Supervisor Employee Engagement & Communications (Qtel)

Purpose:
To develop and implement employee focused initiatives which will support Q-Tels aim of becoming an Employer of Choice, by creating stronger engagement between the company and all its employees.
Overview:
• Together with the Section head, develop and implement new engagement initiatives aligned to the overall strategic HR plan and vision of becoming an employer of choice within the region. These would include, but not be limited to: Induction programme, Recognition Awards and Events, Staff Welcome initiatives and so on. Handing over the initiatives to the relevant department for follow through once developed.
• Manage the planning, implementation and action planning aspects of the annual Employee Engagement Survey and other mini-surveys and facilitating focus groups, workshops, town hall mettings...etc.
• Set up a monitoring programme for all employee initiatives to ensure that there is regular follow up and communication around each initiative, such as Employee of the Month certificates - and announcements.
• In conjunction with the Section Head, work closely with the companies PR and Creative agencies to ensure alignment of all initiatives with external brand positioning and communication tone and content.
• Co-ordinate in liaison with HR Consulting companies an Employee Engagement Survey, ensuring it is communicated well to the employees, the logistics of conducting the survey are managed, and the feedback from the survey is collated- and sent to the relevant senior management team for review and consideration.
• Work with the Section Head, develop and implement initiatives based on the outcomes of the Engagement Survey to ensure that all employees within the organisation believe that their voices are heard and action will be taken.
• Working with the Talent Sourcing teams, develop recruitment collateral that will help to attract talent to the organisation.
• In conjunction with the Talent Sourcing teams, create a University Campus collateral pack to ensure that Q-Tel has a presence at the relevant local and regional university employment fairs to enable the best talent to be aware of what joining the organisation can mean to them.
• In conjunction with the Section Head, create and manage all staff related events for the organisation, working with external agencies and vendors as necessary to ensure the success of these events.
• Working with the Section Head Employee Engagement & Communication, develop materials related to supporting Q-Tel's core values and cascading them throughout the organisation
• Work closely with the Editorial Services Supervisor and Employee Engagement Officer to ensure that there is a cohesive team effort to deliver relevant messages to all staff within Q-Tel using the relevant media at all times.
• Works across the whole HR Department to co-ordinate and collate all information related to any new initiative that needs to be communicated to the organisation and ensures that this material is sent to the appropriate creative or production vendors.
• Design and implement communications strategies to drive better business results through employee engagement, focus and commitment.
• Active participation in the Communication & Employee Engagement Forum across OPCOs.

Minimum Experience & Essential Knowledge:
• 5 years experience in an event management role or a corporate communications role, some of which must have been within an HR Department.
• Sound understanding of HR practices.
• Understanding of Employee communications.
• Bachelor degree in communications, marketing, HR or related area.
• Plans and organises all employee events in conjunction with external parties and with other colleagues from within the organisation.
• Ensures that all external vendors deliver projects on time and to budget.
• Plans the execution of the strategic communications plan and manages the diary of events liaising with the appropriate parties to gather the information required ahead of time to ensure that any print media can be created on time.