Social Value Manager

AgilityEco Services Ltd; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle for business use

Pension scheme (matched or contribut

Online GP service

Employee assistance programme

My Rewards discounts

Life assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Salary finance and Give as you earn

Job summary

M Group is seeking a Social Value Manager to lead the development and delivery of social value initiatives across our contracts. You will work with operations, clients and partners to align with ESG goals, tender commitments and local priorities.

You will drive measurable outcomes, monitor KPIs, and produce transparent impact reporting, while building strong relationships with stakeholders and driving continuous improvement across the business.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering social value, community engagement, ESG or social impact programmes.
• Strong understanding of social value in public sector, procurement and contractual environments.
• Experience contributing to bids and tender responses, developing measurable social value commitments.

Responsibilities

• Shape and deliver our social value approach.
• Collaborate with operational teams, clients and partners to develop initiatives meeting local priorities.
• Lead social value responses for bids and tenders with measurable commitments.
• Oversee delivery of contractual social value commitments across programmes and contracts.
• Monitor KPIs and report outcomes with clear evidence.
• Produce social value and impact reports.

Skills

Social value delivery

Stakeholder engagement

Bid/tender input

Project management

Data/ KPI reporting

Communication skills

Travel ready

Education

Experience in ESG or social impact programmes

Tools

MS Office

CRM or reporting tools

Job description

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

At M Group, we’re enabling the energy essential to support our lives.

We provide an end-to-end service, delivering solutions in electricity transmission, distribution, renewable energy, EV, metering and home decarbonisation. As our Social Value Manager, you’ll help shape and deliver our social value approach, ensuring our commitments create meaningful and measurable outcomes for our clients, communities and the people we serve.

What will you be doing?

As our Social Value Manager, you’ll play a key role in shaping and delivering our social value approach, ensuring we create meaningful and measurable outcomes for our clients, communities and the people we serve.

Working across the business, you’ll collaborate with operational teams, clients and external partners to develop initiatives that respond to local priorities and support our wider business and ESG objectives. You’ll also play an important role during the bidding process, helping us develop credible social value commitments that can be successfully delivered and evidenced throughout the life of our contracts. You’ll be responsible for:

• Developing and delivering our social value strategy, aligning our approach with business, client and ESG objectives
• Leading social value responses for bids and tenders, developing clear, measurable and deliverable commitments
• Overseeing the delivery of contractual social value commitments across programmes and contracts
• Building strong relationships with clients, local authorities, housing associations, community organisations, education providers and supply chain partners
• Developing and supporting initiatives focused on employment, apprenticeships, skills and training, community investment, fuel poverty, wellbeing and sustainability
• Working with teams across the business to identify opportunities to create lasting positive impact in the communities where we work
• Monitoring social value KPIs and ensuring outcomes are supported by accurate evidence and reporting
• Producing social value and impact reports that clearly demonstrate the outcomes and value delivered
• Sharing best practice and providing guidance and training to help colleagues understand and embed social value within their work
• Continuously looking for opportunities to strengthen our approach and increase the social value we deliver for our clients and communities

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience delivering social value, community engagement, ESG or social impact programmes
• A strong understanding of social value within public sector, procurement and contractual environments
• Experience contributing to bids and tender responses, particularly developing achievable and measurable social value commitments
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the confidence to build relationships with clients, operational teams and external partners
• Experience working with local authorities, housing associations, community organisations or similar partners
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives, priorities and stakeholders
• Experience monitoring KPIs, outcomes and evidence and using data to demonstrate the impact of social value activity
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage different audiences and communicate impact clearly
• A collaborative and proactive approach, with the confidence to champion social value and share best practice across the business
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel as required

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Company vehicle for business use
• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• 2 Paid volunteer days per year

About Us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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