Senior People Engagement / Internal Communications Manager

Location: flexible

We’re making zero carbon happen

We’re OVO Group, a big family of companies united by a single vision: to get to zero carbon, fast. 

We call this Plan Zero – and it shows how we’ll be fighting the climate crisis and transforming the way people use energy over the next decade. To do this, we need the sharpest minds. Are you up for the challenge?

Do great green things with OVO Energy

So much has changed since we launched in 2009.  Our goal remains the same though: make energy cheaper, greener, and simpler. Just as it was on day one.

Everyone belongs at OVO

Our aim is to build a diverse and inclusive movement: teams of brilliant people, with unique talents, skills, passions, and experiences. 

We encourage everyone to join us, whatever your gender identity, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, life experience, or background. So please come as you are – we can’t wait to meet you.

Where in the world of OVO will I be working? 

You’ll be working in the People Engagement team. We’re responsible for designing and delivering a proactive, progressive engagement strategy to help us become the leading place to work for people who want to change the world.

We help people to connect to and be inspired by our purpose, share in our values and become advocates of our mission to drive progress towards zero carbon living.

What will I be doing?

As Senior People Engagement Manager you’ll help our people connect to our purpose, live our values and become advocates for OVO.

You’ll help drive engagement and alignment behind OVO’s strategic business priorities, helping create clarity for people on their contribution to these. You’ll lead on a wide range of engagement campaigns, events, and internal communication channels to help people connect to our mission and purpose, and do their best work. 

You’ll report to the Head of People Engagement and work closely with our leadership team to tell the OVO story and help people love working here.

You’ll partner widely across a range of functions that are key to the success of our employee engagement strategy and build relationships across an extensive network of leaders and colleagues.

In this role you’ll be responsible for:

• Shaping our people engagement strategy, making sure our internal communications campaigns, content, channels and events drive maximum employee engagement
• Leading the development of campaigns, content and news through a best-in-class channel mix, providing strategy and solutions for key partners and functions
• Leading on non-financial recognition, and owning our annual OVO Awards
• Leading on Peakon - our engagement survey. You’ll always be listening to what our people say and taking action based on insights
• Building and developing strong relationships with senior OVO leaders and providing coaching and comms counsel as a trusted advisor. Leveraging influencers across the organisation to build engagement
• Working with the People team to build OVO’s leadership capability, so that OVO’s people leaders have the tools and skills to successfully engage and inspire our people

Is this the job for me? 

This is a fast-paced environment and we need a serious self-starter. The person for this job will be a level-headed expert in their field, respected by all who they work with, and enthusiastic in the face of challenge. They will; 

• Have a wealth of experience in Internal Communications or People Engagement
• Have experience and a proven track record of dealing with significant periods of change and shaping the internal narrative around this
• Experience delivering successful engagement campaigns, overseeing a best-in class channel mix, including digital channels
• Comfortable leading and rolling up your sleeves to get stuck in with delivery
• Have direct experience of, and comfort working into senior leadership. Highly skilled in providing advice to senior business leaders and adept at building trust quickly and retaining it through time
• Be a people person and a great teammate with low ego and high EQ - an energetic, positive and a welcome addition to every room
• Be highly organised, adept at managing multiple partners within complex and changing mosaic businesses with multiple Internal Comms processes and expectations
• Be an exemplary teammate, at their best when working within a collective to deliver a shared vision. Capable of building relationships fast and inspiring confidence in all around them

Brilliant benefits for a world-changing team

Our people are at the heart of Plan Zero. That’s why we offer plenty of green benefits and progressive policies to make you feel at home.

For starters, you’ll get 34 days of holiday (including bank holidays).

Then there’s Flex Pay. It’s an extra 9% of your salary on top of your core pay to use as you like. You can take it as cash, add to your pension, or choose to spend it on a huge range of flex benefits.

Here’s a taster of what’s on offer:

For your health
With benefits like a healthcare cash plan or private medical insurance depending on your career level, critical illness cover, life assurance, health assessments, and more

For your wellbeing
With gym membership, gadget, travel and cyber insurance, workplace ISA, will writing services, DNA testing, dental insurance, and more

For your lifestyle
With extra holiday buying, discount dining, culture cards, tech loans, and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donations

For your home 
Get up to £300 off any OVO Energy plan (when you pay by Direct Debit), plus personal carbon offsetting and great discounts on smart thermostats and EV chargers

For your commute
Nab a great deal on ultra-low emission car leasing, plus our cycle to work scheme and public transport season ticket loans

Want to hear about our full range of flexible benefits and progressive people policies? Our People Team can tell you everything you need to know.

Oh, and one last thing...

We’d be thrilled if you tick off all our boxes yet we also believe it’s just as important we tick off all of yours. And if you think you have most of what we’re looking for but not every single thing, go ahead and hit apply. We’d still love to hear from you!