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In my most recent role, I was a People & Culture Business Partner for a 400-person social enterprise spread across 6 sites. I partnered with two execs and around 15 people leaders, covering the full employee lifecycle but with a strong focus on experience and engagement. Day-to-day, I led engagement initiatives, coached leaders, ran quarterly engagement pulse surveys, and owned onboarding, recognition, and wellbeing programs. I also co-designed our hybrid work guidelines and facilitated regular listening sessions. One major project was redesigning our onboarding for frontline and office staff. We cut time-to-productivity by about 25% and lifted new-hire engagement scores in their first 90 days from 72% to 86%. I also led an organisation-wide recognition refresh: new peer-recognition platform, manager training, and quarterly storytelling. Within a year, participation in recognition activities increased by 60%, and “feeling valued” jumped 11 points in our engagement survey.
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Walk me through a recent multi-channel digital marketing campaign you managed end-to-end. How did you set objectives, choose channels, allocate budget, and measure success?
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