HR, Comms & Engagement Lead

Are you an experienced communications professional who is ready to take on your next challenge? Are you looking for a fulfilling and rewarding career rather than just another job? Do you crave an autonomous environment where you have the freedom to really make your own mark on things? Then you’re in the right place!

We are currently looking for a HR Communications and Engagement Lead to join our Curry’s operation in Newark. You’ll work as part of the on-site HR team to provide efficient and effective communication across the contract and develop an engagement strategy to improve employee morale.

This role is being offered on a full-time, 12 month fixed term basis. The hours of work are Monday to Friday, 09:00 – 17:00, flexibility will be needed to cover events out of hours.

Pay, benefits and more:

• You’ll be paid a salary of up to £35,000 per annum.
• You’ll also receive 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), with the option to buy additional days.
• Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme, private medical and dental insurance, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme.
• You’ll have access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more.
• You’ll also have access to our GXO University which provides you with the opportunity to learn new skills and gain qualifications at a pace that you’re comfortable with.
• There’s also our continued focus on internal promotions, over 55% last year!

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Improve all communications and engagement on site, thinking of new innovative and technological ways of supporting the communication initiative and strategically delivering on our overall engagement agenda.
• Gain support and buy in from the wider operational teams when delivering employee engagement activities that help drive an improvement in the overall colleague experience.
• Establish a consistent communications channel, bringing communications into the digital age.
• Successfully build, manage and deliver the year-by-year engagement calendar.
• Establish a group of peers both inside and outside of the contract to build a larger engagement network, leading project groups to reimagine the wellbeing and D&I calendar.

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Proven experience in a similar communications and engagement role, or able to demonstrate these skills as part of a wider role.
• Excellent people management skills with the ability to build and maintain credible and strong professional relationships at all levels.
• Be an effective influencer and communicator, able to positively engage and empower others.
• Strong IT skills including Word and Canva, able to be creative with new ways of working.

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains. GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work.

GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.