Community Engagement Lead

6 months ago


Leeds, United Kingdom Yorkshire Building Society Full time

We have an exciting opportunity for a Community Engagement Lead to join our award-winning team to raise awareness of, and drive engagement with, Yorkshire Building Society’s community programmes.

**About the Role**

As our next Community Engagement Lead you will play a key part in supporting the Society’s ambition to be a top-tier purpose-driven organisation. You will engage with colleagues in the branch and agency retail network, as well as head office functions, to inspire them to take part in meaningful activities in communities where they live and work.

As well as increasing colleague participation, your role will make use of various communication channels that focus on raising awareness of the programmes available, both internally across the business and externally to members and non-members.

As a confident communicator, you will be comfortable digesting multiple data sources and translating them into key messages and communications for different audiences, understanding the importance of timely messaging delivered through appropriate channels of choice. You will drive positive stories, source case studies and think creatively to find compelling ways to demonstrate the impact the programmes have on communities.

This role is part of the Social Purpose and Sustainability team which oversees the Society’s ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) strategy and manages all Community activities across the Society. At all times you will represent the team professionally, building new and strengthening existing relationships with colleagues at all levels across the Society.

**About you**
- Previous experience co-ordinating campaigns, engaging stakeholders and increasing participation,
- Excellent stakeholder management skills
- Ability to adapt to varying situations and think quickly
- Brilliant communication skills, both verbal and written, and an ability to inspire people to get involved
- Excellent organisational abilities with capacity to work on multiple activities simultaneously
- Ability to manage, analyse and interpret data to communicate to varying audiences

**About us**

At YBS we don’t have shareholders, we have members. We care about people and that includes you. So here, you’ll be respected for who you are, you’ll be able to bring your whole self to work, and you’ll have everything you need to build a long and rewarding career.

**Flexibility.** We offer a range of flexible working options without unsocial hours, which can help you find a healthy work-life balance. Whether it’s finishing early for an appointment or fitting your studies and hobbies in around your working hours, we can help make it work for you.

**Development.** We want you to feel challenged here. Whatever your ambitions, we’re committed to helping you develop your skills and move ahead in your career journey. From day one, we’ll set you up for success with a brilliant induction and full training plan, all designed to get you up to speed quickly.

**Inclusivity.** We’re passionate about creating an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and able to be themselves. If you’ll go the extra mile to help our members, you’ll fit right in and feel you belong here.

**About our Benefits**

We offer lots of fantastic rewards that you can make the most of in and out of work, including:

- ** Holiday.** You’ll get 25 days plus Bank Holidays, as well as the option to buy up to a further 5 days.
- ** Bonus.** We work together to reach for better at YBS, so when we reach our goals we’re all rewarded, with up to a 10% annual bonus.
- ** Pension.** We know how important it is to save towards the future, that’s why we’ll contribute up 11% into your YBS pension.
- ** Healthcare.** Health and wellbeing are an important part of life at YBS, when you join us you’ll have access to a range of health benefits to suit your life including private medical insurance, dental and healthcare plans.
- ** My Benefits.** When you join YBS you’ll have access to our self-service benefits portal, where you can access a range of retail, hospitality and health discounts,

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