Employee Engagement Officer (HR Projects)

Positive Employment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 4,348,000 - 4,546,000; Full time

Job summary

Positive Employment is recruiting for an Employee Engagement Officer for a local government organisation based in Kensington, London. The role will manage a varied portfolio of engagement projects aligned to the People Strategy and corporate priorities.

You will create engaging content across staff channels, build relationships with employee networks and stakeholders, and use feedback to improve HR initiatives. Hybrid working available and 36 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering employee engagement projects and campaigns.
• Strong content creation skills for written and digital channels.
• Understanding of HR priorities and internal comms.

Responsibilities

• Lead allocated employee engagement projects aligned to the People Strategy.
• Develop and deliver staff engagement initiatives, events and campaigns.
• Create engaging content across staff networks, briefings, conferences and digital channels.
• Build relationships with employee networks and stakeholders.
• Analyse feedback and publish reports to inform priorities.

Skills

Content creation

Project management

Internal communications

Stakeholder engagement

Excellent communication

Education

CIPD Level 5 qualification

Job description

Positive Employment is currently recruiting for an Employee Engagement Officer for our client, a local government organisation based in Kensington, London.

The successful post holder will manage and deliver a varied portfolio of employee engagement projects aligned to the organisation's People Strategy and wider corporate priorities. The role will create engaging content across a range of staff communication channels, build strong relationships with employee networks and stakeholders, and use feedback and analysis to improve HR initiatives.

This is a temporary contract for an initial 3 months, with the possibility of extension. Hybrid working is available.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead allocated employee engagement projects and activities aligned to the People Strategy and corporate priorities.
• Develop and deliver staff engagement initiatives, events and campaigns, including health and wellbeing, EDI and organisational activities.
• Create engaging and accessible content across staff networks, briefings, conferences, events and digital channels.
• Build strong, two‑way relationships with employee networks, key contacts and influencers.
• Respond to staff feedback and emerging themes, sharing insights with relevant HR teams to inform priorities and initiatives.
• Monitor and analyse engagement activity, including interaction, sentiment and key themes, producing reports to support evidence‑based decision making.
• Maintain an up‑to‑date calendar of engagement campaigns and activities, identifying opportunities, gaps and potential clashes.
• Work with Communications and Design teams to develop newsletters, online content, infographics and other engagement materials.
• Prepare concise and accessible reports for HR senior leadership and management groups.
• Ensure employee engagement activity supports the organisation's equality, diversity and inclusion objectives and complies with relevant organisational policies and data protection requirements.

Personal Requirements

• CIPD Level 5 qualification or above, or equivalent knowledge and experience.
• Experience delivering employee engagement projects, internal communications or similar initiatives and demonstrating their impact.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects from initiation through to completion.
• Experience designing engagement activities aligned to strategic people and organisational objectives.
• Experience using a range of communication channels to engage broad and targeted workforce groups.
• Strong content creation skills, including written and digital content.
• Experience working within an HR environment, with a good understanding of HR functions and priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and engagingly.
• Strong organisational, analytical and project management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with employees, networks and stakeholders.
• Good understanding of employee engagement methods and the challenges facing the public sector workforce.
• Experience working within a large, complex or politically sensitive organisation would be desirable.

Working Hours

36 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Pay

£31.56 per hour

Please note this role is within the scope of IR35.