Employee Experience Specialist

We are currently seeking an Employee Experience Specialist for a long term contracting position located in either Vienna or Winchester, VA or Pensacola, FL. Candidates will work onsite 2 days a week.

This is a junior role and requires someone with 1-5 years of experience (this is NOT a senior role).

Candidates will assist in setting division level strategy and serve as a key stakeholder in employee-focused programs, projects, and initiatives that align with the enterprise's employee-powered focus. Works in tandem with executive leadership to translate, blend, and align enterprise-level strategy and culture; offer strategic, workforce-driven solutions. Plan, develop, and implement processes, trainings, initiatives, and manage employee-focused feedback channels. Works independently with governance from senior management and executive leadership. Serves as a subject matter expert in employee engagement.

Job Responsibility

• Assist with influencing and setting strategy enabling employee experience by providing insight- rich recommendations based on team member experience and industry trends
• Assist with managing employee experience programs with iterative and continuous improvements that shape the future workforce and bolsters commitment to listening and responding to employee concerns
• Participate in the development of change management strategies, tools, training materials and resources to help leaders successfully implement and drive results that support effectiveness and the overall employee experience
• Support presentations to executive leadership messages that reinforce programs, initiatives, culture, morale boosters, and reporting on employee satisfaction using the latest data
• Analyze and share insights on leadership performance trends from sources such as but not limited to annual Enterprise Engagement Survey, Leader 180 Program, Engagement Champion Program, and branch-level surveys to senior leaders
• Leverage data and industry insights to recommend improvements to processes impacting the employee experience
• Support the determination of leadership development opportunities and collaborate with business partners to support employee engagement and retention activities
• Assist with driving employee engagement by identifying opportunities to collect employee feedback, glean insights, share key themes with senior leadership, and partner on a variety of initiatives
• Support enterprise-level recognition platforms, advance and maintain scalable, recognition programs/opportunities
• Regularly participate in reporting key data, program activities, and achievement metrics to senior leadership
• Assist with training and supporting leaders on engagement, retention, onboarding/off boarding (employee lifecycle)
• Participate in employee experience planning and knowledge sessions with managers and supervisors
• Nurture a forward-looking, optimistic, internal culture and winning vision to keep employees connected to culture and current strategic goals

Job Qualifications

• Innovative thinker, proactive mindset and enthusiastic
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Proven track record in leading and managing change
• Ability to effectively define, communicate and promote cultural change
• A genuine and heartfelt passion for people and their experience of work
• Ability to address sensitive information and difficult situations with tact, discretion, and confidentiality
• Demonstrated ability to leverage data/metrics to measure program effectiveness and identify areas of opportunity
• Experience and skill with digital collaboration tools and Microsoft Office Suite and SharePoint
• Demonstrated ability to work with people at all levels from hands-on operational workforces to senior stakeholders
• Experience leading or delivering employee engagement activities that feature a strong element of employee voice
• Advanced skill analyzing statistics and reports to determine business performance and trends
• Extensive experience researching, compiling, and documenting data, business processes, and workflows
• Experience in market/consumer research, project management, and analysis of strategic planning initiatives
• Significant experience in managing cross-functional, multi-dimensional teams and projects of the highest complexity which have business risk and impact
• Significant experience in managing multiple priorities independently and/or in a team environment
• Advanced skill presenting findings, conclusions, alternatives, and information clearly and concisely
• Knowledge of project lifecycles and management methodologies
• Bachelor s degree or equivalent work experience