Social Value Manager

Sodexo Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited access to wellbeing platform

Employee Assistance Programme

Health and wellbeing app access

Job summary

Sodexo, for Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, seeks a Social Value Manager to lead social value, sustainability and community initiatives across the contract in London. You will drive employment schemes, apprenticeships, volunteering and environmental projects with NHS stakeholders and local partners.

Deliver measurable social impact by building partnerships, reporting outcomes, and ensuring contractual commitments are evidenced and auditable.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering Social Value, CSR or sustainability programmes.
• Strong stakeholder and partnership management skills.
• Experience delivering community, education and employability initiatives.
• Excellent communication, presentation and report writing skills.
• Strong data analysis and performance reporting capability.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Knowledge of Social Value, public sector and sustainability requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of all contractual Social Value commitments, ensuring targets, KPIs and outcomes are achieved and evidenced.
• Develop and manage partnerships with local authorities, education providers, charities, community organisations and employability partners.
• Drive local employment, inclusive recruitment and apprenticeship programmes, creating opportunities for local residents and under represented groups.
• Deliver and coordinate education, skills, work experience, mentoring and careers initiatives across the contract.
• Lead community engagement and volunteering programmes, building positive relationships and creating lasting local impact.
• Support the delivery of sustainability, environmental and waste reduction initiatives, including social value and net zero commitments.
• Act as the principal point of contact for Social Value delivery, engaging confidently with NHS stakeholders, community partners and senior leaders.
• Produce high quality performance reports, impact measurements, case studies and presentations, ensuring all activity is accurately tracked, evidenced and auditable.

Skills

Social value delivery

Partnership management

Community engagement

Education & employability

Job description

• Social Value Manager


• £23,400 Per Annum


• 25 Hours Per Week


• Location is Homerton Hospital Healthcare Foundation Trust, Homerton Row, London, E9 6SR

We are looking for an inspiring and proactive Social Value Manager to join our team at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, leading the delivery of impactful social value, sustainability and community initiatives across a high profile healthcare contract.

This is a unique opportunity to create lasting benefits for local communities by driving employment and skills programmes, apprenticeships, volunteering, community partnerships and environmental improvement projects. Working closely with NHS stakeholders, operational teams and community organisations, you will play a pivotal role in delivering measurable social impact, strengthening local relationships and ensuring contractual commitments are successfully achieved.

If you are passionate about community engagement, social value, sustainability and creating positive change, this is an exciting opportunity to help shape a healthier, more inclusive future for the communities we serve.

What You'll Do:

• Lead the delivery of all contractual Social Value commitments, ensuring targets, KPIs and outcomes are achieved and evidenced


• Develop and manage partnerships with local authorities, education providers, charities, community organisations and employability partners


• Drive local employment, inclusive recruitment and apprenticeship programmes, creating opportunities for local residents and under represented groups


• Deliver and coordinate education, skills, work experience, mentoring and careers initiatives across the contract


• Lead community engagement and volunteering programmes, building positive relationships and creating lasting local impact.


• Support the delivery of sustainability, environmental and waste reduction initiatives, including social value and net zero commitments


• Act as the principal point of contact for Social Value delivery, engaging confidently with NHS stakeholders, community partners and senior leaders


• Produce high quality performance reports, impact measurements, case studies and presentations, ensuring all activity is accurately tracked, evidenced and auditable

What You Bring:

• Experience delivering Social Value, CSR or sustainability programmes


• Strong stakeholder and partnership management skills


• Experience delivering community, education and employability initiatives


• Excellent communication, presentation and report writing skills


• Strong data analysis and performance reporting capability


• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines


• Knowledge of Social Value, public sector and sustainability requirements

What we offer:

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it's a chance to be part of something greater. You'll belong in a company and team that values you for you; you'll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you'll be able to thrive in your own way. In addition, we also offer a range of resources, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering mental health and wellbeing support.


• Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or larger problems where you may need additional support, including legal and financial advice, support with work related issues or personal issues such as bereavement.


• Access to a free health and wellbeing app that provides rewards for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and includes access to a 24hr virtual GP and various other services.


• The Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 (also open to friends and family) and/or the prepayment cashback card.


• Money Insights and financial benefits via the Salary Finance Platform.


• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Sodexo Retirement Plan


• A Death in Service benefit for colleagues who pass away whilst employed by Sodexo


• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools.


• Cycle to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit.


• Volunteering Opportunities to enable all colleagues to help support worthwhile causes in our communities.


• Flexible and dynamic work environment


• Competitive compensation


• Full training and full protective uniform supplied.

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advertisement early if we are in receipt of a high volume of applications.

About Sodexo

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of Onsite Food and FM Services, Benefits and Rewards Services and Personal and Home Services.

We are committed tobeingan inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds, and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents and Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.

We're a Disability Confident Leader employer. We're committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.