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Social Value Advisor

Vacancy Salary {Advertised Salary}
Location London
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This is a Full Time/Flexible Working, Permanent vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

Wates are looking for a Social Value Advisor to join our team focussing on construction projects across London.

 

If you are passionate about social value with proven technical skills looking for an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh new ideas and elevate yourself within the industry then join us and help to create tomorrow together.  

 

This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team. 

 

Due to the highly sensitive nature of certain projects, this role requires candidates to successfully complete a full security clearance. This is a mandatory requirement.

 

ABOUT THE ROLE 

 

Our Social Value Advisors are a valuable part of our business and has a focus on day-to-day engagement with community organisations and delivery against project targets. Working closely with the Social Value Manager the Social Value Advisor will support in the delivery of Social Value activity for each allocated site/contract within a region.  

 

As our Social Value Advisor you will: 

 

  • Be responsible for coordinating and delivering Social Value activities in line with project KPIs (e.g. careers fairs, work experience). 
  • Be responsible for sourcing and training Social Value / Social Enterprise / Work Experience / Safeguarding / D&I / Wellbeing / Charity champions and initiatives at project level 
  • Be responsible for data collection. Ensure that all data is recorded and GDPR compliant and support with KPI monitoring. 
  • Providing support to site based Social Value Champions, at the beginning and end of Social Value activities.
  • Collate and develop content for social media and website, creating case studies to support the regional Comms plan. Work with the Social Value Manager and collaborate with the Comms team to produce content for internal and external publication. 
  • Be responsible for identifying community groups and associations. Work closely with these groups and lead engagement initiatives, empowering community groups to support with co-design. Ensure that stakeholder opinions are taken into consideration to drive or shape key decisions on community projects 
  • Communicate the value of engaging in Social Value related initiatives at project level to influence colleagues to participate. 
  • Communicate with external delivery partners to maintain and develop the Social Value programmes within the locations of allocated sites/contracts. 
  • Communicate with Group Social Value lead and Social Value colleagues across the Group to share and implement best practice in Social Value and to identify opportunities for collaboration when working in similar geographic areas.

 

WHAT WE OFFER 

 

  • Competitive salary & profit share scheme 

  • Flexible working 

  • Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade) 

  • Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates) 

  • Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more… 

  • Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression. 

  • Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity. 

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.   

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity. 
Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.

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Inside Housing Development Awards

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2022 Construction News Awards Winner

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Investors in People 2022

GOLD AWARD

Considerate Constructors Schemes (CCS) National Site Awards

TOP 50 EMPLOYERS

2022 Top 50 Employers for Women

WINNER

2022 Working Families Best Practice Awards

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