Social Value Co-ordinator
Department: SHEQ & Growth
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Borehamwood
Reporting To: Alina Mone
Description
The Social Value Coordinator will be responsible for providing project communications and providing social value benefits to local communities impacted by our works. Based across our offices in Cowley, Swindon, Ruislip, and Slough, this role will support the delivery of a major scheme for one of our key clients. This is an exciting opportunity for a socially conscious individual to contribute to our mission and create a lasting positive impact within local communities.
About the job
* Coordinating and delivering social value initiatives in line with the framework social value commitments.
* Monitor our activities against the framework social value plan to ensure targets are being met, highlighting areas of concern to the Environmental & Sustainability Manage.
* Attend and contribute to regular meetings with the Social Value Lead, providing updates, insights, and identifying opportunities, gaps or risks.
* Monitor performance against the Social Value targets and KPIs, identifying risks, gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
* Capture data, monitor performance against Social Value targets and create reports on performance for the client and OCU management team to show how we are performing against our targets.
* Track and evidence outputs and outcomes (e.g. volunteering hours, local spend, employment, STEM engagement).
* Create relationships with other community groups where there are opportunities to deliver social value initiatives.
* Collaborate with the client to coordinate joint volunteering days ensuring strong representation from OCU employees.
* Coordinate charitable events on site and with local teams.
* Promote STEM Ambassadors on the Framework and share opportunities for school engagement and other Volunteering activities.
* Create relationships with local schools and coordinate STEM activities, career talks and other school engagement activities.
* Work with the learning & development team and the contract management team to facilitate work experience opportunities with local schools and colleges. Creating a programme for the experience to ensure that the whole experience is positive for the young person.
* Carry our local needs assessments within the areas we are working to identify where and what social value initiatives to target.
* Produce high-quality press releases, internal communications, case studies, and social media content to promote project activities and social value initiatives.
* Work with marketing to promote and share social value initiatives being delivered.
* Consult with recruitment team to identify local employment opportunities.
* Support subcontractors in understanding and delivering social value commitments, monitor and report supply chain contributions to social value.
* Attend project meetings to identify upcoming opportunities for social value delivery and ensure social value requirements are considered at planning and delivery stages.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
* Excellent verbal communication and people skills with an ability to engage with a variety of people externally and at all levels within the organisation.
* Sound understanding of social value and delivering benefits to communities.
* Practical experience or collaborating with communities, community groups or schools.
* Good written communication skills, with the ability to write good quality, simple reports and information for communities.
* Good analytical skills and diligence, with the ability to collect, analyse, and interpret social value data.
* Self-motivated and proactive, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team to achieve social value objectives.
* Ability to travel to company sites and project locations as needed.
* Commitment to promoting sustainability and social value.
* Previous experience in a social value role is highly desirable.
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