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Community Benefits Manager
Apply locations United Kingdom, Glasgow posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id R-05192
Community Benefits Manager
ScottishPower HQ, Glasgow
Salary starting from £50,000 per annum plus 15% annual bonus and healthcare
Flexible Hybrid Working
Closing Date: 16 May 24
Help us create a better future, quicker
SP Energy Networks (SPEN) are working to achieve network targets set by the Scottish and UK Government as part of our journey to Net Zero. Our focus is on harnessing technology and innovation to create the networks of the future. SPEN is building a dynamic network to meet the changing demands for electricity and increasingly, renewable electricity – safely, securely, and sustainably in the communities we serve.
A Community Benefits Manager within SPEN’s Stakeholder and Communications team leads the development and approach of our Community Benefits Framework to deliver RIIO-T3 commitments with a value of c. £250m and leverage an existing £5m SPT Net Zero Fund to full advantage.
The postholder will ensure that our community benefit offering is consistent with UK government’s guidance, which is set to be published in June 2024, aligns to SPEN’s Just Transition strategy and has robust and effective mechanisms in place to ensure that it delivers tangible, economic and social impacts for our communities.
This position has currently two direct reports, as a line manager it is vital to ensure everyone’s potential is fully developed and inspire a culture that is empowering and supportive.
What you’ll be doing
As a Community Benefits Manager, you will:
* Develop a Community Benefits proposal (c. £250m) for the RIIO-T3 business plan period, ensuring internal and external buy-in.
* Develop a proposal in line with government and regulator guidance, evidencing compliance and robust governance procedures.
* Manage, co-ordinate and deliver our Community Benefit Framework, including existing Community Benefits frameworks (Net Zero Fund) across a broad and inclusive range of key stakeholders and local community groups.
* Develop appropriate stakeholder forums, meetings and special events that support outperformance of Community Benefit objectives.
* Manage, identify, and deliver stakeholders with the purpose of understanding priorities and reflecting in upcoming plans.
* Develop and continually review stakeholder and customer mapping across SP Transmission to ensure engagement activity is targeted and inclusive.
* Drive an active engagement strategy; leverage the market using technical expertise, stakeholder experience and communication skills to implement low carbon and innovation initiatives.
* Ensure that Community Benefits activity is maintained and actively recorded within agreed corporate systems.
* Working in collaboration with the Central Stakeholder & Communications team to implement appropriate communications and engagement strategies whilst ensuring continual improvement by responding to any stakeholder and customer satisfaction research, analysis and feedback.
* Develop s and engagement plans that support the delivery of financial, regulatory, and business plan objectives and optimise any return through regulatory incentive mechanisms, integrating innovative solutions where appropriate.
What you’ll bring
You will be a strong leader with good inter-personal skills, a solution-based approach to problem-solving and the ability to be reactive and flexible. Due to the level of stakeholder engagement, you will be able to influence and negotiate with internal and external stakeholders.
As a manager, it is essential that you are strong communicator (written, verbal and presentation), be able to effectively motivate and have excellent organisation and planning skills to direct a team.
Minimum Requirement:
* Qualified to degree level or greater than 5 years’ experience in a comparable position.
* Experience and knowledge of the UK utilities market or equivalent regulatory environment.
* Proven commercial awareness and understanding of the challenges faced within the energy sector.
* Proven track record of effective stakeholder and customer engagement and management.
* The ability to communicate complex technical information to a non-technical audience.
* Familiarity with data collection and analysis techniques.
* Demonstratable experience in a comparable managerial role.
What’s in it for you
As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.
At ScottishPower, we believe it’s the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow. That’s why our benefits include:
* 36 days annual leave
* Holiday Purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
* Share Schemes
* Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
* Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
* Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
* Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
* Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments
* Life Assurance (4x salary)
* Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
* Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more
Why SP Energy Networks
SP Energy Networks is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. We keep electricity flowing to homes and businesses through Central and Southern Scotland, North Wales and in the North West of England. We operate over 4000km of cables and lines that make-up the transmission network – connecting infrastructure like wind farms into the electricity system. It’s a role that puts us right at the heart of Scotland’s ambition to be Net Zero by 2044. And we’re taking it very seriously. We’re investing >£5.5 billion into our transmission network, directly supporting the rapid growth needed in renewable energy. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.
Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you’ll fit right in.
We are committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to careers@scottishpower.com .
Mobility
Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.
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May-17-2024
Iberdrola is a global energy leader, the number one producer of wind power, and one of the world's biggest electricity utilities in terms of market capitalisation. The group supplies energy to almost 100 million people in dozens of countries including Spain, the United Kingdom (ScottishPower), the United States (AVANGRID), Brazil (Neoenergia), Mexico, Germany, Portugal, Italy and France, with a workforce of more than 35,000 people.
Iberdrola is leading the transition towards a sustainable energy model through its investments in renewable energy, smart grids, large-scale energy storage and digital transformation, to offer its customers the most advanced products and services. Thanks to its commitment to clean energy, Iberdrola is one of the companies with the lowest emissions and an international benchmark for its contribution to sustainability and the fight against climate change.
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