Social Value & Community Engagement Lead (12-Month FTC)

Vp plc; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary sacrifice pension

25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)

Holiday purchase scheme

Free Tool Hire

Life Assurance cover 3x salary

Share save scheme

Eye care vouchers

Recommend a friend scheme

Learning & Development

Cycle to work scheme

Long service recognition

Vp discounts

Discounts on HP products

EE mobile discount offers

Gym discounts

Health Shield

Employee Assistance Programme

Virtual GP Service

Will Writing & Funeral Concierge

Regit Assist 24/7 accident helpline

Job summary

Vp plc is seeking a Social Value Co-ordinator to advance our social strategy across the group from its Harrogate base. You will coordinate volunteering, community investment, employability, wellbeing and engagement activities and report outcomes to support ESG submissions.

The role requires strong organisational skills, stakeholder engagement and data reporting, with a proactive, independent approach and customer-focused mindset.

Qualifications

• Strong organisation and project coordination skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communications.
• Experience coordinating projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to build positive relationships with partners.
• Data collection, analysis and reporting experience.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proactive, independent with initiative.
• Customer-focused with tender responses experience.
• Proficient MS Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the delivery of Vp’s Group Social Strategy, taking ownership of agreed projects, activities and deliverables.
• Manage and develop our Volunteering Programme and Employer Supported Funding scheme, supporting colleagues and monitoring participation and impact.
• Build strong relationships with charities, community organisations, schools, colleges and other external partners, identifying opportunities to increase our social impact.
• Develop and coordinate new social value, wellbeing, employability and community initiatives, identifying opportunities to improve and expand our programmes.
• Coordinate initiatives supporting social mobility, employability and community engagement, working with schools, colleges, charities, strategic partners and disadvantaged groups.
• Plan and deliver wellbeing campaigns and awareness initiatives, helping increase colleague engagement and participation.
• Coordinate the Social Strategy Steering Group, including meetings, actions, progress updates and follow-up.
• Maintain social value action plans, evidence libraries, project records and reporting systems, ensuring information is accurate and up to date.
• Collect and analyse data on social value, volunteering, employability, wellbeing and community impact, turning this into useful management information and insights.
• Create engaging case studies, presentations, reports and communications that showcase the impact of our work.
• Develop and promote social value content across the Group intranet and internal communication channels.
• Support the preparation of customer social value questionnaires, tender submissions and ESG reporting, ensuring the right evidence and information is available.
• Provide guidance to colleagues on volunteering, community engagement, wellbeing and social value, helping to increase participation across the Group.
• Support new social value projects, partnerships and customer commitments, taking ownership of agreed deliverables, timescales and outcomes.

Skills

Organisation & coordination

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Data reporting

Attention to detail

Independence / initiative

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Teams

Job description

Vp plc is seeking a Social Value Co-ordinator to advance our social strategy across the group from its Harrogate base. You will coordinate volunteering, community investment, employability, wellbeing and engagement activities and report outcomes to support ESG submissions.

The role requires strong organisational skills, stakeholder engagement and data reporting, with a proactive, independent approach and customer-focused mindset.