Leadership Engagement and Events Manager in Leeds

In the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), we are proud of our purpose - to enable everyone to live more independent, healthier lives for longer. To achieve this, and create a great place to work, we have four values: we are inclusive, we constantly improve, we challenge, and we are agile. If this sounds like an environment you would like to work in, we would love to hear from you.

The DHSC is currently in the early stages of a major transformation programme to bring together NHS England employees and DHSC employees to help enable delivery of the 10 Year Health Plan. This is an exciting time to join both the DHSC and the HR function as we embark on this journey.

Within the HR function, this role sits within the Culture and Leadership team in our Organisational Development unit. The team are responsible for enabling the DHSC to develop a culture in line with its values and delivery mission, including a specific focus on assisting leadership with their development. Crucial to our service offer, is understanding the current culture and staff sentiment across the whole organisation, as well as the development requirements of leadership. We deliver various high-profile events and engagement initiatives to achieve this.

This role will lead on the design and delivery of engaging and impactful engagement activities including leadership events. The outputs from your work will be fundamental to shaping our leadership and management development programmes, the wider transformation programme, and empower our senior leaders and managers to achieve DHSC's strategic priorities in line with our departmental values.

The Leadership Engagement and Events Manager will design, deliver, and continuously improve a portfolio of high impact leadership engagement events and activities that support DHSC's strategic priorities and strengthen leadership capability across the department. This includes organising established events for the leadership community, primarily an annual gathering of the Senior Civil Service (SCS) from across the organisation and a separate, linked event for staff at Grade 6 or 7, who make up a large proportion of our leadership and line management cohort. The frequency and shape of these may alter as required by the Executive Team.

In addition, this role will also launch and lead on a new engagement initiative - all staff pulse surveys, which are planned to commence in the spring. They will support leadership sense-making and work with stakeholders to translate insights into clear priorities and actionable next steps. You will also provide essential administration support to ensure smooth coordination, governance, and delivery of the wider leadership and organisational development portfolio.

The role plays a pivotal part in shaping how senior leaders connect, collaborate, and engage with organisational priorities, ensuring that events and interventions are evidence based, inclusive, and aligned with DHSC's leadership and management development offer.

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