People Engagement Advisor

Wehave an exciting opportunityavailable for a People Engagement Advisor to join one of the world’s leading research Institutes at a crucial time in its evolution, and play a definitive role in shaping it for the future. You will join us on a full-time, permanent, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary from £38,000 per annum with benefits, subject to skills and experience

The People Engagement Advisor role:

This is afull-time position being offered on permanent basis or as an internal secondmen.

The People Engagement Advisor is part of the People Projects and Engagement Team within the wider People function that supports all aspects of Working at the Crick, everything from ensuring people are paid to thriving within in our wider community.

The People Projects and Engagement team is responsible for overseeing and delivering people projects and initiatives, aligned to the People Strategy, ensuring these are prioritised and resourced accordingly to deliver expected outcomes.  The team provides expertise to the wider People team around, organisational development, culture, recognition, staff engagement and generally improving the employee experience working at the Crick.

The team makes best use of data and insights to target initiatives and improvements in line with our People Strategy. The postholder will support and lead on the delivery of key initiatives and projects, and play a key part in ensuring these projects are promoted and communicated effectively to engage the wider community

Responsibilities of our People Engagement Advisor:

• Lead or support on the development and execution of people initiatives, projects and wider activities from initial scoping through to completion, including preparing documentation for reporting and communication/engagement activities.
• Set up and manage a range of engagement activities and events with various staff groups or forums to collaborate on projects and co-create solutions, making best use of digital solutions where appropriate
• Support the team with the rollout of the ‘all staff’ engagement survey (every 2 years) from launch through to dissemination of results
• Support team to set up and manage targeted pulse surveys and other continuous listening activities
• Analyse and make use of survey and people data, along with latest trends to inform projects and feed into solutions
• Manage the day to day running of the Crick’s recognition portal to ensure it is being used effectively and continuously improves as well as budget allocation
• Support the wider team to review and run the annual awards process
• Support the wider team and work alongside the internal communications team to target, communicate and promote benefits available at the Crick and help colleagues to understand key aspects of reward, e.g.  annual pay review, benefits available and pay generally
• Support the wider People team with priorities and be an active member of working groups, forums or project teams
• Provide project and engagement advice to colleagues to support their initiatives

Skills and experience we are looking for in our People Engagement Advisor:

• Proven experience working in a People/HR team
• Demonstrable knowledge of employee benefits, recognition and methods for enhancing employee engagement and experience
• Demonstrable knowledge of project management and approaches to change management
• Ability to work pro-actively, demonstrating a high degree of initiative, and collaboratively as part of a team
• Experience of delivering projects and effective stakeholder engagement/management
• Experience of designing surveys and/or other listening/engagement activities (in person and online)
• A creative and pragmatic approach to delivering outcomes and reporting
• Proven ability of handling sensitive and confidential information with discretion
• Highly developed interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain working relationships with colleagues at all levels on a daily basis

Closing date: 3rd/Nov/2024 23.59 GMT

If you feel you have the skills and experience to become our People Engagement Advisor, please click ‘apply’ today, we’d love to hear from you!

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