Allen joins the company from BMG Research, where she held the role of research director since 2007. Her sector specialisms include employee engagement research, public health and housing.

Part of the senior management team, she will be responsible for establishing and building an employee engagement department within the agency and strengthening its public health offer.

Danny Sims, managing director of DJS Research, said: “Jenna is a talented and experienced researcher, having achieved so much already in her career. I’m looking forward to working with her to help build our employee engagement research department.”