Colleague Engagement Executive - 12M FTC

400064092

FULL_TIME

Other

Fixed-Term Assignment

London Store Support Centre and Home, Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd 33 Charterhouse Street, London Greater London, EC1M 6HA

Competitive Plus Benefits

We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. Here, you’ll enjoy a broad range of projects, no matter your level, because our Corporate Affairs team is non-hierarchical and truly connected to the rest of the business. Whether it’s internal, external or government relations, you’ll collaborate with teams across everything from food waste to health, and from clothing to Nectar, supporting campaigns that really make a difference. You’ll help build trust in Sainsbury’s with customers, senior stakeholders and the media. And if non-linear progression is what you’re looking for, you’ll find opportunities everywhere.

Why join us You’ll join Sainsbury’s Corporate Affairs function, a team focused on building trust, driving colleague engagement and strengthening our corporate reputation. At Sainsbury’s, colleagues are at the heart of everything we do. The Colleague Engagement team plays a critical role in how we listen to colleagues, turn insight into action and create meaningful experiences that help colleagues feel heard, valued and connected. Working at the heart of the organisation, the Colleague Engagement team partner closely with teams across the business to ensure engagement activity is joined up, purposeful and focused on what makes the biggest difference for colleagues and leaders.More about the role This role leads on key colleague engagement programmes, ensuring strong delivery across established activity. You’ll lead on our colleague involvement groups (Make it better together) including national meetings with the Operating Board and listening sessions with our Non-Executive Directors. You’ll also lead programmes that bring our Store Support colleagues and store teams closer together, including store working and store closeness.  You’ll be responsible for the end‑to‑end delivery of these programmes, managing activity from planning and stakeholder engagement through to delivery and continuous improvement. You’ll also support wider colleague engagement campaigns, ensuring everything we deliver is practical, joined up and grounded in the colleague experience.  You can expect a hands‑on role in a fast‑moving environment, working across Corporate Affairs, Retail, Technology and Corporate functions. You’ll align multiple stakeholders, develop content and manage budgets, ensuring activity is delivered to brief and on time.More about you You’re someone who can take ownership of established programmes, building strong relationships and delivering with pace and clarity in a large, complex organisation. You’re comfortable managing multiple priorities while maintaining a clear focus on quality and outcomes. You bring a collaborative mindset and enjoy working cross‑functionally, balancing business needs with colleague experience and translating priorities into engaging delivery that resonates across the organisation. You’re highly organised and adaptable, with the ability to manage change and continuously improve how programmes are delivered. Essential criteria <ul> <li>Experience delivering colleague engagement, employee experience or communications activity in a large organisation</li> <li>Proven ability to manage programmes or projects end‑to‑end, including planning, delivery and evaluation</li> <li>Experience managing multiple priorities and adapting delivery in response to feedback and business needs</li> <li>Ability to analyse data and translate it into clear, accurate reports </li> <li>Strong relationship‑building skills and confidence working across teams</li> </ul>

We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new — whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them: Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to save 10% on your shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at points during the year. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 10% of salary, depending on how we perform. Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance and you can buy up to an additional week's holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an employee assistance programme. Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave. Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).

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Colleague Engagement Executive - 12M FTC

Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: London Store Support Centre and Home, London, EC1M 6HA
Contract type: Fixed-Term Assignment
Business area: Corporate Affairs
Closing date: 03 July 2026
Requisition ID: 400064092

Why join us

You’ll join Sainsbury’s Corporate Affairs function, a team focused on building trust, driving colleague engagement and strengthening our corporate reputation.

At Sainsbury’s, colleagues are at the heart of everything we do. The Colleague Engagement team plays a critical role in how we listen to colleagues, turn insight into action and create meaningful experiences that help colleagues feel heard, valued and connected.

Working at the heart of the organisation, the Colleague Engagement team partner closely with teams across the business to ensure engagement activity is joined up, purposeful and focused on what makes the biggest difference for colleagues and leaders.

More about the role

This role leads on key colleague engagement programmes, ensuring strong delivery across established activity. You’ll lead on our colleague involvement groups (Make it better together) including national meetings with the Operating Board and listening sessions with our Non-Executive Directors. You’ll also lead programmes that bring our Store Support colleagues and store teams closer together, including store working and store closeness.

You’ll be responsible for the end‑to‑end delivery of these programmes, managing activity from planning and stakeholder engagement through to delivery and continuous improvement. You’ll also support wider colleague engagement campaigns, ensuring everything we deliver is practical, joined up and grounded in the colleague experience.

You can expect a hands‑on role in a fast‑moving environment, working across Corporate Affairs, Retail, Technology and Corporate functions. You’ll align multiple stakeholders, develop content and manage budgets, ensuring activity is delivered to brief and on time.

More about you

You’re someone who can take ownership of established programmes, building strong relationships and delivering with pace and clarity in a large, complex organisation. You’re comfortable managing multiple priorities while maintaining a clear focus on quality and outcomes.

You bring a collaborative mindset and enjoy working cross‑functionally, balancing business needs with colleague experience and translating priorities into engaging delivery that resonates across the organisation.

You’re highly organised and adaptable, with the ability to manage change and continuously improve how programmes are delivered.

Essential criteria

Experience delivering colleague engagement, employee experience or communications activity in a large organisation
Proven ability to manage programmes or projects end‑to‑end, including planning, delivery and evaluation
Experience managing multiple priorities and adapting delivery in response to feedback and business needs
Ability to analyse data and translate it into clear, accurate reports
Strong relationship‑building skills and confidence working across teams

We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new — whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them:

Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to save 10% on your shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at points during the year. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 10% of salary, depending on how we perform.

Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance and you can buy up to an additional week's holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an employee assistance programme.

Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave.

Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).

Colleague Engagement Executive - 12M FTC

Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits Location: London Store Support Centre and Home, London, EC1M 6HA Contract type: Fixed-Term Assignment Business area: Corporate Affairs Closing date: 03 July 2026 Requisition ID: 400064092

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Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: London Store Support Centre and Home, London, EC1M 6HA
Contract type: Fixed-Term Assignment
Business area: Corporate Affairs
Closing date: 03 July 2026
Requisition ID: 400064092