Section Manager Engagement, Communication and Wellbeing

About the role

The John Lewis Distribution Centre Manual Network is made up of 600+ Partners across 5 Partnership sites.

In this role you will be accountable for leading the development of an effective communications strategy, and for leading and reinforcing internal engagement and wellbeing efforts that drive culture change and support Partners and Agency colleagues across the Manual Network.

Key responsibilities in this role

• Working closely with Steering Group members to drive the engagement, communication and wellbeing agenda within the Manual Distribution Network for John Lewis Supply Chain, including the development of new actions and priority focus areas based on feedback received.

• Acting as the point of contact for all communication, engagement and wellbeing related queries (i.e. for the Steering Group, Champions, Working Groups and any other colleagues or stakeholders)

• Supporting the administration of Reward and Recognition (R&R) consistently across the manual network, ensuring an accurate and auditable process is in place

• Creating the annual events calendar and organising the development of events with health and wellbeing at their core, such as events that benefit social, physical and mental wellbeing utilising Leisure Budget

• Delivering a series of Health and Wellbeing actions, including scoping out new initiatives that will have a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of Partners and Agency colleagues, as well as setting up reminders about our existing offering

• Working with the senior leadership team to shape the communication of our vision roadmap, change programmes, relevant updates and information, ensuring all Partners and agency colleagues across the network understand how their work connects and impacts the success of our business

• Co-ordinating the social and charities activity across the network, liaising with the Community Liaison Coordinator to build relationships with local schools and charities

• Influencing Shift Managers to seek out ways to bring engagement, reward and communications to life.

Essential skills you’ll need

• A proven track record of working collaboratively with others and an ability to persuade others

• Good communication skills

• Creativity in communication

• Relationship building

• Stakeholder management/influencing skills

Desirable skills

• An understanding of the Partnership democracy and values.

• Experience working in logistics or distribution

• A passion for developing and delivering events that engage their colleagues

Benefits of the Partnership and the role

• You will enjoy 25% discount at John Lewis and 20% in Waitrose

• The Partnership has a competitive pension scheme where your contributions will be matched by the Partnership (up to 8% of pay)

• Excellent work life balance, including focus on well being and flexible working and our marketing leading equal parenthood leave Policy

Find out more about the extensive range of exciting benefits that you could enjoy when you join us on our website under About the Partnership; Benefits.

Next Steps

• The application form consists of a CV upload followed by application questions. Please ensure you refresh the page each time you complete a task to ensure you complete everything that you need to in time. (If internal, check your Workday notifications and see further guidance on the PDW under "Internal application process").

• Once you've submitted an application the next steps of the process, if successful, are likely to include an in person interview w/c 08/05, at Magna Park (Milton Keynes)

• You'll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we'll be sure to discuss it with you.

• Thanks for your patience in the meantime and for showing an interest in joining JLP.