Employee Engagement Officer

Macintyre; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A national charity based in Milton Keynes is seeking an Employee Engagement Officer to enhance staff voice, wellbeing, and inclusion within the organization. The role includes coordinating staff networks, supporting diversity initiatives, and building strong relationships across services. Candidates should be organized and passionate about creating an inclusive workplace. The position offers a hybrid work model after initial induction, along with a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Six weeks' annual leave

Workplace Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Plan

Health Cash Plan

Life assurance scheme

MacIntyre Rewards Scheme

Discounts through MacIntyre Perks

Access to the Blue Light Card

Enhanced DBS Certificate

Qualifications

• Experience with staff networks or inclusion activities is an advantage.
• Must be comfortable travelling to different locations.
• Good interpersonal skills to build relationships.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and chair the Staff Council to ensure staff voices are heard.
• Support Diversity Advisory Group and other networks.
• Work alongside colleagues on wellbeing activities and engagement initiatives.
• Plan and deliver recognition events, including staff awards.
• Build relationships across services and teams.

Skills

Organised

Good at keeping things moving

Confident in facilitating conversations

Ability to influence and engage

Passionate about wellbeing and inclusion

Tools

Digital tools (e.g., Teams)

Job description

Milton Keynes 34,000 Full time NEW Employee Engagement Officer

At MacIntyre, relationships matter. Listening matters. Feeling valued at work matters because when colleagues feel heard, supported and included, the people we support benefit too. We ve created a new Employee Engagement Officer role to help strengthen staff voice, wellbeing and inclusion across the organisation. Sitting at the heart of MacIntyre s DNA, this role works closely with colleagues, staff networks and people who draw on support to help shape how we work together. If you care about people, enjoy bringing others together, and believe in creating spaces where voices are genuinely listened to, this role could be for you.

What you ll focus on

You ll play a key role in supporting and connecting our staff networks, helping them grow, stay meaningful and have real impact. This includes:

• Coordinating and chairing the Staff Council, MacIntyre s staff representative group, ensuring staff voices are heard and fed into the organisation in a clear and supportive way
• Supporting the Diversity Advisory Group (DAG) and other staff networks, helping members feel confident and empowered in their roles
• Working alongside colleagues to support wellbeing activity, engagement initiatives and inclusive practice across MacIntyre
• Helping plan and deliver organisation-wide recognition and celebration, including supporting the annual staff awards
• Building strong relationships with colleagues across services, central teams and leadership
• Sharing learning, ideas and stories in ways that feel accessible, honest and human
• You won t be doing this alone. You will work closely with colleagues in Quality, People, Recruitment, Communications and Operations, and you ll be supported to shape this role as it develops., The base location for this role will be our Central Office, as the post holder will work closely with the Recruitment, HR and Staff Support teams, as well as senior colleagues. There is scope for an element of hybrid working once the individual is fully inducted in post, balanced with the need for regular presence at Central and travel to services.

About you

You don t need to have done this exact role before. What matters most is how you work with people. You might already be:

• Involved in staff networks, engagement groups or inclusion activity
• Someone colleagues trust and feel comfortable talking to
• Organised, thoughtful and good at keeping things moving
• Confident bringing people together and helping conversations happen
• Passionate about wellbeing, inclusion and making work better for others
• Able to influence and engage people at all levels, bringing others with you and helping ideas turn into action
• You’ll need to be comfortable travelling to different MacIntyre locations and using digital tools like Teams to stay connected.

Why this role matters

This role exists because staff voice matters at MacIntyre. It s about making sure people feel seen, listened to and valued, not just in words, but in practice. You ll help create the conditions where colleagues feel able to be themselves at work, grow in confidence, and continue making a difference to people s lives.

About MacIntyre

MacIntyre is a national charity which supports over 1,200 people with a learning disability and/or autism. We were founded in 1966 by the visionary parent of a child with disabilities and have been growing steadily ever since. We celebrate and develop everyone s unique gifts, talents and contributions., MacIntyre safeguards and promotes the welfare of the children, young people and adults we support. Therefore we work with successful candidates to complete appropriate checks prior to joining. MacIntyre is committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion among our workforce. We want our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and the people we support. As part of this commitment, our accessibility toolbar allows you a number of options: read adverts in another language (including Welsh for our Services located in Wales), change the font to Open Dyslexia, change the colours, and many others. Just click the button marked Accessibility at the top of the screen.

Benefits

• Six weeks' annual leave including statutory public holidays
• Workplace Pension scheme MacIntyre will contribute 3% of your salary to all eligible employees
• MacIntyre Staff Savings Scheme
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing
• Health Cash Plan which provides money back on core health treatments such as: optical, dental, physiotherapy, chiropody (at reduced cost)
• MacIntyre Sick Pay (qualifying period)
• Life assurance scheme offering valuable benefits to your dependents
• MacIntyre Rewards Scheme which recognises and rewards staff
• MacIntyre Perks which offers up to 6% discount off leading retailers including Tesco, Curry/PC World, Costa and many more
• Access to the Blue Light Card which offers thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street for emergency and social care staff.
• Enhanced DBS Certificate (cost paid by MacIntyre)