Summary
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POSITION SUMMARY
Serves as the County's lead professional responsible for Human Resources communications, employee engagement initiatives, employee recognition programs, internal branding, organizational communications, workforce engagement strategies, organizational change communications, and employee experience initiatives. Reports directly to the Chief Human Resources Officer and is responsible for developing and implementing communication strategies that strengthen employee engagement, improve organizational culture, enhance workforce communication, and support County-wide Human Resources initiatives. The Manager of HR Communications & Employee Engagement serves as the primary communication liaison between Human Resources and County employees and partners with departments to ensure employees receive timely, accurate, and meaningful information regarding County programs, benefits, initiatives, policies, training opportunities, and organizational changes. This position also supports strategic organizational development initiatives by creating communication plans, training materials, implementation resources, and employee engagement campaigns related to Predictive Index (PI), performance management, leadership development, strategic planning, organizational restructuring, workforce planning, and other County-wide transformation efforts.
NOTE:Applications will not be collected electronically through this posting. If interested in applying, please email a Cover Letter and updated Resume directly to the Pueblo County Chief Human Resources Officer: Trish Turner at Trish.Turner@pueblocounty.us
Please use the follow email subject line: Application Submission – Manager of HR Communications & Employee Engagement
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Develops and implements County-wide Human Resources communication strategies to support employee engagement, organizational culture, workforce initiatives, and Human Resources programs.
- Creates, manages, and distributes employee communications through multiple channels, including email, intranet, newsletters, digital platforms, presentations, videos, social media, and other communication methods.
- Leads employee engagement initiatives designed to improve employee satisfaction, retention, morale, organizational commitment, and workplace culture.
- Develops and administers employee surveys, engagement assessments, pulse surveys, focus groups, and other employee feedback mechanisms; analyzes results and provides recommendations to leadership.
- Coordinates employee recognition and appreciation programs, service awards, wellness campaigns, employee events, appreciation activities, and organizational celebrations.
- Partners with Human Resources leadership and County departments to develop communication plans supporting organizational change initiatives, restructuring efforts, performance management programs, benefit changes, policy updates, strategic projects, and workforce transformation efforts.
- Develops communication strategies, educational resources, implementation materials, and engagement campaigns to support organizational development initiatives, including Predictive Index (PI), performance management programs, leadership development efforts, workforce planning initiatives, and strategic Human Resources projects.
- Develops communication materials, toolkits, facilitator guides, participant workbooks, presentations, videos, and reference materials to support employee orientation, Predictive Index implementation, leadership development programs, performance management initiatives, strategic planning efforts, and workforce education programs.
- Tracks and reports employee engagement metrics, communication effectiveness measures, participation rates, survey outcomes, Predictive Index adoption metrics, and employee experience indicators.
- Serves as the primary content manager for Human Resources-related intranet pages, employee resources, forms, communication materials, and digital content.
- Assists with recruitment marketing initiatives, employment branding efforts, career fairs, social media recruitment campaigns, and workforce attraction strategies.
- Collaborates with County leadership to identify opportunities to strengthen organizational culture, improve employee communication, and enhance workforce engagement.
- Participates in cross-training activities across Human Resources functions and maintains a working knowledge of assigned HR disciplines outside of primary responsibilities. Provides support to other Human Resources operational areas as needed to ensure service continuity, workforce flexibility, employee development, organizational effectiveness, and uninterrupted service delivery.
- Supports the One HR Team philosophy by sharing knowledge, participating in cross-functional initiatives, and contributing to department-wide projects and operational support efforts.
- Attends meetings, classes, and trainings as required or requested by supervisor.
- Performs additional tasks as assigned, including filling in for other staff as necessary and/or required.
WHAT YOU HAVE
EDUCATION:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts/Graphic Design, Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Organizational Development, Journalism, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a closely related field required
EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum of five (5) years or more in professional experience in graphic design, communication content creation, employee communications, employee engagement, organizational development, internal communications, public relations, marketing, or a closely related field required
- Minimum of two (2) years or more of project leadership, supervisory, or management experience preferred
- Public sector or local government Human Resources experience preferred
- Graphic design, digital communications, and content management experience preferred
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:
- Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt or higher from a professional recognized organization preferred
