Development Partner (Staff Experience & Engagement)

This role sits within the Employee Experience & Development team in the Human Resources & Organisation Development (HR&OD) function and reports to the Head of Employee Experience & Development.

The postholder plays a key role in strengthening staff engagement, staff voice and connection across the University. Working closely with HR&OD colleagues, the role helps ensure that people-related activity supports meaningful engagement and a positive staff experience.

The Development Partner (Staff Experience & Engagement) supports the delivery of the University's People Strategy through the design, coordination, and delivery of staff engagement, staff voice, and employee experience activity.

The role focuses on enabling meaningful two-way engagement with staff across the employee lifecycle, strengthening staff voice mechanisms (including pulse surveys, staff networks and engagement initiatives), and supporting the HR&OD function to engage effectively with colleagues across the University.

The role recognises the close relationship between staff experience, staff engagement and student experience. By supporting strong staff voice, meaningful engagement and a positive employee experience, the postholder will help create the conditions in which colleagues can thrive, ultimately enhancing the experience of students at the University of Stirling.

Operating with a high degree of autonomy, the postholder will work collaboratively across HR&OD to plan and deliver engagement activity, facilitate workshops and sessions, and ensure that staff feedback is visible, valued and acted upon. The role requires strong facilitation, analytical, communication and project coordination skills, and the ability to work confidently in a complex and fast-paced environment.

• Own the design and delivery of a coherent institutional staff engagement strategy, aligned to the employee journey and the priorities set out in the University's People Strategy, supporting a consistent and positive experience for staff at key stages of their time at the University
• Coordinate and manage staff voice mechanisms, including pulse surveys, feedback activity, and engagement exercises, ensuring effective analysis and supporting follow-up, and visible action planning
• Lead the monitoring and evaluation of the University's staff satisfaction metric as an institutional KPI, using staff insight and feedback to assess the impact of engagement activity and inform continuous improvement in staff engagement and experience
• Use engagement data and insight to support HR&OD and leaders in understanding staff experience and identifying opportunities for improvement
• Own and deliver staff experience and engagement initiatives (e.g. new staff induction) that enhance the employee experience, contribute to an inclusive working environment and strengthen staff connection to the University
• Support and further develop staff networks, forums and engagement groups, working with colleagues to create inclusive opportunities for connection, feedback and learning
• Design and facilitate engagement activity, including workshops, focus groups and sessions, to support staff engagement, staff voice and organisational priorities
• Support HR&OD colleagues to develop clear, accessible and staff-focused engagement content, translating complex people policies and initiatives into messages that support understanding and engagement, in partnership with Communications & Marketing where required
• Work collaboratively with Communications & Marketing and other internal partners to ensure HR&OD engagement activity is effectively supported and aligned with institutional standards
• Proactively identify opportunities to enhance staff engagement and employee experience through improved approaches to engagement, feedback and ways of working
• Promote continuous improvement and effective ways of working within HR&OD, contributing to a professional, responsive and cohesive service
• Undertake other duties and responsibilities, which fall within the grade of the post