Senior Social Value Lead – Strategy & Measurement

isepglobal; Letchworth; Remote; GBP 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Willmott Dixon is seeking an experienced Principal Social Value Manager to join our central Social Value team on a 12 month fixed-term basis to provide maternity cover.

Working with the Head of Social Value and senior leaders, you will influence our future approach, ensure we stay at the forefront of best practice, and support integration of social value into how we win work, deliver projects and demonstrate impact.

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of social value, including the relevant legal and policy framework.
• Detailed knowledge of social value measurement methodologies, including TOMs or comparable approaches.
• Excellent stakeholder-management skills, with a strong record of influencing senior colleagues and project teams outside your reporting line.
• Experience translating technical, legal, customer or policy requirements into practical processes and guidance.
• Strong project and programme-management skills, with experience of leading complex work across teams or functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead key social value programmes and projects that support our ambitions for growth, customer value and community impact.
• Provide expert advice on emerging policy, customer requirements and industry developments.
• Ensure our teams have tools and support needed to deliver, report and measure social value outcomes consistently.
• Maintain and strengthen our social value measurement methodology, including the TOMs and other relevant approaches.
• Build effective relationships with customers, frameworks, colleagues and specialist external partners.
• Acting as business owner for our social value system, ensuring it meets strategic, operational and reporting needs.
• Lead and develop the Social Value Manager, while acting as a senior source of technical support across the business.

Skills

Social value knowledge

Stakeholder management

People leadership

Policy guidance

Project management

Job description

Willmott Dixon is seeking an experienced Principal Social Value Manager to join our central Social Value team on a 12 month fixed-term basis to provide maternity cover.

Working with the Head of Social Value and senior leaders, you will influence our future approach, ensure we stay at the forefront of best practice, and support integration of social value into how we win work, deliver projects and demonstrate impact.