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Natalie Jutla

Employee Benefits & Employee Financial Wellbeing Lead

DEFRA

Natalie Jutla is an experienced engagement, employee value proposition (EVP) and employee benefits professional with a demonstrated track record of working in the civil service, public and private sectors. 2022 winner of the EB Employee Benefits professional of the year. She is skilled in employee financial capability, and wellbeing strategies all employee benefits, and salary sacrifice schemes. Whether Natalie is implementing a new employee benefits strategy that has seen her 36k employees save £575000 each month an EVP strategy resulting in an 27% increase in employee satisfaction in 3 years or delivering new employee benefits projects that have produced cost savings of more than £5 million over three years, she proves she is ahead of the curve when identifying trends, new benefits and evaluating gaps within current strategies and practices. Currently, Natalie is the Employee Benefits and Financial Wellbeing lead, for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – Defra – based in Westminster. Her people-driven approach has seen her implement an fully harmonised employee benefits platform for 36,000 employees across 17 different payrolls also delivering a fit-for-purpose low employer cost solution to a fully engaged workforce. Natalie holds a master’s degree focused on Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration and is a Fellow of the CIPD.