People Experience Advisor – Performance and Engagement

Forvis Mazars LLP; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Forvis Mazars in the UK is seeking a People Experience Advisor (Engagement & Performance) to help create a high-performing workplace. You will support the delivery of engagement, employee voice, and performance management initiatives, partnering with leaders, managers and teams across the employee lifecycle.

You will analyze feedback from surveys, prepare dashboards and reports, and help turn insights into action while ensuring a positive and inclusive employee experience within a complex,

Qualifications

• Experience working within people and culture, people experience, employee engagement, performance management or a related role.
• Strong organisational and project coordination skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of the Engagement & Employee Voice strategy, helping to embed listening, insight and action across the firm. Coordinate and maintain the annual employee voice calendar, ensuring listening activity is planned and aligned to priorities.
• Assist with the Global People Survey (GPS) and other listening activities, analysing feedback and producing reports with key insights.
• Support the delivery of annual and cyclical performance management activities, including goal setting, check-ins and end-of-year reviews; provide reporting and insights to stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain People Experience pages on the intranet; create toolkits and templates for leaders and managers to support action planning.

Skills

People experience

Engagement

Performance

Analytics

Stakeholder management

SharePoint

Communication

Project coordination

Multi-priority

Diversity & inclusion

Job description

Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network providing audit & assurance, tax, and advisory services. Forvis Mazars in the UK spans 14 offices across the nation and has over 3,400 professionals, with 190 partners. We have a clear purpose and a shared commitment to shape a better future. You'll join a collaborative and inclusive team where you're supported to grow your skills, explore new opportunities, and contribute from day one. You'll work with a diverse client base, develop meaningful connections, and gain experience that extends beyond your local team. Together, we grow, belong and impact. #LI-DNP

About the role and team

The People Experience Advisor (Engagement & Performance) plays a key role in creating an engaging, high-performing workplace where everyone can do their best work. The role is responsible for executing and supporting delivery of the higher performance and engagement and employee voice strategies alongside the People Experience Manager leads. Key activities include cyclical people processes such as the annual performance cycle and global people survey as well as wider people experience initiatives and projects. Working closely with the wider people and culture teams the advisor will ensure activities are delivered effectively, insights are analysed and actions are implemented to enhance the team member experience. The role works closely with leaders, managers and team members in supporting the delivery of key people experience activities across the employee lifecycle, helping to create a culture of higher performance, engagement and embed our culture of doing the right thing, taking responsibility and showing respect across all we do. Whilst this role is focused on the engagement and performance agendas, you will be part of a broader people experience team and have the opportunity to get involved in projects and initiatives across the broader people experience portfolio.

Engagement and employee voice

Support the delivery of the Engagement & Employee Voice strategy, helping to embed listening, insight and action across the firm. Coordinate and maintain the annual employee voice calendar, ensuring listening activity is planned, joined up and aligned to firmwide priorities. Support with the delivery of the Global People Survey (GPS) and other listening activities. Analyse feedback from surveys, listening activity and other employee voice channels to identify key themes and opportunities. Produce reports, dashboards and presentations highlighting key engagement trends and insights. Support the development of communications to close the feedback loop and demonstrate how employee voice is shaping decisions. Track and report on progress against engagement and employee voice action plans, helping to ensure feedback leads to visible change. Develop toolkits and templates for leaders and people managers to support action planning, listening activity and meaningful follow-up on employee feedback. Support with the co-ordination of pre and post survey communications including updating SharePoint site communications and pages. Maintain employee voice resources, FAQs, SharePoint pages and guidance materials so they remain clear, accessible and up to date.

Performance Management

Support the delivery of annual and cyclical performance management activities, including goal setting, check-ins, end-of-year reviews and feedback. Take responsibility for key cyclical activities including the mid and end of year reviews. Coordinate performance cycle timelines, communications, guidance and training materials. Design and update SharePoint site communications and pages. Provide support and advice to team members and people managers on performance processes and systems. Monitor performance cycle completion rates and provide reporting and insights to stakeholders. Analyse performance data to identify themes, trends and opportunities for improvement. Support calibration and moderation activities where required. Maintain and update performance management resources, FAQs and process documentation.

People Experience

Support the development and implementation of initiatives that enhance the team member experience. Gather and analyse people data, feedback and insights to inform decision-making. Responsible for designing and owning creation of people experience pages on our intranet. Collaborate with colleagues across the people and culture team to ensure a consistent and positive employee experience. Contribute to projects that support organisational culture, wellbeing, inclusion, recognition and employee engagement. Identify opportunities to simplify people processes and improve user experience. Build effective working relationships with business leaders, people managers and the broader P&C team. Act as a trusted point of contact for performance, engagement and employee voice and broader people experience related queries. Support presentations, workshops and briefing sessions for stakeholders. Ensure key messages and communications are clear, engaging and aligned with firm priorities.

What we are looking for

• Experience working within people and culture, people experience, employee engagement, performance management or a related role.
• Strong organisational and project coordination skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and present people data and insights.
• Stakeholder management skills and a proactive approach.
• Experience producing reports, presentations and stakeholder communications.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver to deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering a positive people experience.
• Experience of building and maintaining SharePoint pages.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Forvis Mazars diversity, equity and inclusion are central to our values. We value our people's unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experience, and know this diversity create better outcomes for our clients. We seek to attract, develop, and retain the best talent, inclusive of sex, ethnicity, disability, socio-economic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, and faith. We select candidates based on skills, knowledge, qualifications, and experience and aim to support all our team members to reach their potential. At Forvis Mazars, we promote an environment in which you can grow your skills, belong to a team that values your ideas, and make an impact that matters.

Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network providing audit & assurance, tax, and advisory services. Forvis Mazars in the UK spans 14 offices across the nation and has over 3,400 professionals, with 190 partners. We have a clear purpose and a shared commitment to shape a better future. We’re always looking ahead – for you, our clients, and the communities we’re part of. We’ll support you to learn, explore, and grow as you take this journey with us. Here, you’ll feel safe to share bold ideas and unique perspectives. After all, success comes from working together. At Forvis Mazars, you’ll belong to your local team, gain global experience, and have an impact – now and in the future. Together, we grow, belong and impact.

We’re in the middle of transitioning to a new recruitment system, and we’re excited to share our career opportunities with you. Vacancies are now being posted, and further roles will continue to appear over the coming weeks. As we complete the transition, you may notice the occasional issue, and we appreciate your understanding. Thank you for your patience while we get everything in place.