Employee Experience & Engagement Specialist

Medlock Partners, incorporated; Droitwich Spa; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Medlock Partners, a professional services recruitment specialist operating across England, is seeking an Employee Experience & Community Engagement Specialist to shape the employee journey from onboarding to development for a growing global business.

You will lead employee experience initiatives, build relationships with universities and communities, support early careers programmes and strengthen the employer brand by partnering with HR, Marketing and Talent Acquisition.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in HR, Business, Communications, Marketing or related subject.
• 3–5 years' experience in HR, Talent Acquisition, Employee Experience or similar.
• Experience delivering employee engagement, onboarding, recruitment or community programmes.
• Strong project management, organisation and communication skills.
• Excellent relationship-building and presentation skills.
• Experience with employer branding, social media or content creation.
• Data-driven, able to interpret engagement and recruitment metrics.
• Comfortable working across multiple teams with competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Develop initiatives that improve employee engagement, inclusion and retention.
• Coordinate recognition, wellbeing and employee engagement activities.
• Own the onboarding experience, including induction programmes and resources.
• Gather and analyse employee feedback and recommend improvements.
• Build relationships with community organisations, charities and workforce development partners.
• Coordinate volunteering, CSR and community initiatives.
• Develop partnerships with universities and colleges.
• Support careers fairs, internships, placements and early careers recruitment.
• Represent the organisation at relevant community, university and networking events.
• Work with Marketing and Talent Acquisition to strengthen the employer brand and EVP.
• Create and promote authentic content highlighting employee experiences, career opportunities and workplace culture.
• Support LinkedIn, careers channels and employer review platforms such as Glassdoor.
• Promote recruitment, community and employee events across relevant channels.
• Monitor social media and employer brand metrics and use insights to improve activity.

Skills

HR experience

Employee engagement

Onboarding

Project management

Relationship building

Employer branding

Social media

Data analysis

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Degree in HR/Business/Communications/Marketing

Job description

Employee Experience & Engagement Specialist

• 39 hours per week
• Fixed Term Contract – 12 months
• Based in Droitwich

Medlock Partners are looking for an Employee Experience & Community Engagement Specialist to help create a positive and engaging employee journey from recruitment and onboarding through to ongoing development and retention for a growing, global business.

This role will lead employee experience initiatives, build relationships with universities and community organisations, support early careers programmes, and strengthen the organisation’s employer brand. You’ll work closely with HR, Marketing and Talent Acquisition to attract, engage and retain talent.

What Success Looks Like

… success in this role will be measured through improvements in areas such as:

• Employee engagement and onboarding satisfaction
• New starter retention
• University and early careers recruitment
• Community and volunteering participation
• Employer brand awareness and social engagement
• Candidate and employee experience
• Successful delivery of programmes and events

If you’re passionate about creating great employee experiences, building meaningful partnerships and strengthening an organisation’s employer brand, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities of the Employee Experience & Community Engagement Specialist:

Employee Experience & Onboarding

• Develop initiatives that improve employee engagement, inclusion and retention.
• Coordinate recognition, wellbeing and employee engagement activities.
• Own the onboarding experience, including induction programmes and resources.
• Gather and analyse employee feedback and recommend improvements.
• Track employee experience and onboarding measures and support related action plans.

Community & University Engagement

• Build relationships with community organisations, charities and workforce development partners.
• Coordinate volunteering, CSR and community initiatives.
• Develop partnerships with universities and colleges.
• Support careers fairs, internships, placements and early careers recruitment.
• Represent the organisation at relevant community, university and networking events.

Employer Brand & Social Media

• Work with Marketing and Talent Acquisition to strengthen the employer brand and EVP.
• Create and promote authentic content highlighting employee experiences, career opportunities and workplace culture.
• Support LinkedIn, careers channels and employer review platforms such as Glassdoor.
• Promote recruitment, community and employee events across relevant channels.
• Monitor social media and employer brand metrics and use insights to improve activity.

Key requirements for the

• A degree or equivalent in HR, Business, Communications, Marketing or a related subject.
• Around 3–5 years’ relevant experience in HR, Talent Acquisition, Employee Experience, Campus Recruitment or a similar field.
• Experience delivering employee engagement, onboarding, recruitment or community programmes.
• Strong project management, organisation and communication skills.
• Excellent relationship-building and presentation skills.
• Experience with employer branding, social media or content creation.
• An understanding of social media and employer review platforms and their analytics.
• A data-driven approach, with the ability to interpret engagement and recruitment metrics.
• Confidence working across multiple teams and managing competing priorities.

Medlock Partners are a professional services recruitment specialist operating across England. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances, including minorities and those with disabilities. Please note our advertisements use years' experience and salary levels purely as a guide. We are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role. If you do not hear from us within 48 hours please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.