with stakeholders and colleagues outside of own function, and an ability and interest in pulling together themes, ideas and research into clear delivery plans and outputs
- Strong communication skills - the post holder must have the ability to draft good content, influence senior stakeholders and provide challenge when needed
- Leadership - ability to deliver through others

**Desirable Criteria**
- Ability to engage with a large, complex, multi-site organisation within the UK or dispersed worldwide

**Personal Attributes & Skills**

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