Social Value Consultant

Skilled Careers; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Skilled Careers seeks a Senior Social Value Consultant for roles in Manchester, London or Birmingham. You will advise on understanding, embedding and maximizing social value across projects, programmes and organisations within the built environment.

You will lead commissions from scoping through delivery, build strong client relationships and contribute to proposals and growth of the service, including tools and methodologies development. Some UK travel is expected.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in social value, ESG, sustainability, socio-economics, stakeholder engagement or a related field
• Experience within the Built Environment
• Knowledge of social value policy, public procurement and planning frameworks
• Proven experience securing and delivering consultancy commissions
• Strong client relationship and project management experience
• Commercial awareness and business development capability
• Experience working with public sector clients
• Experience delivering local needs assessments and stakeholder engagement
• Excellent report writing, presentation and facilitation skills

Responsibilities

• Lead commissions from initial scoping through to delivery
• Build trusted client relationships and contribute to business development
• Propose and develop the social value advisory service and tools
• Work across masterplanning, design, housing, infrastructure and regeneration projects

Skills

Social value

ESG

Sustainability

Stakeholder engagement

Policy knowledge

Business development

Client relationship

Education

Degree-level qualification

Job description

Senior Social Value Consultant | Manchester, London or Birmingham

I’m currently recruiting for an exciting opportunity for a Senior Social Value Consultant to join a leading Built Environment Consultancy.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Social Value professional who enjoys client-facing consultancy, business development and leading complex projects, with the opportunity to help shape and grow a social value advisory service.

Manchester, London or Birmingham

Permanent | Full Time

The Role

You’ll work with public and private sector clients across the built environment, advising on how to understand, embed and maximise social value across projects, programmes and organisations.

Your portfolio could include masterplanning, design, housing, infrastructure and regeneration, with work covering:

• Social value strategy and policy
• Procurement and planning
• Local needs assessments
• Stakeholder engagement and co-production
• Impact assessments
• Organisational capability
• Social value advisory and consultancy

You’ll lead commissions from initial scoping through to delivery, build trusted client relationships and contribute to business development, proposals and the growth of the wider service.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years’ experience in social value, ESG, sustainability, socio-economics, stakeholder engagement or a related field
• Experience within the Built Environment
• Knowledge of social value policy, public procurement and planning frameworks
• Proven experience securing and delivering consultancy commissions
• Strong client relationship and project management experience
• Commercial awareness and business development capability
• Experience working with public sector clients
• Experience delivering local needs assessments and stakeholder engagement
• Excellent report writing, presentation and facilitation skills
• A relevant degree-level qualification

You’ll need to be comfortable working independently, managing multiple projects and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, with some UK travel required depending on client and project needs.

Why Consider It

• Lead high-profile social value advisory commissions
• Develop long-term relationships with clients
• Contribute to business development and service growth
• Shape new tools, methodologies and services
• Work across exciting Built Environment projects
• Develop your career within a multidisciplinary consultancy