Interim Internal Communications and Employee Engagement Business Partner

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

The specific requirements for this interim role should be read in conjunction with the job description for the permanent role, which provides context and a broader understanding of the activity.

Role is based in Birmingham.

Skills: • Advanced PowerPoint in office 2013; • Copy writing and editing in line with house styles – able to write for internal and external; • Strategic big picture approach - common sense to identify potential clashing messages or “banana skins”; • Report writing; • Familiarity with employee surveys and experience in analysing and reporting these; • Analysis skills for qualitative data/written feedback - thematic analysis; and • Familiarity with concept of employer brand and EVP.

Tasks: Heartbeat people survey: • Work with Senior Analyst – carry out analysis of Heartbeat qualitative data; • Write the reports and create all relevant appendices - for sign off by Senior Associate – Employee Engagement and Internal Communications; • Produce the cover reports for Senior Leadership Team – as above; • Produce the slides for the directors' briefing to publish the results – as above; • Work with Senior Associate – SharePoint, to publish information on Intranet – as above; and • Preparation of the 2016 Pulse surveys – as above.

Daily bulletin: • Get up to speed quickly with the internal tone of voice and style; • Write key messages as directed by senior associate; • Edit messages landing in the inbox into internal voice; • Produce the press cuttings summary and distribute; • Work with internal support team on daily production; • Flag up clashes or potential “banana skins” to Senior Associate - Employee Engagement and Internal Communications; • Suggest content for the intranet home page ‘slider’ – to Senior Associate – and work with SharePoint to update it; and • Suggest content for glass wall displays – to senior associate – and update them.

Employer brand project: • Work with the project team, external suppliers and other Ofwat people to develop employer brand content; • Manage the delivery of the communications engagement plan for the project – liaise with project manager and Senior Associate - Employee Engagement and Internal Communications; • Act as production assistant for filming and photography events, ensuring that they run smoothly and that we maximise the effectiveness of the external suppliers' time; and • Review and editing content for use on new Ofwat job pages – for sign off by Senior Associate - Employee Engagement and Internal Communications; Other internal comms activity • On a needs basis, as directed by Senior Associate - Employee Engagement and Internal Communications, work with colleagues to deliver ad hoc comms for their projects; and • Support to directors’ briefings as directed by Senior Associate - Employee Engagement and Internal Communications.

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