People Experience Advisor

Established in 1981 with a single store in the Northwest of England, the JD Group is a leading omni-channel retailer of Sports Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with our colleagues working in stores across several retail fascias in many markets around the world. JD Sports Fashion Plc was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996 and has been a FTSE100 publicly quoted company since 2019 and continues to grow in the UK and internationally.

We want to be the leading global omnichannel retailer in the sports and outdoor industry. To be a part of this successful company and help us to achieve this you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people-led, innovative and customer-focused organisation which provides operational excellence whilst identifying new areas of growth as part of our day to day objectives.

Role Overview

As a key member of our Engagement and Culture team, our People Experience Advisor will support, advise, co-ordinate, plan projects, attend events and lead Colleague engagement for all initiatives managed by the wider culture team. Engage with community networks to ensure they are part of the planning process for relevant events and colleagues' voices are heard. Maintain and build a strong stakeholder network across the business.

Role/Responsibilities

• Take part in the planning and delivery of internal events designed to engage and motivate colleagues in the workplace, focusing primarily on the Distribution Centre and Customer Care with a strong link to the wider Group team.
• Drive workforce engagement to support an inclusive and ever-evolving workplace.
• Work alongside our in-house communication team to generate people-centric content which supports workforce engagement, ensuring campaigns and activities are shared in an engaging and relevant way for our diverse workforce.
• Support with the organisation and delivery of employability events/activities in partnership with JD Foundation charities and wider People team, i.e., JDUP, helping raise the aspirations of young people.
• Co-ordinate the organisation and delivery of engagement activities, including the purchasing of equipment and liaising with suppliers.
• Lead the ROI evolution of engagement activities, ensuring learnings are taken, reviewed, and fed into future opportunities.
• Be able to confidently and effectively communicate with departmental leads, Kingsway-based leadership and engagement representatives to ensure briefs are met.
• Attend engagement and company events to ensure an aligned approach across teams, elevating the People Experience presence.
• Work with the survey results to identify opportunities for future engagement and cultural activities, working across the Group to build out action points.

Skills/Experience/Knowledge

• Experience of using Microsoft suite, including Teams and Excel.
• Effective communication and negotiation skills.
• Must be organised and methodical with the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Our Kingsway Distribution centre operates 24 hrs a day including weekends, therefore we require flexibility to engage across shift patterns as and when required.
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to network and present.
• Proactive in seeking opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Enthusiastic and committed.

We know our colleagues work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits including staff Discount On JD Group and other brands within the organisation and personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work.