Social Impact Advisor

Balfour Beatty plc; Colchester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

40% remote working where roles allow

25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)

Pension and share incentive plan

Volunteering leave and recognition

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking a Social Impact professional to support the delivery of social impact across two East Anglia sites. The role requires regular travel and close collaboration with project teams and local communities.

You will lead engagement with the Third Sector, monitor local labour and spend, coordinate school workshops, and support audits and education content creation. A passion for community impact and experience with Priority Groups are important.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering, monitoring, and evidencing social impact on projects.
• Understanding of the third sector and its stakeholders.
• Knowledge of the education system and how it interfaces with community programs.
• Experience working with Priority Groups or those furthest from employment.
• Stakeholder engagement across multiple projects and sites.

Responsibilities

• Report to the Social Impact manager/project lead and deliver Social Impact requirements on multiple projects.
• Engage with Third Sector partners and stakeholders.
• Monitor and evidencing local labour, local spend, and community activities.
• Coordinate and deliver education and STEM workshops with schools and Further Education institutions.
• Coordinate charitable donations and community-based volunteering.
• Support site audits and develop education engagement content.

Skills

Stakeholder Engagement

Social Impact

Community Engagement

Priority Groups experience

Education sector knowledge

Job description

About the role

To support the delivery of Social Impact ensuring maximum impact and benefits to the communities where we operate.

This role will see you operate across two sites across the East Anglia area so regular travel will be required.

What you'll be doing

• Reporting to the social impact manager/project lead, create and deliver project Social Impact requirements on multiple projects.
• Third Sector Engagement
• Report and monitor all Social Impact measures which includes evidencing local labour, local spend, arranging work experience, recruitment from priority groups and community-based activities.
• Awareness of internal and supply chain apprentices
• Coordinate and deliver workshops within schools and FE's in areas of STEM and construction.
• Coordinate charitable donations and community-based volunteering
• Support CCS audits on site.
• Develop education engagement content

Who we're looking for

• A passion for creating meaningful social impact in the communities in which we work.
• Stakeholder Engagement.
• Previous experience in delivering, monitoring, and evidencing social impact
• Understanding of the third sector
• Knowledge of the education system
• Experience of working with Priority Groups or those furthest from employment

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more...

About us

With a strong track record of delivery, our civils teams connect communities through infrastructure projects in the highways, public realm, rail, flood and coastal defence, and industrial sectors across England and Wales.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at [e-mail]