Change Communications & Employee Engagement Manager

Change Communications & Employee Engagement Manager

Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Full-time
Salary: £48,376 + excellent benefits including outstanding pension
Division: Communication & Stakeholder Engagement
Site Location: UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire
Confirmed Grade: Level 5
Department: Stakeholder Engagement

Company Description

By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world's energy? If so, read on.

Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs.

UKAEA leads the way in realising fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for ground-breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow's power stations. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces core values: Innovative, Committed, Trusted, and Collaborative.

As an employee of UKAEA you will benefit from:

• Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme, details of which can be found at the end of this advert.
• Corporate bonus scheme up to 7% and a Relocation allowance (if eligible).
• Flexible working options including family friendly policies and the right to request flexible working from the start of your employment.
• Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders.
• Generous annual leave allowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays.
• Wide range of career development opportunities.
• A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive.

The salary for this role is £48,376, and onsite working is expected for 3 days each week, and we actively support flexible working requests.

Job Description

This role is based at: Culham, Oxfordshire.

This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions.

The Role

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As Change Communications & Employee Engagement Manager, you will play a pivotal role in planning and leading communications in support of change management programmes across UKAEA - a priority area in our Internal Communications Strategy. You will deliver activities and materials to connect with staff, inspiring them to help drive successful change. In this role, you will also develop and lead an engagement programme to help our employees understand and feel part of our clean energy mission.

Responsibilities:

• Working as a change communications specialist with colleagues across the organisation including senior executives, project managers, divisional business leaders, People & Culture and Communications Managers. Advising and coaching on how to present change to their teams and overcome challenges.
• Developing and implementing messaging to ensure that target audiences understand the changes and what they mean for them. Communications will be aligned with wider programmes and corporate messaging and engagement initiatives.
• Enhancing UKAEA's approach to employee engagement, managing a framework of engagement activities that reflect and appeal to a diverse employee base. Activities will likely include overseeing the delivery of action plans, staff communications, events and running engagement surveys.
• Leading measurement and evaluation of change communication and engagement projects. Establishing a 'listening culture' with effective two-way communication mechanisms to enable staff to make their opinions heard, reporting insights to senior leaders, and ensuring that actions are implemented and learnings are incorporated in future programmes.

Qualifications

Essential Requirements:

• Degree or equivalent professional qualification in a relevant communications or business discipline, or equivalent demonstrable vocational experience.
• At least three years' experience in successful change management communications and employee engagement programmes, preferably in large and complex organisations.
• Strong communicator with outstanding oral, written, editing and presentational skills.
• Excellent influencing and networking skills - able to effectively work with a broad range of internal stakeholders, including senior leaders.
• Proven ability to turn complex information into simple, high-impact messages and content.
• Considerable experience of dealing with complex and sensitive information.
• Analytical skills, with experience in preparing data and reports and presenting to senior management.

Additional Information

For a full list of benefits and to apply, select the apply button to be taken through to the UKAEA careers pages.

We welcome applications from under-represented groups, particularly individuals from black and other ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities, and women. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) Partner and Inclusion Ambassadors, actively promotes EDI and takes steps to increase diversity within our organisation. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.

Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.